Entrepreneurship is the ability to give life to successful projects and create around them a sustainable and lasting competitive advantage. In the context of value creation, companies must consider that they operate in an entrepreneurial context subject to a profound renewal, with constantly changing lifestyles and consumption habits. This framework makes it necessary for entrepreneurship to constantly innovate and confront the challenges and opportunities offered by the market, both in terms of the competitive scenario and in relation to investors' expectations.

Investment banking for small and medium-sized enterprises has a key strategic relevance; it can recover competitiveness, give visibility and growth to companies, and establish new channels and relationships. These services can allow SMEs to keep pace with the times and create the conditions for sustained growth in today's economic scenario. In the context of significant changes, the assessments underlying financial transactions must be complete, in-depth, and exhaustive, also considering the strategic profile. EMINTAD can help small and medium-sized enterprises in their growth path thanks to relevant skills both in the banking sector and in-depth knowledge of the leading industrial sectors and their drivers of success thanks to the experience of its team.

The team's expertise in banking and management consulting makes EMINTAD's approach unique in meeting the clients' needs thanks to advisory services, both in the Capital Markets and M&A fields and in structured finance operations. This excellence is recognized by the market as evidenced by the solid track record with more than 90 transactions, further consolidated recently with 14 transactions between 2020 and 2021.

Elite supports excellent small and medium-sized enterprises in their growth path by supporting them through a high-level training and mentoring program that stimulates cultural and organizational change. The partnership with ELITE allows EMINTAD to access a growing network of companies interested in gaining global visibility; such SMEs can find ELITE a fundamental resource in this direction. The small-medium enterprises taking part in the program have a first contact with the market logic, thus improving the relationship with banks and capital markets; the entrepreneurs can start to dialogue with potential investors, understanding the challenges this relation can create, also with a view to a possible listing.