Standards are everywhere and cover many topics, products and services. From quality management systems and tattooing services to screw head sizes or safety of childcare articles or machinery.
Standards are the result of a consensus-building process involving different interests and stakeholders. Understand the process for the development of standards and how to get involved.
Discover main horizontal topics of importance for small businesses in which SBS is actively working to ensure SME views and interests are considered in standardisation and related legislation.
Discover our impact across standardisation in a wide range of industries, and how we disseminate crucial information, and shape European policies to support SMEs’ competitiveness and facilitate their digital and green transition.
Discover the projects SBS is actively engaged in. Our initiatives span from advancing standardisation across diverse technology sectors to enhancing partnerships that integrate research, innovation, and standardisation. Each project emphasizes our dedication to amplifying SME participation and impact in standardisation.
Enhance your knowledge of standardisation with our suite of learning tools. Tailored to the needs of SMEs, these educational resources provide the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complexities of the standardisation process and learn about standards in a specific area.
SBS has developed a test for the assessment of the compatibility of standards with SME needs. Test a standard to see if it can be easily applied by smaller companies!
Discover the information and services that standards bodies offer SMEs to facilitate their access to standards and standardisation.In 2010, CEN and CENELEC adopted the so-called Guide 17, a list of recommendations that standards makers should consider when writing standards to ensure they meet SME needs. The guide was also adopted by ISO and IEC in 2016. Guide 17 is available in several European languages.
The monitoring of standards is an essential tool for SMEs and their associations providing them with a centralised hub for information on relevant new standardisation developments.
SBS aims at influencing EU policies to ensure the needs of SMEs are taken into consideration. SBS position papers offer insights and recommendations on key issues impacting SMEs and standardisation.
The SBS newsletter provides an overview of the latest and most important European SME-related standardisation news and announcements. To reach out to the largest possible audience, the content is provided in several languages.
SBS’ annual reports provide a comprehensive summary of the association’s activities, achievements and impact over the past years, demonstrating its continuous commitment to SMEs.
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Connect your research and innovation with standardisation to ensure the exploitation of your project outcomes. Join STAND4EU & HSbooster for this final event in Brussels
Each year, SBS appoints experts to represent the interests of SMEs in European and international standardisation committees. Experts are appointed to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI
On Thursday 1 June, SBS organised a webinar on innovation management standards, particularly the ISO 56000 family of standards, and their potential impact on SMEs.
On 13 December, SBS will be speaking in a session focused specifically on resources for SMEs in a webinar organised by the US-EU Trade & Technology Council (TTC) SME Webinar on “How Standards help SMEs to Innovate, Compete, and Grow”.
Find all the details regarding the programme and registration on the dedicated webpage.
SBS Webinar Standardisation for Smart Textiles 21 November 2022, 09:30 – 11:00 (Online) An increasing number of smart textiles products are gradually entering the market.
Meeting Standards is a campaign to raise awareness among SMEs and SME organisations about the importance of standardisation and getting involved in the standards writing process.
Every year SBS publishes an open call for experts to recruit technical experts to represent small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in standardisation.
SBS TRAINING Revision of the Machinery Directive, standards and conformity Assessment – What SMEs need to know 16 November 2021 10.00-12.00H CEST In April 2021,
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