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AENOR Space for SMEs



New virtual space for SMEs

Here is an exclusive preview of the new virtual space we are preparing for you.

A service that integrates everything AENOR has to offer in terms of SME certification solutions, training, standards, etc., in sustainability, technology and digitization, all perfectly adapted to companies like yours. Whether you've been around for a few years, or you're a startup that's new to the market and you need a boost, find the AENOR solutions that are best suited to your activity.

A space where AENOR firmly supports the growth of SMEs and their transformation to ensure their permanence and sustainability in the market.

We'll guide you through all the phases of your processes.

Transformation and digitization of SMEs

The leap to digitization is also an opportunity for growth. At AENOR, we trust technology and innovation as the main drivers of business development, offering you a service especially designed for the growth and internationalization of SMEs.

This new digital space for companies is a commitment to entrepreneurship, R&D+i and positioning in an increasingly demanding and competitive scenario. A place where you will find up-to-date resources to help the digitization of SMEs and self-employed workers, as well as the certification solutions you need to guarantee your place in on the market.  

Helping SMEs

The challenges of digitization affect all business operators from different perspectives. This support space for SMEs and the self-employed to digitalise their business offers solutions in two key areas of business development and internationalization: technology and sustainability.

We help you face the challenge of implementing ICT through tools for digital training, such as training in Big Data, security, privacy and management system certification. Within this same training and professional support space, we provide you with additional resources such as good practice guides, videos and eBooks. You will find all the information you need to implement the most innovative strategies in circular economy, carbon footprint reduction and sustainable procurement in all business sectors. 


 

Sustainable SMEs 

  • Contribution to SDGs
  • Sustainable procurement
  • Decarbonisation
  • Carbon footprint of organisations
  • Carbon footprint of products
  • Circular Economy Strategy
  • Circular economy projects
  • Zero Waste
  • Water Footprint Assessment
  • Percentage of recycled plastic
 

Technology SMEs

  • Information Security/Information Privacy/NSP
  • Information Technologies/Business Continuity
  • Cloud Security and Privacy
  • Innovative SMEs
  • Young innovative company
  • Software and data quality
  • Digitization in SMEs
  • Certool Pack
  • Digital Kit

Here you will find a wide variety of resources, such as videos, guides, ebooks, solutions and tools that help speed up the internationalization of startups, etc., access to newsletters and announcements for events of great interest.

Get your Startup certification

Startups in Spain now have a new legal and financial protection mechanism. Thanks to the process of start-up business certification, initiated by the Empresa Nacional de Innovación (Enisa), innovative entrepreneurship will be entitled to tax incentives contained in the recent Act on the Promotion of the Startup Ecosystem.

Applications can be submitted at a single window for subsequent assessment by this body, which reports to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. Among the main conditions to be met by startups in order to receive the tax incentives and lines of credit proposed, are the following:

  • Number of years active
  • Annual turnover below 10 million euros
  • 60% of the workforce in Spain

If you hold an AENOR certification, such as Young Innovative Company, Innovative SME or R&D&I Management Systems (UNE 166002), the requirement of innovative entrepreneurship, necessary to obtain this new certification for startups, will be deemed to be fulfilled.

Check here if you meet your company's innovative entrepreneurship requirements and take advantage of the benefits of this new certification. You can now start the process.

SMEs and startups: the transformation they need

What is an SME?

To be classified as an SME, an entity needs to be a company that has fewer than 250 workers and a turnover not exceeding 50 million euros, or whose annual balance sheet does not exceed 43 million euros.


How many workers can an SME have?

The term SME includes three subcategories of company types by size: microenterprise (fewer than 10 employees), small company (fewer than 50 employees) and medium-sized enterprise (fewer than 250 employees).


How can you ensure your permanence and growth in a competitive market if you are an SME or startup?

You have to be strategic rather than tactical, and set as a priority the recognition of your products and services. To this end, we propose:

  • Working on your brand by positioning it appropriately in the market, users, consumers and other stakeholders.
  • Partnering with a trusted brand, such as AENOR, an accredited company with a high level of national and international recognition.
 
 

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How to get your management systems certified - Keys for SMEs

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