SMEs are vital to inclusive, resilient clean-energy markets—yet many founder-led businesses struggle to professionalise, grow, and access finance.
The Energy Enterprise Coach (EEC) is a flagship instrument conceptualised and backed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), implemented by NIRAS in partnership with Intellecap, which responds with flexible BDS: e-learning, cohort training, mentorship, and matchmaking.
Drawing on experience supporting 400+ renewable energy SMEs across 18 countries in Africa and Asia, this Learning Brief shares practical lessons on designing BDS that help SMEs move from learning to application, professionalisation, and finance readiness.
