1. Jointly for our common future CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP Activities and projects

2. J.J. Strossmayer street 341, Osijek, Croatia We are situated in Business incubator BIOS building one of the first centers for entrepreneurship in Croatia non-for-profit association (NGO) 7 employees, more than 30 associates established in 1997

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS (OUR ACTIVITIES) Counselling and informing Educations Promotion of entrepreneurship Projects (EU projects, business plans, CBA, investments projects/plans) Connecting and networking Franchise center

4. Counselling and informing

5. Counseling and informing No territorial limits – entire area of Croatia By personal contact, calls to 0800 345 345, inquiries on info@czposijek.hrinfo@czposijek.hr Plan is to increase the number of entrepreneurs who use Centre’s services up to 1900 persons per year 3 persons conduct counselling on a daily bassis „One stop shop” for all entrepreneurs and the ones who plan to become one using the „no wrong doors” principle

6. Counseling and informing Entrepreneur beginners – asisstance in idea generation, counselling when founding a certain business subject (association, l.l.c.), market research, sources of financing, new potential markets, networking Entrepreneurs in growth and development phase – financial analysis, trend analysis in certainn businesses, sales and marketing plan, help in finding employees of certain skills and proffesions, financing sources, project creation (i.e. Cras l.l.c. – IPA IIIc) Investors – incentives for investors, market research, conveniences in certain business zones, potential markets, cooperation with local authorities, incentives for employment, creation of projects

7. Educations Implementation of educations in programme framework – Education and entrepreneurship for 2012 – for entrepreneur beginners i entrepreneurs in phase of growth and development, educations co-financed by Ministry of entrepreneurship and crafts Educations targeted toward needs of the entrepreneur (Ferivi l.l.c, Transcom Worldwide etc...), educations for unemployed who wish to start a business. During the year, plan is to hold at least 45 educations for entrepreneurs At least 10 education cycles of application, implementation and evaluation of an EU project (3-5 day duration with min. of 15 participants per education)

8. Educations Educations and professional assemblies (with Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education) – educations for High schools teachers, with an aim of implementing practical skills and entrepreneurial exercises in educational curriculums Educations for University students – How to start you own business? And how to enter the labour market proactively Learning about entrepreneurship – entrepreneurial game (a simulation of entrepreneurial endevour); elementary and high schools

9. Promotion of entrepreneurship Organization of fairs (eco-manufacturers, craftsman, fair of student companies and student entrepreneurship)

10. Promotion of entrepreneurship Lectures for unemployed persons (What is entrepreneurship?, How to reckognize a good idea?, How to start your own business?, What is a franchise?) Organization of conferences (6th International Conference; Innovation + Entrepreneurship= Competitiveness), round tables and other events Creation of promotional materials and brochures about legal forms, business idea generation and franchise Cooperation with local media – participation in TV and radio shows, newspaper articles...

11. Connecting and networking Project application and networking of educational institutions and entrepreneurs (University of J.J.Strossmayer, Department of Chemistry / Saponia stock company, Department of Healthcare – project Center for water testing) Assistance in managing cooperatives and clusters: Cluster „Slavonka”, Cluster „Ecorural net”, Cluster BioQ”, IKS, Cooperative of beekeepers of Slavonia and Baranja, Cooperative NEOS

12. Connecting and networking Assistance for foreign investors: project application for entrepreneurs(Meggle Croatia l.l.c.), networking with household farming /family farms in Osijek-Baranja county area (Intrex l.l.c.) Assistance for associations: Palette of souvenirs, Fruits of Pannonia, Izvor, UPS...

13. Connecting and networking Family farms/household farming and agricultural cooperatives (232 990 family farms in Croatia,, and 16 328 in Osijek Baranja County, 2010) Connecting them with supporting institutions Connecting with each other (experience exchange) Access to family farms and agricultural oriented business subjects database (Ministry of Agriculture)

14. Projects EU projects (development and implementation of EU funded projects) Business plan development CBA Investmnet projects Restructuring plan

15. Project I: Tradition for the future – Rural Tourism across Boarders APPLICANTS : Centre for Entrepreneurship Osijek (Croatia) Apatin county (Serbia) 5 Associates; 3 from Croatia, 2 from Serbia DURATION: 18 months TOTAL BUDGET: 444.224,16 € (IPA component II) TARGET GROUPS: municipalities, tourist associations, organisations involved in rural tourism, micro businesses and EcoRuralNet (rural tourism network organization) PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1. Creation of preconditions for sustainable development of rural area built on heritage, tradition, ecology and tourism 2. Creation of preconditions for employment and training of people in rural area PROJECT ACTIVITIES: Networking, educations, fairs, study trips in Cro. and Ser., promotional activities

16. PROJECT RESULTS: Educations – 18 trainings with 6 topics (3 in Croatia: Entrepreneurship, Marketing in Rural Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development with 282 participants) Community of Practice workshop with 92 participants in Croatia and Fair workshop with 20 participants Fair ‘’Tradition for the Future’’ in Osijek with 82 exhibitors from 3 Countries Fair in Apatin - Serbia Fair visits – 4 fairs were visited by ERN members (20 Cro +20 Ser) Study visit in Croatia was held in July with 62 participants Study visit in Serbia Traditional workshops in Croatia Traditional workshops in Serbia

17. Project II: Guidance – Partnership – Services, GPS (Hun-Cro IPA Cross-borer Co-operation Programme 2007-2013) LEAD BENEFICIARY: Del- Dunantuli Forraskozpont Szolgaltato Nonpofit Kft., on Hungarian side and Centre for Entrepreneurship from Croatian side PROJECT DURATION: 16 months TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET: 215.597,00 € TARGET GROUPS: Unemployed who are disadvantaged on the labor market, NGO’s PROJECT OBJECTIVES: 1.Establishing and operating an Information Office 2. Helping the unemployed to gain more information about labour market mbility, and help in their employment 3.Increasein cross-border cooperation ability for the ventures operating in target area

18. Project III: CROSBOR&D (Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia) Priority 1: Economic-Social Cohesion and Human Resources Development, Measure 1.1: Joint Economic Space TARGET GROUPS: Potential spin – off companies, SME’s, support institutions for SME’s APPLICANTS: Centre for Entrepreneurship Osijek (Croatia), IRP Institute for Entrepreneurship Research (Slovenia), University of Pecs (Hungary) PARTNERS: J.J.Strossmayer University OF Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship, Business Incubator BIOS ltd, DURATION: 23 months General objective of the project is to improve the transfer of technology, innovations and research results from the academic environment to the SMEs and to enhance the innovative level of the SMEs, which will strengthen the competitiveness of the cross-border region as a whole

19. The Franchise Center Has been operating alongside Centre for entrepreneurship since 2003 „Franchise – 20 most wanted answers” brochure published Development of franchise web portal www.fransiza.hrwww.fransiza.hr Promotion of franchise business and informing

20. The Franchise Center

21. Thank you for the attention! 0800 345 345 info@czposijek.hr Centre for Entrepreneurship, Osijek J.J. Strossmayera 341 31000 Osijek www.poduzetnistvo.org