1. ETCF is funded by the European Union Financial Information Center OF Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2. ETCF is funded by the European Union Project at a glance  „Financial Information Centre” project  Partners: Of CCI, Hungarian CCI  10 months, starting from December 2008  Total budget is 84.400 EUR, of which 90 % is the grant from the European Commission

3. ETCF is funded by the European Union Objectives  To provide the SMEs and other companies a thorough and continuous information packet on the accessible financial resources  To enable new investments to be realized at the region by increasing access to the sources of grants and credits  To increase the regional employment through attracting new investments  To increase the international cooperation of SMEs through the visits abroad, publications and dialogs  To increase the capacity of OF CCI by broadening its services

4. ETCF is funded by the European Union Activities so far  Forming the project team and establishing the “Finance Information Centre”  Opening meeting with considerable media attendance (Participation of local authorities, Chamber leaders, large companies  Visibility activities (press, Chamber bulletin, interviews, member company enquiries and meetings)  Poll research and evaluation – results used in:  2 financial support bulletins on different subjects  Web site  Seminar programmes based on the poll research results – experts to provide missing information

5. ETCF is funded by the European Union Activities to come  Seminar programme and workshop with Hungarian experts (July 22-26.)  Financial support bulletin no. 3  Company information meetings

6. ETCF is funded by the European Union Activities to come  Financial bulletin no. 4  Study visit to Hungary (3 days professional programme supported for 10 participants)  Visibility activities (press, report on Hungarian study tour, web site)  Advising companies in FIC to prepare applications for financial sources  Educational programme  Financial Information Booklet and CD  Web site updates  Final meeting with workshop activities with Hungarian experts  Preparation for sustainability: Bulletins, web site, FIC, company advising and support for applications

7. ETCF is funded by the European Union Results  A Finance Information Centre, established under the structure of the Of CCI  Web site  Financial Support Bulletins, Financial Solution Booklet and CD  Research report  9 seminar programmes  64 hours education programme  Photographs, visual materials, trip evaluation report, workshop report etc.  A databank of the possible investment and enterprises by the local companies, as well as an updated databank of accessible financial resources  Number of the applications by the companies in Of to the domestic and foreign grant and credits have increased up to 5 times within the following 3 years  Of CCI will gain much experience in carrying out international projects

8. ETCF is funded by the European Union Thank you for your kind attention! Mehmet Saral OF Chamber of Commerce and Industry E-mail: mesarel@hotmail.com