1) Banking Crisis and SME Credit Risk Assessment; Gianluca Oricchio.- 2) SMEs in Europe: An Overview; Stefano Fontana.- 3) European SMEs Funding Through Securitisation: An Introduction; Stefano Fontana.- 4) Corporate and SME Credit Rating Models; Gianluca Oricchio.- 5) SME Credit Rating Models: A New Approach; Gianluca Oricchio.- 6) Restarting the Credit Engine in Europe; Sergio Lugaresi.- 7) Alternative Funding Options: E-Platforms; Andrea Crovetto.- 8) The EPIC Case Study; Andrea Crovetto.