The Biznesmax guarantee, a key financial instrument co-financed with 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) resources in Poland, provides support to the country’s innovative entrepreneurs and green projects in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The instrument swiftly adapted to changing circumstances by utilising regulatory flexibilities of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII) and the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus (CRII Plus).

The fi-compass Knowledge Hub – Funding agreement, meeting the requirements of Annex X of the Common Provisions Regulation considered several key features of the funding agreement. This note summarises some of the key insights shared between participants during the event’s in-person workshop on 6 October 2022 in Brussels.