Grundvig 2 Introduction of KEMRVA Hungary

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Grundvig 2Introduction of KEM-RVA Hungary

• Prepared by the Foundation for Regional
  Enterprise Promotion
• Dr. Gyula Sztruhár Managing Director, Zoltán
  Pálinkás MC Director
• 21.09. 2006. Marseille,

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History

• Established in 1992 by nearly thirty
  organisations with the aim of assisting the
  economic development of the region, by promoting
  the new and already existing enterprises.
• The decisions-making body is the 12 member Board
  of the Foundation, while its operative
  organisation is the Business Supporting Centre
  which has been providing the day-to-day activity
  in the offices located in 3 towns of Komarom
  county from autumn 1993.

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Mission

• To assist in the development of business culture
• To provide assistance for the professional
  utilisation and placement of resources granted
  different authorities
• To facilitate the establishment of enterprises
• To support operating SMEs and improve their
  knowledge, to develop their business awareness
  and to strengthen their financial potential and
  soundness
• To support the task of the Region regarding the
  EU Membership
• To inform the population with up-to-date
  information regarding the entrepreneurial
  environment

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Activities

• The Foundation is non profit oriented and
  independent, with 7 employees
• Rendering general information
• for starting and running business
• Special business library and publications,
  accessible databases
• Editing and publishing business relevant
  publications in the Region

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Activities

• Training Programmes
• How to start a Business
• Marketing
• Finance and Venture Capital raising
• How to prepare, manage and fulfil a successful
  Project
• Computer and Internet Courses
• The Eu Market and our SMEs, how to survive

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Activities

• Counselling
• Services in areas of taxation, accounting,
  marketing and finance
• Different kind of consultation based and tailored
  upon the special request of Customs
• Financial assistance
• Micro Credit and Micro Credit Plus Programmes
• Loans granted and managed by the Foundation up to
  25.000 Euros
• Offices and appliances to rent

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Some figures about our MC program

• Micro credit program 1994-2006
• Number of contracted EPs

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Some figures about our MC program

• Granted and utilized MC
• 1994-2000 1,5 Million EUR
• 2000-2006 3,3 Million EUR

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Distribution the granted MCs
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Distribution of the granted MCs by Sectors
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The geographical situation of the Region
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The economical performance
Some important figures of the Region
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The economical performance

• The region is the third most developed one in
  Hungary
• The industry historically plays an important role
• The development is fuelled by the IT and
  automotive sectors mainly characterised thorough
  foreign investors
• Still exists a performance-gap between the export
  oriented TNCs and the regions SMEs
• The rate of the Hungarian suppliers is at 20
  and is an important and hard task to move this
  figure forward

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FDI by Regions (EUR per capita, 2004 KSH)
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Industrial Zones
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Tourism

• Compared with the other Hungarian Region this
  sector has a good potential
• Traditionally the Balaton and Velence lakes are
  dominant

Days spent by guests in the Regions
Counties year/1000 capita
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RD
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RD

• Number of RD Entities in the Region 1994-2003

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Human Resources

• The population in the last 15 years has slightly
  decreased but this figure is within the bests in
  Hungary
• Despite the good vocational and educational
  institutes there is a lack of work force in
  certain technical jobs, while in some fields
  there is oversupply.
• The changes in the economy and the investors
  demand the reform of the education system.

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Human Resources
Registered workforce by Regions (KSH of 15-74
aged population)
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Human Resources
Unemployed workforce by Regions (KSH of 15-74
aged population)
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Human Resources
The number of the students in the different
educational levels
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