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What is EPM?

EPM was founded by Kathy Vuillaume in 2003 to work with Regional Development Agencies, business support agencies, clusters & innovation centers, universities & NGOs to help them to make the most of EU funding & international partnerships.

We pride ourselves on our commitment to professionalism & quality management with 96% success rate in securing new EU and UK funding & all our programs have been delivered to target, some with award-winning practices.

Our Services

We have over 15 years experience in managing grant funded programmes. We support our clients to:

Formulate funding strategies at local/regional level
Bid writing and partnership development with significant experience in ERDF/ESF, structural fund, Horizon Europe
Project management & programme level monitoring
Evaluation of economic and social impact (summative assessment)
Bespoke training and Master Class on Grant Funding (expertise in Health & well-being, Green and Low Carbon, digital /AI sector)

We can hit the ground running quickly and efficiently and we can work on or off-site depending on the mission.

To discover our range of services and download our brochure, click here.

Our Clientele

Our clients come to us for professionalism & expertise in Programmes management and evaluation. Please click for case studies where available

LGA
University of Sheffield
Basildon Council
OXLEP Growth Hub | Case Studies
University of Birmingham | Case Studies
University of Portsmouth | Case Studies
Oxford Innovation | Case Studies
London Councils
Medicalps, Grenoble Biopole
New Tools for Health, Sweden
Finance South East
Knowledge Transfer Network for electronics, sensors, photonics (ESP)
South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE)
Ministry of Health Flanders
Euractiv
South East Technologie Alliance
Biocluster Ile de France
Sussex Enterprise | Case Studies
South East England Development Agency | Case Studies
Enterprise M3
Coast 2 Capital LEP
West Sussex County Council

"EPM consultancy has provided excellent support to the SIGHT programme's summative assessment activities, enabling us to provide tangible, detailed and rigorously evidenced data on the efficacy of our EU funded project. Our colleagues at EPM have been extremely diligent, professional and organised in engaging with both the SIGHT programme employees and stakeholders, as well as with the SME beneficiaries. They bring a huge wealth of knowledge, understanding and experience of ERDF regulations and their collaborative approach to working with SMEs and programme stakeholders has resulted in a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of the health of SIGHT at the half-way point of the programme. The insights provided by EPM's analysis has enabled SIGHT to adapt and develop its service offering to the SME beneficiaries , and we are very much looking forward to working with them on our final assessment of the programme."
Dr Phil Jewell, SIGHT Business Development and Programme Manager, University of Portmouth
"It has been an absolute pleasure working with the EPM team from initial briefing meeting, right through to project completion. Their committed and enthusiastic approach made the process very straight-forward. When compared with some of the other traditional ERDF projects, CIAMM was a very different proposition focusing on the emergent and niche area of quantum technology. However, EPM grasped this fully and ensured they were able to provide a well-structured and balanced final report, with extremely useful inputs from a range of clients. I would have no hesitation endorsing them for future work."
Julian Moore, Business Engagement Manager, The Centre for Innovation in Advanced Measurement in Manufacturing (CIAMM), University of Birmingham.
"Oxford Innovation Services (OIS) selected EPM to undertake a complex evaluation of the ERDF-funded Innovate2Succeed project. EPM beat the competition because of their clear competence and confidence in undertaking summative assessment activity, which gives us assurance that OIS can comply with final project requirements. They have unparalleled knowledge of ERDF support systems for SMEs which enables them to extract detailed and honest feedback from clients and stakeholders. EPM has worked with minimal instruction and input and has exceeded expectations with the volume and quality of data they have generated for us. Oxford Innovation Service will use this knowledge when designing future support activity"
Elaine Kearney, Programme Leader and Innovation Advisor, Innovate2Succeed
"It was notable how quickly Kathy settled in, and rapidly identified the project priorities for STARS. What is most impressive is Kathy's ability to form good relationships both internally and externally, even in challenging circumstances. I wouldn't hesitate to approach Kathy to work with again on Interim Management or to recommend her services to other organisations."
Alex Quayle, Head of European Team, London Council
"Kathy is truly innovative in her approach to developing and delivering complex programmes with European Partners, that really benefit small, high growth companies. She understands how European programmes work better than anyone else I know, and has worked with the Commission to help shape programmes that have helped companies to grow in a global market."
Ann Johnstone, Head of Innovation Policy, South East England Development Agency
"Kathy Vuillaume is one of those people you feel lucky to have met and worked with. It has been a real pleasure to work with her over five years. Kathy is an "achiever", a very experienced and professional European Projects Manager. I recommend Kathy highly, and especially applaud his ability to work under very tight deadlines and on the base of consensus"
Miguel Presencio Fernandez, Director, Government of Andalucia
"Kathy is a pleasure to work with and has demonstrated many times how she can develop successful relationships with European partners which are essential for success in EU projects."
David Parry, CEO of South East Technology Alliances (SEHTA)