Helping
small and medium enterprises grow
EU4Business is an umbrella initiative of the European Union that includes all EU support to small and medium enterprises in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine.
EU4Business is an umbrella initiative of the European Union that includes all EU support to small and medium enterprises in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine.
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EU4Business encompasses all EU support to the private sector in the Eastern Partnership region providing access to finance, business development services, and improving business enabling environment.
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projects supporting SMEs in 2024
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total budget
of EU support
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pillars of support
improving access to finance business development services promoting better business regulation
Check the human stories
All storiesBringing Father’s Vineyard Dream to Life with EU Support
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Georgian Beekeeper Doubles Production with EU-Backed Modernization
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Growing a Poultry Business with EU4Business Support
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Baked with Care: How EU4Business Helped a Tiraspol Baker Keep His Doors Open
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How EU Support Brought Robotics Education to Orhei
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How a Woman Mayor Transformed Her Village with European Support
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How to open an art business in Moldova: the experience of Alexandra Mihalaș
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Natalia wanted her child to escape the war: how a single mother set up a successful business in Lithuania
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Turning a hobby into business: how Vusala Akhmadova from Tovuz helps women and children develop
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Furniture parts maker ups production with EU and EBRD support
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Lena Sargsyan, “The important thing in green agribusiness is to change the way people think”
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EU4Business and Eurochambres help bring Georgian wine-stone jewellery to the world
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Results in 2024
120,763
New jobs created
13.68%
Increase in smes’ turnover
€950,6
mln.
extra income generated by SMEs
80,146
Number of SMEs Supported
27,313
New jobs created
17.2%
Increase in smes’ turnover
€232,1
mln.
extra income generated by SMEs
11,853
Number of SMEs Supported
10,167
New jobs created
18.7%
Increase in smes’ turnover
€40,4
mln.
extra income generated by SMEs
7,038
Number of SMEs Supported
51,976
New jobs created
12.6%
Increase in smes’ turnover
€261,4
mln.
extra income generated by SMEs
40,801
Number of SMEs Supported
12,975
New jobs created
12.9%
Increase in smes’ turnover
€90,6
mln.
extra income generated by SMEs
5,594
Number of SMEs Supported
18,332
New jobs created
7%
Increase in smes’ turnover
€326,1
mln.
extra income generated by SMEs
14,860
Number of SMEs Supported
Key Updates
All news
03.03.2026
Brussels, 3 March 2026 – Representatives of the European Commission, national governments, international financial institutions, development banks and private sector partners gathered in Brussels for the EU4Business General Assembly, reviewing progress in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Eastern Partnership region and discussing priorities for the coming years.
30.10.2025
On 29 October, the European Investment Bank’s development branch, EIB Global, signed a €100 million loan with the Central Bank of Armenia to increase access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and mid-caps.
22.10.2025
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on 20 October announced an extension of two new unfunded portfolio risk-sharing facilities to Ukreximbank, the State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine.
16.10.2025
Today, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, announced the extension of new financial packages worth a total of €22.5 million to three Moldovan banks under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line. The proceeds will be lent on to Moldovan companies.
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EU4Business encompasses all EU support to the private sector in the Eastern Partnership region providing access to finance, business development services, and improving business enabling environment.
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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Moldova
Ukraine
- Micro financing, grants and loans via national banks
- Advice and training for SMEs and business support organisations
- Improving the business enabling environment
- Micro financing, grants and loans via national banks
- Advice and training for SMEs and business support organisations
- Improving the business enabling environment
- Micro financing, grants and loans via national banks
- Advice and training for SMEs and business support organisations
- Improving the business enabling environment
- Micro financing, grants and loans via national banks
- Advice and training for SMEs and business support organisations
- Improving the business enabling environment
- Micro financing, grants and loans via national banks
- Advice and training for SMEs and business support organisations
- Improving the business enabling environment
