WIN4SMEs ยท WP3 Milestone 9 ยท June 2025

Workplace Innovation for SMEs

13 selected best practices from 9 European countries โ€” proven approaches to transform your organization.

9 countries 20 partner organizations
78
Practices Collected
25
Pre-evaluated
13
Final Selection

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About the WIN4SMEs Project

WIN4SMEs is a European development initiative that brings together vocational education providers, higher education institutions, and business support organizations to strengthen workplace innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs make up 99% of all businesses in the EU and provide around 70% of all jobs.

With 20 partners from 9 countries, WIN4SMEs is establishing Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) across Europe, building a broad learning network that merges research, practical skills, and business development expertise.

99%
of EU businesses are SMEs
70%
of EU jobs provided by SMEs
20
partner organizations
9
European countries

Selection Methodology

13 practices selected through a rigorous 4-step evaluation process

Understanding WPI

Preliminary data collection from all partners on how they define workplace innovation.

Collecting Practices

78 best practices submitted by partners via e-form and compiled in a structured template.

Pre-evaluation

25 practices shortlisted by an independent evaluation team based on agreed criteria.

Final Selection

13 practices chosen during a workshop in Kolding, Denmark through collaborative voting.