ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Department of Entrepreneurship Marshals Office of the Lodz...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY

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Department of Entrepreneurship

Marshal’s Office of the Lodz Region

University of Portsmouth


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PLAN

1. Department’s vision

2. Department’s mission

3. Fields of activity

4. Projects


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VISION- Lodz 2010

Lodz - the Region which:

• guarantees unrestricted development,• is attractive for investors and foreign/external partners, • is inspiring to undertake challenges.


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DEPARTMENT’S MISSION

Investments and Internationalisation

Objectives of Department of Entrepreneurship :• to support the investment and internationalization

processes


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processes• to create complex and effective business infrastructure

Business ClimateBusiness Infrastructure


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processes• to create complex and effective business infrastructure• to make the instruments of an effective financial support

accessible

Business ClimateFinance


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accessible• to strengthen of the competence and potential of the

human resources in the Region

Human Resources


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accessible• to strengthen of the competence and potential of the

human resources in the Region• to guarantee favourable climate for economic activities

Business Climate


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FIELDS OF ACTIVITY


Infrastructure Finance Human resources

Business Climate


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FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

Supporting the investment and internationalization processes

Investments andInternationalisation

„Investments Centre” Programme: • Municipality Favourable to

Investors• Magnificent Six• Lodzkie Network


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INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME

Project: Municipality Favourable to Investors

Objective:

• creation of the compact policy of an active acquisition of investments in the Region, • preparing municipalities to investor assistance according to the uniform conception elaborated by Department of Entrepreneurship .

Partners:

• the Lodz Region municipalities in cooperation with Department of Entrepreneurship of Marshall’s Office

Investments


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Actions:

• cycle of seminars entitled „ Entrepreneurial self-government” dedicated to the process of active acquisition and assistance of the domestic and foreign investors,

• training the representatives of the municipalities from the field of investor assistance including:

• the physical planning elaboration,• the investments grounds integration;

Investments


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Actions:

• promotion of the instruments of the financial support (UE funds, packages of the offers for investors on the community level, SEZ instruments),• active acquisition of the partners at the building process of the relations with potential investor,• elaborations of the professional investment offer based on guidelines of RIAC,• choice of the strategic sectors for municipality.

Investments


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Project: Magnificent SixObjective:

• Promotion of the six sectors strategic to the development the Lodz Region development:

• Energy• Media• Textile-Clothing• Biotech• Fruits and vegetables• Mechatronics

Investments INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME


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Project: Magnificent SixPartners:

• the Region of Lodz municipalities in cooperation with Department of Entrepreneurship of Marshall’s Office,

• entities which exist in clusters

Actions:• sectors and the clusters promotion• activity of the domestic and foreign enterprises monitoring• strategic lines for particular municipalities choice • municipalities promotion in the context of investments from the

selected sector


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INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMMEInvestments

Project: Lodzkie Cooperation NetworkObjective:

• promoting of the Lodz Region as the best place for investment, • binding the network of connections and cooperation between domestic

and foreign entities in order to rise the level of knowledge on the investment offer of region,

• information and experience exchange with the foreign partners in the scope of the region promotion


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Partners:• Partner’s regions of the Lodz, • Chambers of commerce, • Private entities (domestic and foreign companies).

Actions: • promotion of the region at investment exhibitions, seminars,

conferences and other events at economic and investment nature (CEPIF, EXPO REAL in Munich, Red Hot Locations).


Project: Lodzkie Cooperation Network


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Project: Lodzkie Cooperation NetworkActions:

• binding the cooperation with foreign and domestic entities (i.e. Economic Chamber in Granada, IPLA-Italy),

• promotion of the region in the network (link portals) and in technical press,

• participation in exhibitions and seminars,• binding the cooperation with NGO’s organisations.


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Business Infrastructure

• The Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network

‘Knowledge for business’ Programme:

• Clusters – Synergy of advantages

• Technology Transfer • R + D Inventory

FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

Creation of complex and effective business infrastructure


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Project: The Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network

Objective: • connectiing regional municipalities with optical fibre, and elaboration the ways of its use, aiming to stimulate the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Region.

Project producer:• Lodz Regional Development Agency

Partners:• telecoms on the stage of inventory of the state network in the Region,• self-government entities.


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Project: The Lodz Region Teleinformatic NetworkActions:• defining the of needs of the Lodz Region,• inventory of the existing teleinformatic network,• acquisition of the radio frequency in order to cover the space of the

Region deprived of the necessary infrastructure, with the network WiMAX,

• building the back-bone of the Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network,• introducing to the network e-service pilotage projects • choising of the executives of the last mile.

The term of the realization: 2008 - 2013


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Business Infrastructure KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME

Project: Clusters –Synergy of AdvantagesObjective:• 6 clusters performing in the Region by the end of 2009 with the strategic

importance for the Lodz Region.

Partners:Energetic Cluster BioTech ClusterFruits and vegetables Cluster Media ClusterMechatronics Cluster Textile – Clothing Cluster


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Project: Clusters –Synergy of AdvantagesActions:

• constant cooperation with the leaders of clusters,• facilitating application for UE funds, • supporting of undertaking statutory initiatives,• stimulating activity of clusters in international projects


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KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME

Project: Clusters –Synergy of AdvantagesActions:

• promotion of the cluster initiatives in the country and abroad,• carrying on of the Forum of the Clusters – communication platform

between cluster and the Region’s authorities.



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Project: Technology TransferObjective:

• creation of the cooperation mechanism and the exchange of information between enterprises and R+D institutions in the scope of technology transfer,

• promoting results of the innovative researches, and intensification of the cooperation between science and business class.



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Project: Technology TransferPartners: • Lodz Regional Development Agency• R+D institutions,• Foreign partner

Actions:• creation of the mechanism in order to make technology sell,• creation of the communication and technology transfer platform

between R+D entities and business class on regional and local level,• launching The Technology Advisers System.



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Project: Inventory R + D


Objective:

• data base preparation (quantity and quality data) which is the first stage to launching activity of knowledge and technology transfer from R+D entities to enterprises,

• preparing complex service offer based on regional R+D potential.


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Project: Inventory R + DPartners: • Lodz Regional Development Agency• R+D entities

Actions:• research infrastructure analysis (laboratories, machines park etc.),


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Project: Inventory R + DActions:• preparing „map” of weaknesses and strengths of the R+D which is

based on resources and competence analysis, pointed at intellectual competitiveness supremacy of the Region,

• preparing the analysis of the research – technology gap of the Region which will show in what fields the science development is needed and will outline the possibilities of partnership with complementary scientific centres


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Finance• Business Angels Platform• Capital Close to Business

FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

The tools of efficient financial support making accessible


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Finance

Objective:• creation of seed capital fund

Project performer:• Lodz Regional Development Agency

Partners:• Business Angels Seedfund

Project: Business Angels Platform


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Finance

Project: Business Angels Platform

Activities:

• creation of internet platform in order to facilitate cooperation between private investors and entrepreneurs,

• emergence of interregional network of private investors Business Angles type,

• informative campaign


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Finance

Project: Capital Close to BusinessObjective:

• rising the awareness of entrepreneurs in the context of possibilities of using all available forms of activity financing

Partners:

• Lodz Regional Development Agency.• Business Environment Institutions


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Finance

Project: Capital Close to Business

Activities:

• advisory points network creating which inform entrepreneurs on possibilities of using all available activity financing tools,

• net service creation as a compendium of knowledge on all possible external financing resources for entrepreneurs,

• creation of records patterns needed to gain funds.


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Finance

Project: Close to Business Capital

Activities:• measuring the level of knowledge on possibilities of financing - before

and after project realisation,• carring series of trainings, conferences, discussion panel on use various

forms of financing,• promoting knowledge on financing possibilities (sponsored articles,

publications, folders).


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Human resources

Human Resources of the Region Programme:

• Career Panorama• Entrepreneurship Diploma • Investment in Quality

FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Strengthening of the competence and potential

of the human resources in the Region


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Project: Career Panorama

Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme

Objective:- Supporting the students in choosing the most suitable career profile

Partners:• The Lodz Centre of Teacher’s Accomplishing and Practical Education• Labour Office of Lodz Voivodeship• Regional Centre of Social Policy • Ministry of Education


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Project: Career PanoramaActivities:• acquisition of the project partners,• the analysis of similar projects which are led in other countries,• elaboration of suitable project complying the Lodz Region

specification,• creation of preparatory system of professional advisers to perform its

tasks on expected level,• project promotion,• launching of the Windows for Future


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Project: Entrepreneurship DiplomaActivities:• acquisition of the project partners,• analysis the needs of entrepreneur participating in project and higher

school’s possibilities analysis,• allowing students take part in internship in enterprises participating in

the project,• elaboration the needed for enterprise useful information on the stage

of master’s thesis preparation.


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Project: Entrepreneurship DiplomaObjective:• Creation of mechanism which lets practical use of master’s thesis on

the stage of rising throughout the cooperation of higher schools and enterprises,

Partners:• Higher schools, concrete divisions of higher schools,• Enterprises


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Project: Investment in QualityObjective:• Rising the products quality and the services created and performed in

enterprises of the sectors defined as key for regional economy

Partners:• Enterprises,• Higher schools.


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Human Resources of the Region Programme

Project: Investment in QualityActivities:

• acquisition of the project partners,• creation of uniform activity programme with reference to indentified

activity level of enterprises key sector in cooperation with partners,• introducing to educatory system the elements which will rise

qualifications of key sectors future human resources.

Human resources


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FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

Ensuring the positive climate to perform economic activity

• European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008

• Region Favourable to Enterprises• Entrepreneurial Self-government• SME’s sector analysis

International Cooperation

• INTERREG IVC

Business Climate


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Business Climate International Cooperation

Characteristic:

• periodic initiative organised by the Lodz Region aimed at economic environment which represent the Region, country and international environment

Strategic objective:

• The Region’s promotion

Project: European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008


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This year ‘s objectives:• presentation of the leading areas which decide on economic

enterprise success,• discussing the elements which allows to internationalize regional and

domestic economy,• performed economy policy enabling verification tool


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This year’s objectives:• summary of the condition of enterprises in Poland, • factors recognition influencing on domestic capital development and

on location decisions making by foreign investors,• economic and investment relationship development between EU and

Eastern Europe countries,• trends analysis in essential for economic development of Poland’ s

Centre sectors: nutritive, construction, clothes, IT/ICT and finance market.


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Partners:• American Chamber of Commerce in Poland • British- Polish Chamber of Commerce• PKPP “ Lewiatan”

Time:27-29.11.2008


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Business Climate

Objective:

• liquidation of the investments barrier on legal and non-legal type which block the undertaking and performing economic activity

Partners:• the Lodz Region self-government entities,• the Lodz Region inhabitants representatives in Parliament • Enterprises of the Region • Entities acting on investment barrier reducing in Poland

Project: Region

Favourable to Enterprises


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Business Climate

Project: Favourable to Enterprises Region

Activities :

• economic activity analysis in the Lodz Region from the point of view of identification of acting on entreprenuership investment barrier reducing,

• active acquistion project’s partners,• mechanism creation of cooperation between project’s partners in order

to elaborate existing barriers and proposal of changes working out,• preparation of summary document consisted of project’s description,

entrepreneurship investment barrier description and concrete changes proposals.


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Business Climate

Project: Favourable to Enterprises Region

Activities :

• finding partners for the project,• ongoing monitoring of economic situation in the Region in order to

identify and liquidation new raising barriers as soon as possible.

The term of realisation: June 2008 – March 2009


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Business Climate

Characteristic:

• periodic (monthly) meetings aimed at municipalities representatives of the Lodz Voivodeship and region economic entities regarding the Lodz Region Self-government activity in Region’s economic development area.

Project: Entrepreneurship Self-government


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Business Climate

Project: Entrepreneurship Self-government

5 meetings has taken place so far within „Entrepreneurship Self-government” Project :

• Entrepreneurship Development Policy,• Regional Teleinform Network /Regional Civil Television– tasks and

prospectives,• How to win investor? • Informative community support tools,• Interegional Business Angel’s Platform


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Objective:

• deep analysis of enterprises sector,• structure of mic, small and medium enterprises researching actiong in

Region including capital’s origin, kind of divisions, investment specification and export’s possibilities,

Project: Small and Medium Enterprises Analysis

Business Climate


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Project: Small and Medium Enterprises AnalysisActivities:

• structure of micro, small and medium enterprises (number of employees in sector, number of particular types of enterprises, number of export enterprises)

• onging development trends analysis and economic changes forecasting in the Region,

• foreign investment specification in the Region (type of investment, country origin, commercial direction)

Time: 2008-2013

Business Climate


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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Strategic objective :

• European regional policy of effectiveness improvement throughout promotion of innovative and based on knowledge economy and environment protection and threat’s prevention.

• The aim is achieved throughout exchange and transfer of gained experience, knowledge and best practices.

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INTERREG Ivc

Business Climate


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INTERREG Ivc

Detailed objectives:

The Lodz Region participates in „Regions for Better Broadband connection” project which is aimed at:

• regional development effectiveness improvement in Informative Community scope throughout exchange of knowledge, experience and best practices connected with szeroko network and

ICT network in weaker developed areas.

Business Climate


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INTERREG Ivc

Partners:

17 partners from 8 EU countries participate in the Project

Project realisation:

09.2008 – 10.2010

Business Climate


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Thank you very much!

Marcin Nowacki Director

Department of EntrepreneurshipMarshall Office in Lodz8 Piłsudskiego Avenue90-051 Lodz, Poland

e-mail: [email protected] www.lodzkie.pl

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.lodzkie.pl/

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