Best Practice Presentation

Partner: GREECEBest Practice: EOMMEX

HELLENIC ORGANIZATION FORHELLENIC ORGANIZATION FORSMALL & MEDIUM SIZED SMALL & MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES & HANDICRAFTENTERPRISES & HANDICRAFT

SMEs SUPPORT ORGANISATION IN GREECE

SUPERVISED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT

MISSION

TO PROMOTE THE MODERNIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF GREEK SME’s

ASSIST SMEs TO FACE THE NEEDS OF THE CONSTANLY CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIROMENT

To creation and assistance of material and intangible infrastructure’s support.

To planning and application of national policy for the development of SMEs.

To promotion of entrepreneurship and the creation of a positive enterprising environment.

 EOMMEX CONTRIBUTES

HELLENIC ORGANIZATION OF SMALL - MEDIUM SIZE

ENTERPRISES & HANDICRAFT

•Development of ENTREPRENEURSHIP

•Enhancing COMPETITIVENESS of the SMEs

•Promoting entrepreneurship and facilitating START–UPS

•Facilitating ICT uptake

•EDUCATION AND TRAINING for entrepreneurship

•Financing of SMEs

•NATIONAL OBSERVATORY For SMEs

• Support of GREEK HANDICRAFT MANUFACTURING & TRADITIONAL ARTS

•Promotion of INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIONS

•Information for SMEs on European content & programmes

•“National Contact Point for SMEs” for the 6th Framework Programme for RTD of E.C.

•“Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre” of E.C.

•“European Info Centre”

•Network of sertoral RTD Institutes for SMEs

Participates majoritely in the equity capital of five(5) Branch Instituts:jewellery,leather-wood-plastic,fur,cloth and clay industry.

Instituts developed an important acticity in the field of quality control,quality assurance,products certification,environmental protection,fashion prediction,advertise and promotion of products and know-how transfer.

Branch Instituts

ΕΟΜΜΕΧ:

MODERNISING THE FINANCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE SME ENVIRONMENT

ACTIVITIES

MAIN OBJECTIVES:

INCREASING SMEs COMPETITIVENESS

PROMOTING & DEVELOPING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

A. INCREASING SMEs COMPETITIVENESS

EOMMEX is assisting enterprises which are able to provide a log-term solution to the unemployment. Establish “INCUBATORS” in which young professionals are able to adopt dynamic development strategies and promote highly competitive products

B. PROMOTING & DEVELOPING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Fostering entrepreneurial spirit & diversifying the areas of activity of both SME owners and executive staff for further expansion and development.

C. MODERNISING THE FINANCIAL , INSTITUTIONAL & ADMINISTRATIVE SME ENVIRONMENT

SME’s competitiveness & productivity cannot be achieved without the support of the wider financial, institutional and administrative

framework.

Support of women entrepreneurship Till to date 4 cycles have been implemented:

2,500 proposals approved Total Budget 150m E

5000 new jobs

(C’ Community Framework Programme 2000-2006)

Support of Young EntrepreneurshipTill to date 4 cycles have been implemented:

2,800 proposals approved Total Budget 180m E

6000 new jobs

“Information Society’'  

Operational Programme “Competitiveness”

Familiarization with new technologies and oppurtunities offered through Internet .

To date more than 43.000 applications have been approved and 23.000 have been financed of overall budget 13 mil.€

9001.400

1.4501.520

4.720

1.6606.600

2.350

2.000

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

In ,000 drmTOTAL BUDGET

22.600 mil. drm

2.6544.016 3.275

3.242

16.333

3.65620.262

8.106

6.815

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

In ,000 drmTOTAL BUDGET 68.000 mil. drm

131 166 140146

692

172957

344

316

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS 3.064

6%

19%

6%6%6%4%

12%

9%

32%

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

TOTAL ACCEPTED

APPLICATIONS 1.386

5%

19%

5%

5%6%3%9%

10%

38%

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

Total employment

positions 4.902

79%77%

75%86%

82%

73%77%87%

80%

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

AVERAGE 80%

20%

13%23% 27%

18%

14%25%

23%

21%

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

AVERAGE 20%

4.099

3.260

3.403

2.871

2.620

3.0941.7123.106

2.720

East Macedonia & Thraca Central MacedoniaWest Macedonia Central GreeceSterea Ellada EpirusWest Greece & Peloponissos CreteAttica

In .000 drmAVERAGE 2,5 mil. drm

Programmes for Small-Medium sized Enterprises & Handicraft S.A.

Financial Assistance

Information

Education

Internationale Cooperations

Congresses & Conferences

HELLENIC ORGANIZATION OF SMALL-MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES & HANDICRAFT SA

16, XENIAS STR. - ATHENS 11528, TEL:+30 210 74 91 100, 74 91 200, 74 91 220

WELCOME TO

www. Eommex.gr

at the service of Small-Medium sized Enterprises

and Handicraft16, Xenias & Evrou str. - Athens 115 28,

Tel: 210 74 91 100, 74 91 200, 74 91 220

URL: http://www.eommex.gr