IndependentEU Affairs and

Funding Consultants

ABOUT US

Who We Are

Synergic network of

Independent EU Affairs Consultants and Investorsspecialised in

Sustainability, Collaborative Innovation and Crowdsourcingset up to support the growth and increase organisations' influence with the main European stakeholders and decision makers.

What We Do

We help organisations add an effective European dimension to their strategic operations providing support for the entire life cycle of fundraising or advocacy activities. We work on:

EU Advocacy EU Funding (Public Grants & Private Loans) Investments in Innovative Companies Sustainability, Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing

Programs

How We Do It

Through a new kind of freelance marketplace, we match our pool of independent EU affairs and funding consultants, project managers and investors with organizations looking for the best and brightest professional talents available on demand.

What Tools We Use

SCREEN – We assemble in our online database profiles of top-range professionals that we have hand-picked to be our “independent workforce”.

SELECT – We go through our independent consultants’ profiles and choose those whose skills are best placed to fulfill clients’ expectations or certain assignments.

MATCH – We send out calls for experts, facilitate contacts, legal arrangements and paying methods within the scope of a client’s assignment.

SUCCESS – We allow clients to tap into those professionals with the skills they require, at a price they find convenient and for the time they need them.

The European Freelance Economy

8.6 million independent professionals in Europe growing 3 to 4 times more than traditional workforces

Nearly one out of four Europeans is working independently with an estimate of 40% of EU’s workforce to be freelances by 2020

Dynamic platform structures will become the norm

Employers will expand their use of talented on demand resources

EU ADVOCACY

EU Advocacy

We design pan-European

public affairs campaigns, build

coalitions, lobby EU decision

makers and position

organisations as proactive and

influential partners with

European authorities,

advocating your views with all

sectors of society.

Expertise

Policy & Stakeholder Mapping

Tracking Legislative Updates & Policy Trends

Representation of Interest, Branding & Positioning

Media Coverage, Digital Advocacy & Marketing

Sector Analysis & Forecasting

Ally Development & Coalition Building

Multistakeholder Roundtables & Events

Training & Capacity Building on EU Law Implementation & Harmonisation

EU FUNDING

EU Funding

We offer high-quality, customized projects application and implementation services to help you seize new funding opportunities and turn innovative ideas into project proposals. We specialise in:

1. EU Public Grants

2. European Private Loans and Equity Investments

Public Grants Expertise

Scoping Studies on EU Public Grants & Tenders

Project Analysis & Assessment of Eligibility in Light of Available Funding

Drafting Applications to EU Call for Proposals & Tenders

Consortium Building & Management

Project Implementation & Reporting

Dissemination of Project Outcomes & External Communication

Monitoring & Impact Evaluation

Influencing Decision Makers on Future Funding Priorities

Private Funding Expertise

Investor Readiness Assessment

Identification & Brokering Contacts with Investors (Corporate, Business Angels, Venture Capitalists, Cleantech Funds)

Preparation for Investment Pitches & Coaching Sessions to Improve Business Plans

Risk Analysis (Market, Financial, Entrepreneurial) & Legal Due Diligence

Advice on Intellectual Property Rights Management

Definition of Exit Strategies & Exploitation Plans

INVESTMENTS

Investing in Innovative Companies

1. We act as a private investors for innovative ventures with demonstrated high-level growth that require equity capital for business exploitation plans in the EU.

2. We are specialised in crowd-funding for social innovation entrepreneurship and solutions for solving environmental challenges by the use of energy efficiency and renewables.

Companies We Invest Into

Strong business models and well established market position

Proven technology or service structure beyond prototype phase

Value for money and cost advantageous products

European scalability potential and growing end-markets

Well established exploitation / dissemination plans and exit strategies

EXPERTISE

Sustainability and Open Innovation

1. We provide strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) advisory and manage the effective implementation of open innovation programs that deliver a positive impact on society and that create value for all.

2. We are trained to deliver an environmental, social and governance (ESG) monitoring mechanism which has been designed for application in various settings.

Expertise

Surveys, consultations & multi-stakeholder engagement

Ethical sourcing development & support along the supply chain

Set up of collaborative virtual & physical platforms by means of open innovation systems

CSR Policy Development & Performance Evaluation

Corporate & NGOs Partnership Development

Assurance & Compliance of Sustainability Reports

Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Advisory Services

Crowdsourcing

1. Consulting is the next frontier of crowdsourcing, whereby work assignments are distributed to a group of people outside the realm of traditional employment systems.

2. At Euro Freelancers we advise on the new business models and key drivers that underpin the socioeconomic force coming out of crowdsourcing.

3. Being a network of independent EU affairs professionals offering high skilled services on demand, we are best placed to implement crowdsourcing models.

Services

Our services are designed to meet the needs of public and private sector organisations that want to understand and navigate this new reality in ways that bring economic growth and build community participation.

Our services revolve around:

• How policy makers can effectively use crowdsourcing

• What market developments are on sight regarding crowdsourcing

• How crowdsourcing could help achieve systemic innovation

How We Work

We set up a team made of independent consultants in our network for each organisation contracting us. This team is responsible for carrying out the assignment and reports to one of our senior consultant, who may act as a client relations manager reporting to our managing director or may also be involved in actually carrying out the assignment.

Once you send us your requirements and the expertise you seek, we will do the rest for you.You will receive within one day a detailed proposal from one of our consultants as to how they will accomplish your assignment. The quote you will receive from our consultants does not include any service fee to Euro Freelancers.

We believe distributed talent models are the future. We are committed to work on performance based contracts. All consultants in our network agreed their compensation is linked directly to results delivered to the client.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS

Unique Selling Points

Fully integrated expertise in EU advocacy, EU funding and private investments

Promoting freelancing as a flexible work arrangement in collaborative environments

We are not a traditional agency

Flexible fees and commitment to work on performance based contracts

Collaborative virtual structure giving us a light footprint

Strong cross sectoral expertise in sustainability, crowdsourcing and open innovation

Advocacy and funding services based on evidences

Commitment to Plain English writing

LOCATION

Where We Are

Brussels

London

Moscow

Madrid

CLIENTS

Who Trusted Us (Selection Only)

Public Authorities

European Commission DG EnergyEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian FederationOrganizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in SochiFrench Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and EnergyDutch Ministry of Infrastructure and EnvironmentGovernment of Madagascar

Civil Society and Business

WWF International Crisis GroupEuropean Partners for the EnvironmentDowAccentureIKEAProcter & GambleVestasJohnson ControlsJaguarLukoilNorsk Hydro

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IndependentEU Affairs and

Funding Consultants