Small Business Standards (SBS)

A 13-year journey reaches its completion at SBS as Gunilla Almgren concluded her term as President, handing over leadership to her successor at the final Board and General Assembly of the year.

Thank you, Gunilla, for your extraordinary dedication.
#Standards4SMEs

⚠️ The 🔑 takeaway from SBS conference on Empowering SMEs in Renewables is clear: #Standardisation is a key lever for #SME success in renewables.
This was framed by the crucial SBS study findings showing how #SMEs are vital players but face barriers in standardisation processes.

🔔 #MeetingStandards Campaign reached over 600,000 people online! 🎉

This milestone confirms the vital role that standardisation plays in empowering SMEs across EU.

Thank you to every partner, SME, and individual who joined the movement and shared our message.

💡 Unlock the Value Beyond Compliance! Discover our #SuccessStories during #MeetingStandardsWeek.

Standards are much more than just rules, they are powerful tools for growth and innovation.

👏 Today we close the week with the story of SME Site Assist shared by Peter Meulemeester

😥 Did you miss the registration for our event?

🔷 Small Business, Big Energy: Empowering SMEs in Renewables 🔷

Don't worry, we hold ourselves to a high standard of inclusion!

Join our online stream: meetingstandards.eu/event/sbs-an...

🗓️ Thursday, 20 November 2025 | 2 - 5 pm

🔔 Final Reminder: The event begins tomorrow. Secure your registration today!

🔷 Small Business, Big Energy: Empowering SMEs in Renewables 🔷

🔗 Join us for this important event here: meetingstandards.eu/event/sbs-an...

🗓️ Thursday, 20 November 2025 | 2 - 5 pm
ONLINE & IN PERSON

💡 Unlock the Value Beyond Compliance! Discover our #SuccessStories during #MeetingStandardsWeek.

Standards are much more than just rules, they are powerful tools for growth and innovation. This week, we launch our exclusive series proving exactly that!

🔔 The countdown is on! ⏰ Our SBS Annual Conference is just around the corner - 20 November 2025

🔷 Small Business, Big Energy: Empowering SMEs in Renewables 🔷

🔗 It's still time to register and participate: meetingstandards.eu/event/sbs-an...

🗓️ 20 Nov. | 2 - 5 pm - Hybrid format

💡 Unlock the Value Beyond Compliance! Discover our #SuccessStories during #MeetingStandardsWeek.

❗ Do you have your own standards success story to share? Join the conversation! Use #MeetingStandards and be sure to tag SBS to let us know how standards have benefited your work.

🔔 #MeetingStandardsWeek is starting now!

This week, from 17 to 21 November we are opening the doors to the exciting world of standardisation with Meeting Standards Week!

↗️ Click here to explore the full schedule and secure your seat: meetingstandards.eu/events/

🔔 Agenda of SBS Annual Conference - 20 November 2025

🔷 Small Business, Big Energy: Empowering SMEs in Renewables 🔷

🗓️ Thursday, 20 November 2025 | 2 - 5 pm
📍 ACE events, Brussels - Hybrid format

meetingstandards.eu/event/sbs-an...

The business case for standardisation ‘Standards can be part of incremental innovation, however it is still challenging for SMEs to quantify what are the concrete benefits‘ said Andrea Raffaelli, Senior Policy Advisor in Small Business St...

“Standards reduce costs, ensure safety & quality, expand markets and, most importantly, build trust”, said Andrea Raffaelli, @sbs-sme.bsky.social at #SMEAssembly2025.

#SMEs must see a strong ROI when joining #standardisation - the business case must be relatable.

➡️ www.smeunited.eu/news/the-bus...

📣 Register now for SBS Annual Conference:

🔷 Small Business, Big Energy: Empowering SMEs in Renewables 🔷

meetingstandards.eu/event/sbs-an...

🗓️ Thursday, 20 November 2025
📍 ACE events, Brussels - Hybrid format

🔷 Small Business, Big Energy: Empowering SMEs in Renewables 🔷

🔗 Register now for the #SBSAnnualConference2025
meetingstandards.eu/event/sbs-an...
🗓️ Thursday, 20 November 2025

🔹12.30 – 13.30 Networking Lunch
🔹 Conference Main Session: 13:30 – 17:00

📍 ACE Events - Hybrid format

YouTube video by Small Business Standards SBS The GUIDE 17 - SME Standardisation Guide | SBS

📣 Happy #WorldStandardsDay

This year’s theme, #collaboration & #partnership perfectly captures how effective standards are built.
We partnered with CEN and CENELEC to create a video on #Guide17
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HscL...

⚠️ Are you ready to shape the Future of European Standards?

From November 17-21, 2025, it’s #MeetingStandardsWeek, a Europe-wide initiative dedicated to empowering SMEs through standardisation.

Submit your activity proposal and make an impact: standardays.wpengine.com/get-involved/

💡 Did You Know?

Our recent poll indicates that the public consultation phase is extremely important in ensuring standards are effective and widely accepted.
Explore its goals and why it is important for draft #standards

Subscribe to our newsletter: sbs-sme.eu

#EU #Standards4SMEs

SBS and the other Annex III organisations jointly met with Guillaume Roty, new Head of Unit of Commission DG GROW H.3 - Standards Policy.

This meeting allowed SBS to present its views on the ongoing revision of Regulation 1025/2012 #SMEs

This is your call to shape the Future of European Standards with #MeetingStandards 2025!

📌 Submit your activity here: meetingstandards.eu

Joint Statement on the Data Act This Joint Statement is an initiative of 14 European business associations representing companies of all sizes and all sectors to express support for the objectives of the Data Act.

📢 European companies urge strong and ambitious implementation of the Data Act

Alongside 13 other European business organisations, we have signed a Joint Statement urging the European Commission
to ensure a strong and ambitious implementation of the Data Act.

implementthedataact.eu

📣 SBS & EBC JOINT PRESS RELEASE

We are proud to announce the publication of a joint paper, offering a practical, proportionate, and SME-friendly guide to implementing the new sustainability requirements of the CPR.

📌 sbs-sme.eu/publication/...

📣 A New Guide for SMEs is available!

This updated version of the guide from SBS & EBC simplifies the #ConstructionProductsRegulation (CPR).

📌 Read more here: lnkd.in/efSf6Rn5

#Standards4SMEs #EU

SBS submitted a reply to the Call for Evidence for the revision of the New Legislative Framework #NLF

Read the full reply here: sbs-sme.eu/sbs-comments...

#Standards4SMEs

Apply here to become an SBS expert in 2026: sbs-sme.eu/sbs-call-for...

📆 Only 1 week left until the application deadline: 9 September 2025 midnight (CET)

#Standards4SMEs #Standards4EU #standardisation #CallForExperts #Opportunity #EU

SBS has shared its comments on the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the revision of Regulation 1025/2012 on #EuropeanStandardisation

Read here the full comments: sbs-sme.eu/sbs-reply-to...

📣 Our July Newsletter Is Here!

Dive into the latest insights, updates, and news from Small Business Standards (SBS)

📌 Read it now on our website: sbs-sme.eu/publications...

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Call for Experts: Representing SMEs in European and International Standardisation

📆 Application deadline: 9 September 2025 midnight (CET)

📌 Find more information and apply here: sbs-sme.eu/sbs-call-for...

🔔 SBS is hiring!

Join #SBS as our new Secretary General and make a real impact on European #SMEs! We're seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to drive our mission, represent our interests at the #EU level, and oversee our organisational growth.

sbs-sme.eu/sbs-is-hirin...

YouTube video by Small Business Standards SBS The GUIDE 17 - SME Standardisation Guide | SBS

You're an SME and you want to get started really quick to increase productivity and reach wider markets? Watch the video on Guide 17 for a quick overview!
youtu.be/HscLNPUZTx0
@sbs-sme.bsky.social

📣 SBS released its 2024 Experts Activities Report, showcasing the work and key contributions of its experts across European and international standardisation.
Read the report here: sbs-sme.eu?annual-repor...

#Standards4SMEs