Conference 2009: From the European Charter for Small Enterprises to Small Business Act

 

Presentations

Plenary Sessions

Good Practice Premium cases –  recommended for implementation in other countries

• Women’s Enterprise Ambassadors [3 MB] , Henrietta Schönenstern, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, Tillväxtverket, Sweden
• Destigmatisation of Bankruptcy [68 KB] , Simon Roberts, Accountant in Bankruptcy, United Kingdom
• University Seminar: Entrepreneurship in the creative industries [2 MB] , Norbert Kailer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute for Entrepreneurship and Organizational Development, Austria

Good practices evolving – a review of good practices from previous Charter conferences

• The SME pact, Easier access for SMEs to procurement contracts from large enterprises [136 KB] , Emmanuel Leprince, Comité Richelieu, France
• E-government programme of the Belgian social sector for SMEs [42 KB] , Peter Maes, Crossroads Bank for Social Security, Belgium

WORKSHOP 1– INCENTIVES FOR RE-INVESTING PROFITS AND REDUCING LATE PAYMENTS

• Supporting development by reinvestment of profit [34 KB] , Ileana Modreanu, Ministry for SMEs, Trade and  Business Environment, Romania
• Late Payment - The Austrian Perspective [197 KB] , Hans-Georg Kantner, KSV, Austria
• A comparison of payment rules and habits in the diff erent EU Member States [328 KB] , Madeleine Bosch, Intrum Justitia
• Business mediation [135 KB] , Istvan Csirke, Ministry for National Development and Economy, Hungary

WORKSHOP 2– FOSTERING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN SMEs

• Ecology grant [69 KB] , Bernard De Potter, Vlaamse Overheid, Agentschap Ondernemen, Belgium
• Coordinated food distribution [608 KB] , Åke Persson, Borlänge kommun, Sweden 
• Cleantech Finland brand [3 MB] , Riikka Friman, Cleantech Finland, Finland
• Energy Saving Scotland [34 KB] , James Simpson, The Scottish Government, United Kingdom
• Awards for the Energy Efficient Company [215 KB] , Urška Kukovič, Newspaper Finance, Slovenia

WORKSHOP 3– FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Gabinete de iniciativa joven [2 MB] , Maria Guerrero, Fun School of languages, Spain
• Innovation club in the craft sector [3 MB] , Christiane Bram, Chambre des Métiers, Luxembourg
• Entrepreneurial Creativity in Tourism Contest [455 KB] , Ognian Blagoev, MIEL Travel, Bulgaria
• Cré Active Toi [130 KB] , Philippe Chevremont, Business & Innovation Centre HERACLES, Belgium
• The National Competition “Cup of Ideas”, [213 KB] Viesturs Zeps, Investment and Development agency of Latvia, Latvia

WORKSHOP 4– FOSTERING WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• National agency for female startups [88 KB] , Iris Kronenbitter, bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga), Germany
• Action Plan to promote entrepreneurship amongst women [101 KB] , Johanna Ellefsen Rostad, Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, Norway
• Going for Growth Initiative [86 KB] , Paula Fitzsimons, Enterprise Ireland, Ireland
• Regional programme for women’s entrepreneurship [38 KB] , Daniela Ferrara, Emilia Romagna Region, Italy
• Enterprising Women in the East of  England [338 KB] , Sally Aspinall, Cerebral Palsy Physiotherapy Centre Ltd, United Kingdom

WORKSHOP 5– EASIER BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES AND BUSINESS TRANSFERS

• Restructuring procedure [84 KB] , Mait Palts, Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Estonia
• Debt restructuring & insolvency assistance for SME’s [129 KB] , Jeannine de la Bursi, Ministry of Economic Aff airs, The Netherlands
• Master 2 Family Business Governance [44 KB] , Céline Barredy, Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (IAE), France
• Kit.Brunello.System [376 KB] , Toni Brunello, StudioCentroVeneto Sas, Italy
• Business succession checks [2 MB] , Wolfgang Teuchner, Wirtschaftskammer Tirol, Austria

WORKSHOP 6– EASIER ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

• Tendering platform “European Tender Information System” [892 KB] , Sibylle Kubale, Berlin Partner GmbH, Germany
• Network of Swedish Public Purchasers [16 KB] , Mikael Blomberg, Sveriges offentliga inköpare, Sweden
• SMEs access to public procurement [72 KB] , Gheorghe Cazan, National Authority for Regulation and Monitoring of Public Procurement, Romania
• Proof of eligibility with a list of eligible entrepreneurs [115 KB] , Alfred Jöchlinger, ANKÖ Auftragnehmerkataster Österreich, Austria
• Incorporating guarantees protecting SMEs into the legislation [789 KB] , Janos Marosi, Public Procurement Council, Hungary.

WORKSHOP 7– BENCHMARKING OF PROGRESS IN SME POLICY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS AND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

• Introduction on the benchmarking process and tool: [58 KB]  John Farnell
• Spin-off s of the Charter process in the Mediterranean partner countries - the experience of Morocco, [425 KB] Latifa Echihabi, Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de la PME, Morocco
• South-East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning – an off spring of the Charter process in the Western Balkans, [131 KB] Tajana Kesic-Sapic, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Croatia

WORKSHOP 8– DIFFERENT WAYS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Employee buy-out in the form of a cooperative [262 KB] , Michel Gaté, Confédération générale des Scop, France
• Igniting Social Entrepreneurship, [429 KB] Miguel Alves Martins, Instituto de enpreendedorismo social, Portugal
• Two-tier business model in financing your social mission [2 MB] , Peter Meszaros, 3lobit, Slovakia