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NGO of VOLUNTEERSSMEA - Small and Medium Entrepreneurs’ Association BRE1091, Croatia
Ms. Katarina Jagic
President
National Counsellor Croatia in Europartenariat and Interprise
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SMEs , the strength in Europeand world
SMEs in Europe
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No. Of Enterprise (1000) Employment (1000) Averige Size of Enterp. Turnover (MECU)
No. Of Enterprise (1000) 17.285 1.105 165 18.555
Employment (1000) 37.000 21.110 15.070 73.180
Averige Size of Enterp. 2 20 90 4
Turnover (MECU) 0,2 3 16 0,5
Very small Small Medium Total
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IN CROATIA WE THINK- Small First -
“New Tools for Development of SMEs Business Combined with Training and Networking”
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SMEA Croatia as EU BRE – Correspondent 1091
Bureau de Raprochement des Enterprises– EU tool
– Central Data Base of SMEs
– Programme designed for partner search
SMEA is Member of BRE-network from February 2000
500 members in 74 countries223 Croatian SME company profiles included
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SMEA Croatia in EUEUROPARTENARIAT from ‘99 Programme and initiative of European Commission
from 1988 providing help to SMEs in globalization , internationalization and partner search organized twice a year in one of EU countries
In two days it brings together 3.000-5.000 SMEs from 85 countries
each SME can have 30 meetings prearrranged by National Counsellor
30-50% of all meetings turn to concrete co-operation, partnership or joint-venture
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SMEA in EUROPARTENARIAT
Europartenariat Austria 1999, 10-11 May Vienna – 128 participants
Europartenariat Brandenburg ’99, 28-29 October, Potsdam – 78 participants
Europartenariat Denmark 2000, 8-9 June Aalborg – 6 participants
Europartenariat Italia SUD 2000, 3-5 December, Palermo
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SMEA Croatia in EUINTERPRISE
Programme and initiative of European Commisssion for SMEs who need partners and tool to help SMEs in globalization and internationalization
Organized several times in various countries with minimum of 3 partner countries
Only several sectors are includedBrings together 1.000-2.000 SMEs from cca 15-
30 countries
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SMEA in INTERPRISE and PARTENARIAT
Europartner Dortmund 2000, 30-31 March– 12 participants
Balkan Partnership Thessaloniki, 9-10 November 2000 – 4 participants
Baltic Sea Partenariat Riga 2000, 17-18 May– 5 participants
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SMEA organizes WORK-SHOPS
“The Role of Banks in SMEs’ Development”, Zagreb, 14 December 1999
“New SMEA Software Kit –DENO- for Everyday Operationalization of SMEs’ Business”, Zagreb, 9 May 2000
“New Methodologies for SMEs’ Development”, Zagreb, 11 May 2000– The Game of Enterprise Economics – E-value Planning– Performance Track
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SMEA new customised tool SOFTWARE KIT for SMEsDENO - 3 Modules Integrated in one Software Kit
for Everyday Operationalization of SMEs’ Business based on networking and modern computer technolgies
offered for download without charge on SMEA web site:www.odisej.hr/umis
– Trade– Supplier– Customer– Goods– Accounting
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SMEAin FORUMS III. National Forum “The Role of Counties, Chambers
, Co-operatives and NGOs in SMEs’ Development”, Dubrovnik,30-31 May 1999
IV. National Forum “The Role of Counties, Chambers, Co-operatives and NGOs in SMEs’ Development”, Šibenik, 8-9 June 2000
UN /ECE Expert Meeting, Geneva November 2000 V. National Forum and I. International conference for
SMEs organised by Ministry of craft and SMEs, UN/ECE, CEI in Sibenik , June 2001
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SMEA organizes CONFERENCES
“Millenium SMEs’ Conference” Zagreb, 10-11 March, 2000– Organized with EMRC (European Market
Research Center, Bruxelles) and European Commission , Bruxelles and Zagreb
– Under the patronage of Ministry of Craft, Small and Medium Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Croatia
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SMEA INITIATIVES TO THE GOVERNMENT TO BECOME SMEA
PARTNER IN ORGANIZING – ADRIATIC SEA PARTENARIAT 2002 IN
CROATIATO THE GOVERNEMENT FOR CREATION
OF:– The Law for SMEs in September 1999– The Croatian Export Corporation for SMEs, in
August 2000– The Croatian Corporation for Raising Awareness for
Selfemployment, in August 2000
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SMEANEWSLETTERS
“Vjestice”, January 2000“The Game of Enterprise Economics”,
August 2000
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SMEAis LEARNING and TEACHING
By participating in international seminars, conferences, forums, work-shops in Croatia and abroad organized by various institutions and organizations
By organizing work-shops, conferences, seminars
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SMEA and PILOT PROJECT future CD-ROM
BASED ON THE METHODOLOGY “THE GAME OF ENTERPRISE ECONOMICS”pat.pend., by dr. Milan Juranovic– Combines 3 disciplines: economics, management and
accounting– Enables preprogamming and predetermining business
transactions playing with playcards – Based on simulation– Introduces: players, playground and objects of the
game
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METHODOLOGIES andTOOLS help SMEs in
Access to sources of information on EU matters and EU programmes
Providing commercial, technolgical, production and financial co-operation with EU companies
Informing SMEs about supporting events Providing information about Croatian
SMEs
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SMEA other SERVICES to SMEs Counselling and adviceAssistance in international negotiationsTranslation Informatization by including information about
SMEs’ on web site and providing free of charge e-mail addresses
Matchmaking SMEs in CroatiaPromotion of Health and Safety in the Workplace Helping SMEs to reslove infrastructure problemsPromotion of SME members
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SMEA finds strength in PARTNERSHIP
Local:– Ministry for Craft, Small and Medium
Entrepreneruship– Croatian Employment Office– Town Rijeka – County primorsko-goranska– County Chambers Rijeka– Business center PORIN , Rijeka
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SMEA finds strength inPARTNERSHIP
International:– National Agency for Small and Medium
Entrepreneurship Development / Euro Info Center (EIC) Slovakia
– Euro Info Center (EIC) Albania
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Growing SMEs’ internationalization
Increase in international contacts over the last 5 years by size of enterprise and sector of activity (in %)
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Very small
Small
Medium
Large
Industry
Commerce
Services
Very small Small Medium Large Industry Commerce Services
% 34 50 57 62 38 35 36
Very small Small Medium Large Industry Commerce Services
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That is why SMEA STANDS FORActionLocal and International co-operation buildingSMEs’ development supportKnowledge Introduction of European expertise and know-
how transferNetworking with National Counsellors in 86
countries Introducing Croatian SMEs to world SME familyEffectivness
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That is why SMEA IS LOUDSPEAKER
for – lifelong learning– equal rights for all– civil society building– local, national and international co-operation– higher impact of NGOs on SMEs’ growth and
development
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SMEA VISIONS = Joint Project “Way to Entrepreneurship” World Entrepreneurs’ Academy in each country WHERE NEW VOLUNTEERS AND VARIOUS EXPERTS
COULD WORK TOGETHER HELPING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CREATING FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR SME DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION
where SMEs could be educated AND reskilled where new entrepreneurs could be created on the the basis of
various methodolgies brought together by international teams of experts
WHERE THE NEW FRAMEWORK FOR POVERTY ERADICATION AND SELFEMPLOYMENT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED