India is the latest country set to join the Enterprise Europe Network, with three new centres to start operating in New Delhi. The Network also announced that an office will also shortly open in Canada, while four new branches in Shanghai and Nanjing have brought China's total to 27.

The Enterprise Europe Network, which is opening the doors for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to key international markets, will count with new branches in India and Canada and a reinforced presence in China. India is the latest country set to join the Network, with three new centres to start operating in New Delhi. Four new branches will also shortly open in Shanghai and Nanjing have brought China's total to 27. An office will also shortly open in Canada as announced by the Network. The Network was launched in 2008 by the European Commission.

The Enterprise Europe Network is an EU-funded business and innovation support network, based in close to 600 local organisations in 52 countries, eases the way for companies to start trading abroad, find business or technology partners and access EU funding. Its presence in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas gives SMEs a foothold in established and emerging global markets.

The preliminary results of a recent survey of a sample of Network client companies highlight its contribution to jobs and growth. Some 44% of respondents reported a positive impact on their turnover; A quarter of respondents who had found new business partners through the Network said that working with it had created or maintained jobs; Almost three-quarters of commercial company respondents said the Network had helped them to access new markets; Close to 60 percent of technology company respondents develop a new product, service or process, thanks to the Network.