1. Business environment in Tartu Siim Espenberg Tartu City Government

2. Topics Some facts about Tartu Starting business Doing business Doing business internationally Questions

3. Tartu – City of Good Thoughts The second largest city in Estonia Population: ca 100 000 University city – Tartu University (founded in 1632), Estonian University of Life Sciences, Baltic Defence College, Tartu Health Care College, etc. Good transport connections, including regular flights to Helsinki Number of companies: ca 12 000, including ca 200 with foreign shareholders Average gross wage: 834 EUR (2011)

4. Key economic sectors Traditional sectors Metal processing and machine building Wood processing Food industry Emerging sectors ICT Biotechnology Health industry and services More information: http://business.tartu.ee/

5. Tartu Science Park Tartu Biotechnology Park Tartu Centre for Creative Industries Tartu Business Advisory Services Foundation Entrepreneurship Centre of the University of Tartu, Idea Lab of the University of Tartu Starting and doing business

6. Role of Tartu City Government Coordinating the business development ecosystem in Tartu Trainings, seminars, study visits, contact exchange for companies Tartu Entrepreneurship Week Competition "Best Entrepreneur of the year" Cluster development Industrial Parks International cooperation projects (INTERREG, URBACT, Estonia-Latvia programme, etc)

7. Thank you! Questions ? Siim Espenberg Chief Specialist in Business Development Tartu City Government +372 526 2195 Siim.Espenberg@raad.tartu.ee www.tartu.ee