Description
Description (EN): The goal of the Project is improve the competitiveness of small and medium entrepreneurship in the cities of Rivne and Lublin by ensuring inter-sectoral cooperation between the representatives of small and medium businesses, local government and institutions of business support of both cities.
In more specific way, project is to improve the climate for business development in Rivne be means of establishing ongoing dialogue between representatives of SMEs and executive bodies of local self-government, create conditions for developing cross-border contacts between institutions of business and government of Rivne and Lublin and also to ensure the promotion of the business potential of the cities.
The Action will contribute greatly to the development of Ukraine-Poland cross-border cooperation. Firstly between target groups of the project, namely SMEs of Rivne and Lublin, and municipalities’ servants.
One of the specific objectives of the Action is to provide conditions for such cooperation. Thus, representatives of the target groups will participate together in 10 activities (exhibitions, forums), an Internet-portal will be developed, one of the functions of which is to inform about possibilities of cross-border cooperation and to unite possible partners.
It is expected that not less than 500 personal negotiations between SME from Rivne and Lublin will take part while exhibitions, part of them will be definitely materialized into cooperation samples (agreements for goods and services supplies, common enterprises etc.)
Read more Achievements (EN): 200 SMEs are interviewed 2 times (at the beginning of the project and its completion) by means of individual questionnaires.
Prepared two reports: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of survey results, with charts, tables and recommendations
Properly equipped room with total area 51 meters.
Consulting (legal issues, financial, etc.) – 3179 consultations in total
22 "days of licensing institutions" with the participation of representatives of various permitting and regulatory agencies. Visitors – 407 participants.
22 thematic seminars, 555 participants.
Carried out 4 2-days seminars "School of business: how to start your own business". Participants: 160 persons
5 000 samples - booklet with the information about licensing institutions of Rivne
2 000 samples - brochure "How to start your own business"
Opening Ceremony of Business Assistance Center took place: 70 participants. 29 informational materials in mass-media
Prepared 40 news releases. About 600 informational materials are posted in media.
Developed, published and spread 5 000 samples of informational booklets about the work of BAC.
Installed 10 billboards in Rivne
The general number of announcement rotation about work of BAC on the local TV and radio – 460 rotations.
Produced 2 roll-ups with the contact information of the BAC.
Not less than 6 Council meetings took place
At least 20 meetings of representatives of the Council took place with the Mayor, his deputies and heads of executive bodies of Rivne City Council on problems of small and medium businesses. Reached specific agreements.
Recommendation of the Council duly executed and sent to the appropriate local authority.
Two "round tables" took place, topic "Problems of SME in Rivne and chances to solve them on the local level'. Not less than 30 participants took part: representatives of SME, Council of SME, employees of Rivne municipality
Tree joined meetings of the BAC, SMEs Council and executive bodies of City Council took place on the topic of the level of services provided. The action plan is approved.
Developed the informational cards of the services that are provided by Rivne municipality to the SME
Made changes in documents regulating the provision of services to SMEs, modified (if necessary) working and consulting hours of certain officials.
Level of SME’s being satisfied with services provided raised by 25%.
3 informational terminals installed.
3 exhibitions took place in Rivne. Number of participants 161, visitors - 900.
120 representatives of Rivne SME took part in 6 international exhibitions in Lublin.
487 individual negotiations took place.
Forum-presentation of the business potential of the city of Rivne in Lublin took place. About 60 interested parties took part in it: representatives of SMEs, government, media of Lublin.
Forum-presentation of the business potential of the city of Lublin in Rivne took place. About 60 interested parties took part in it: representatives of SMEs, government, media of Rivne.
24 materials in media published.
Three 1-day seminars for Lublin SMEs on specifics of doing business in Ukraine took place. Participants - groups of 20 persons.
Courses of Business Polish for Rivne SMEs: 2 hours 2 times a week 3 months. 4 groups with 12 persons in each.
Courses of Ukrainian business language: 2 hours 2 times a week 3 months. 4 groups with 12 persons in each.
Two 2-days study visits of Rivne City Council officials to Lublin. 2 groups with 12 persons in each.
Website is filled with diversified information. The main headings translated into Polish, English and Russian. Site is updated weekly. Visitors - no less than 20/day in the first year of operation.
Developed the brand-book of Rivne
5 000 units – colour booklets (4 languages) about investment attractiveness of Rivne
5 000 units - colour booklets (4 languages) about investment attractiveness of Lublin
5 000 units - colour flyer with brief information about the city of Rivne
5 000 units - colour flyer with brief information about the city of Lublin
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Expected Results (EN): 200 SMEs are interviewed 2 times (at the beginning of the project and its completion) by means of individual questionnaires.
Prepared two reports: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of survey results, with charts, tables and recommendations
Properly equipped room with total area 51 meters.
Consulting (legal issues, financial, etc.) are provided permanently. Not less than 60 consultations per month in the first half of the BAC work, at least 150 consultations per month thereafter
Once per month occurring "days of licensing institutions" with the participation of at least 5 representatives of various permitting and regulatory agencies. Visitors - no less than 20 SMEs.
Once per month there are held thematic seminars. Speakers - representatives of permitting and regulatory agencies. Participants - 25 people.
Carried out 4 2-days seminars "School of business: how to start your own business". Participants: 160 persons
5 000 samples - booklet with the information about licensing institutions of Rivne
2 000 samples - brochure "How to start your own business"
Opening Ceremony of Business Assistance Center took place: 50 participants, 10 journalists. 15 informational materials in mass-media
Prepared 10 news releases. Not less than 80 informational materials are posted in media.
Developed, published and spread 5 000 samples of informational booklets about the work of BAC.
Installed 10 billboards in Rivne
The general number of announcement rotation about work of BAC on the local TV and radio - 1000 times.
Produced 2 roll-ups with the contact information of the BAC.
Not less than 6 Council meetings took place
At least 20 meetings of representatives of the Council took place with the Mayor, his deputies and heads of executive bodies of Rivne City Council on problems of small and medium businesses. Reached specific agreements.
Recommendation of the Council duly executed and sent to the appropriate local authority.
Two "round tables" took place, topic "Problems of SME in Rivne and chances to solve them on the local level'. Not less than 30 participants took part: representatives of SME, Council of SME, employees of Rivne municipality
Tree joined meetings of the BAC, SMEs Council and executive bodies of City Council took place on the topic of the level of services provided. The action plan is approved.
Developed the informational cards of the services that are provided by Rivne municipality to the SME
Made changes in documents regulating the provision of services to SMEs, modified (if necessary) working and consulting hours of certain officials.
Level of SME’s being satisfied with services provided raised by 25%.
3 informational terminals installed.
3 exhibitions took place in Rivne. Number of participants from Lublin - 20, number of participants from Rivne not less than 40, number of visitors - not less than 300.
Groups of 20 representatives of Rivne SME took part in 6 international exhibitions in Lublin.
Not less than 500 individual negotiations took place.
Forum-presentation of the business potential of the city of Rivne in Lublin took place. About 60 interested parties took part in it: representatives of SMEs, government, media of Lublin.
Forum-presentation of the business potential of the city of Lublin in Rivne took place. About 60 interested parties took part in it: representatives of SMEs, government, media of Rivne.
Not less than 30 materials in media.
Three 1-day seminars for Lublin SMEs on specifics of doing business in Ukraine took place. Participants - groups of 20 persons.
Courses of Business Polish for Rivne SMEs: 2 hours 2 times a week 3 months. 4 groups with 12 persons in each.
Courses of Ukrainian business language: 2 hours 2 times a week 3 months. 4 groups with 12 persons in each.
Two 2-days study visits of Rivne City Council officials to Lublin. 2 groups with 12 persons in each.
Website is filled with diversified information. The main headings translated into Polish, English and Russian. Site is updated weekly. Visitors - no less than 20/day in the first year of operation, at least 40 - further on.
Developed the brand-book of Rivne
5 000 units – colour booklets (4 languages) about investment attractiveness of Rivne
5 000 units - colour booklets (4 languages) about investment attractiveness of Lublin
5 000 units - colour flyer with brief information about the city of Rivne
5 000 units - colour flyer with brief information about the city of Lublin
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