This Guide is intended to provide Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), as well as Universities, Institutes and other Research Technology Development organisations (RTDs) with practical, useful and easy to follow advice on how to maximise the impact of Research and Development projects involving SMEs by ensuring that the results are effectively used and disseminated. The information and advice contained in this Guide is relevant not only for projects that are funded under the Cooperation Programme of the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme (FP7), but the Capacities Programme as well (Research for SME/Research for SME Associations projects).