1. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Department of Entrepreneurship Marshals Office of the Lodz Region University of Portsmouth

2. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. PLAN 1.Departments vision 2.Departments mission 3.Fields of activity 4.Projects

3. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. VISION- Lodz 2010 Lodz - the Region which: guarantees unrestricted development, is attractive for investors and foreign/external partners, is inspiring to undertake challenges.

4. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. DEPARTMENTS MISSION Investments and Internationalisation Objectives of Department of Entrepreneurship : to support the investment and internationalization processes

5. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. DEPARTMENTS MISSION Investments and Internationalisation Objectives of Department of Entrepreneurship : to support the investment and internationalization processes to create complex and effective business infrastructure Business Climate Business Infrastructure

6. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. DEPARTMENTS MISSION Investments and Internationalisation Objectives of Department of Entrepreneurship : to support the investment and internationalization processes to create complex and effective business infrastructure to make the instruments of an effective financial support accessible Business Climate Finance

7. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. DEPARTMENTS MISSION Investments and Internationalisation Objectives of Department of Entrepreneurship : to support the investment and internationalization processes to create complex and effective business infrastructure to make the instruments of an effective financial support accessible to strengthen of the competence and potential of the human resources in the Region Human Resources

8. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. DEPARTMENTS MISSION Investments and Internationalisation Objectives of Department of Entrepreneurship : to support the investment and internationalization processes to create complex and effective business infrastructure to make the instruments of an effective financial support accessible to strengthen of the competence and potential of the human resources in the Region to guarantee favourable climate for economic activities Business Climate

9. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Investments and Internationalisation InfrastructureFinance Human resources Business Climate

10. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Supporting the investment and internationalization processes Investments and Internationalisation Investments Centre Programme: Municipality Favourable to Investors Magnificent Six Lodzkie Network

11. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Project: Municipality Favourable to Investors Objective: creation of the compact policy of an active acquisition of investments in the Region, preparing municipalities to investor assistance according to the uniform conception elaborated by Department of Entrepreneurship. Partners: the Lodz Region municipalities in cooperation with Department of Entrepreneurship of Marshalls Office Investments

12. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Project: Municipality Favourable to Investors Actions: cycle of seminars entitled Entrepreneurial self-government dedicated to the process of active acquisition and assistance of the domestic and foreign investors, training the representatives of the municipalities from the field of investor assistance including: the physical planning elaboration, the investments grounds integration; Investments

13. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Project: Municipality Favourable to Investors Actions: promotion of the instruments of the financial support (UE funds, packages of the offers for investors on the community level, SEZ instruments), active acquisition of the partners at the building process of the relations with potential investor, elaborations of the professional investment offer based on guidelines of RIAC, choice of the strategic sectors for municipality. Investments

14. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Project: Magnificent Six Objective: Promotion of the six sectors strategic to the development the Lodz Region development: Energy Media Textile-Clothing Biotech Fruits and vegetables Mechatronics Investments INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME

15. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Investments INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Project: Magnificent Six Partners: the Region of Lodz municipalities in cooperation with Department of Entrepreneurship of Marshalls Office, entities which exist in clustersActions: sectors and the clusters promotion activity of the domestic and foreign enterprises monitoring strategic lines for particular municipalities choice municipalities promotion in the context of investments from the selected sector

16. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Investments Project: Lodzkie Cooperation Network Objective: promoting of the Lodz Region as the best place for investment, binding the network of connections and cooperation between domestic and foreign entities in order to rise the level of knowledge on the investment offer of region, information and experience exchange with the foreign partners in the scope of the region promotion

17. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Partners: Partners regions of the Lodz, Chambers of commerce, Private entities (domestic and foreign companies).Actions: promotion of the region at investment exhibitions, seminars, conferences and other events at economic and investment nature (CEPIF, EXPO REAL in Munich, Red Hot Locations). Investments INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Project: Lodzkie Cooperation Network

18. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Investments INVESTMENTS CENTRE PROGRAMME Project: Lodzkie Cooperation Network Actions: binding the cooperation with foreign and domestic entities (i.e. Economic Chamber in Granada, IPLA-Italy), promotion of the region in the network (link portals) and in technical press, participation in exhibitions and seminars, binding the cooperation with NGOs organisations.

19. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure The Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network Knowledge for business Programme: Clusters – Synergy of advantages Technology Transfer R + D Inventory FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Creation of complex and effective business infrastructure

20. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure Project: The Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network Objective: connectiing regional municipalities with optical fibre, and elaboration the ways of its use, aiming to stimulate the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Region. Project producer: Lodz Regional Development AgencyPartners: telecoms on the stage of inventory of the state network in the Region, self-government entities.

21. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure Project: The Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network Actions: defining the of needs of the Lodz Region, inventory of the existing teleinformatic network, acquisition of the radio frequency in order to cover the space of the Region deprived of the necessary infrastructure, with the network WiMAX, building the back-bone of the Lodz Region Teleinformatic Network, introducing to the network e-service pilotage projects choising of the executives of the last mile. The term of the realization The term of the realization : 2008 - 2013

22. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Clusters –Synergy of Advantages Objective: 6 clusters performing in the Region by the end of 2009 with the strategic importance for the Lodz Region.Partners: Energetic Cluster BioTech Cluster Fruits and vegetables Cluster Media Cluster Mechatronics Cluster Textile – Clothing Cluster

23. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Clusters –Synergy of Advantages Actions: constant cooperation with the leaders of clusters, facilitating application for UE funds, supporting of undertaking statutory initiatives, stimulating activity of clusters in international projects

24. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Clusters –Synergy of Advantages Actions: promotion of the cluster initiatives in the country and abroad, carrying on of the Forum of the Clusters – communication platform between cluster and the Regions authorities. Business Infrastructure

25. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Technology Transfer Objective: creation of the cooperation mechanism and the exchange of information between enterprises and R+D institutions in the scope of technology transfer, promoting results of the innovative researches, and intensification of the cooperation between science and business class. Business Infrastructure

26. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Technology Transfer Partners: Lodz Regional Development Agency R+D institutions, Foreign partnerActions: creation of the mechanism in order to make technology sell, creation of the communication and technology transfer platform between R+D entities and business class on regional and local level, launching The Technology Advisers System. Business Infrastructure

27. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Project: Inventory R + D Business Infrastructure KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Objective: data base preparation (quantity and quality data) which is the first stage to launching activity of knowledge and technology transfer from R+D entities to enterprises, preparing complex service offer based on regional R+D potential.

28. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Inventory R + D Partners: Lodz Regional Development Agency R+D entitiesActions: research infrastructure analysis (laboratories, machines park etc.),

29. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Infrastructure KNOWLEDGE FOR BUSINESS PROGRAMME Project: Inventory R + D Actions: preparing map of weaknesses and strengths of the R+D which is based on resources and competence analysis, pointed at intellectual competitiveness supremacy of the Region, preparing the analysis of the research – technology gap of the Region which will show in what fields the science development is needed and will outline the possibilities of partnership with complementary scientific centres

30. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Finance Business Angels Platform Capital Close to Business FIELDS OF ACTIVITY The tools of efficient financial support making accessible

31. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Finance Objective: creation of seed capital fund Project performer: Lodz Regional Development AgencyPartners: Business Angels Seedfund Project: Business Angels Platform

32. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Finance Project: Business Angels Platform Activities: creation of internet platform in order to facilitate cooperation between private investors and entrepreneurs, emergence of interregional network of private investors Business Angles type, informative campaign

33. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Finance Project: Capital Close to Business Objective: rising the awareness of entrepreneurs in the context of possibilities of using all available forms of activity financing Partners: Lodz Regional Development Agency. Business Environment Institutions

34. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Finance Project: Capital Close to Business Activities: advisory points network creating which inform entrepreneurs on possibilities of using all available activity financing tools, net service creation as a compendium of knowledge on all possible external financing resources for entrepreneurs, creation of records patterns needed to gain funds.

35. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Finance Project: Close to Business Capital Activities: measuring the level of knowledge on possibilities of financing - before and after project realisation, carring series of trainings, conferences, discussion panel on use various forms of financing, promoting knowledge on financing possibilities (sponsored articles, publications, folders).

36. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme: Career Panorama Entrepreneurship Diploma Investment in Quality FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Strengthening of the competence and potential of the human resources in the Region

37. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Project: Career Panorama Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme Objective: -Supporting the students in choosing the most suitable career profile Partners: The Lodz Centre of Teachers Accomplishing and Practical Education Labour Office of Lodz Voivodeship Regional Centre of Social Policy Ministry of Education

38. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme Project: Career Panorama Activities: acquisition of the project partners, the analysis of similar projects which are led in other countries, elaboration of suitable project complying the Lodz Region specification, creation of preparatory system of professional advisers to perform its tasks on expected level, project promotion, launching of the Windows for Future

39. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme Project: Entrepreneurship Diploma Activities: acquisition of the project partners, analysis the needs of entrepreneur participating in project and higher schools possibilities analysis, allowing students take part in internship in enterprises participating in the project, elaboration the needed for enterprise useful information on the stage of masters thesis preparation.

40. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme Project: Entrepreneurship Diploma Objective: Creation of mechanism which lets practical use of masters thesis on the stage of rising throughout the cooperation of higher schools and enterprises,Partners: Higher schools, concrete divisions of higher schools, Enterprises

41. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Human resources Human Resources of the Region Programme Project: Investment in Quality Objective: Rising the products quality and the services created and performed in enterprises of the sectors defined as key for regional economyPartners: Enterprises, Higher schools.

42. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Human Resources of the Region Programme Project: Investment in Quality Activities: acquisition of the project partners, creation of uniform activity programme with reference to indentified activity level of enterprises key sector in cooperation with partners, introducing to educatory system the elements which will rise qualifications of key sectors future human resources. Human resources

43. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. FIELDS OF ACTIVITY Ensuring the positive climate to perform economic activity European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008 Region Favourable to Enterprises Entrepreneurial Self-government SMEs sector analysis International Cooperation INTERREG IVC Business Climate

44. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate International Cooperation Characteristic: periodic initiative organised by the Lodz Region aimed at economic environment which represent the Region, country and international environment Strategic objective: The Regions promotion Project: European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008

45. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate International Cooperation Project: European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008 This year s objectives: This year s objectives: presentation of the leading areas which decide on economic enterprise success, discussing the elements which allows to internationalize regional and domestic economy, performed economy policy enabling verification tool

46. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate International Cooperation Project: European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008 This years objectives: This years objectives: summary of the condition of enterprises in Poland, factors recognition influencing on domestic capital development and on location decisions making by foreign investors, economic and investment relationship development between EU and Eastern Europe countries, trends analysis in essential for economic development of Poland s Centre sectors: nutritive, construction, clothes, IT/ICT and finance market.

47. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate International Cooperation Project: European Economic Forum – Lodzkie 2008 Partners: American Chamber of Commerce in Poland British- Polish Chamber of Commerce PKPP Lewiatan Time Time: 27-29.11.2008

48. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate Objective: liquidation of the investments barrier on legal and non-legal type which block the undertaking and performing economic activity Partners: the Lodz Region self-government entities, the Lodz Region inhabitants representatives in Parliament Enterprises of the Region Entities acting on investment barrier reducing in Poland Project: Region Favourable to Enterprises

49. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate Project: Favourable to Enterprises Region Activities : economic activity analysis in the Lodz Region from the point of view of identification of acting on entreprenuership investment barrier reducing, active acquistion projects partners, mechanism creation of cooperation between projects partners in order to elaborate existing barriers and proposal of changes working out, preparation of summary document consisted of projects description, entrepreneurship investment barrier description and concrete changes proposals.

50. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate Project: Favourable to Enterprises Region Activities : finding partners for the project, ongoing monitoring of economic situation in the Region in order to identify and liquidation new raising barriers as soon as possible. The term of realisation: The term of realisation: June 2008 – March 2009

51. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate Characteristic: periodic (monthly) meetings aimed at municipalities representatives of the Lodz Voivodeship and region economic entities regarding the Lodz Region Self-government activity in Regions economic development area. Project: Entrepreneurship Self-government

52. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Business Climate Project: Entrepreneurship Self-government 5 meetings has taken place so far within Entrepreneurship Self- government Project : Entrepreneurship Development Policy, Regional Teleinform Network /Regional Civil Television– tasks and prospectives, How to win investor? Informative community support tools, Interegional Business Angels Platform

53. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Objective: deep analysis of enterprises sector, structure of mic, small and medium enterprises researching actiong in Region including capitals origin, kind of divisions, investment specification and exports possibilities, Project: Small and Medium Enterprises Analysis Business Climate

54. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Project: Small and Medium Enterprises Analysis Activities: structure of micro, small and medium enterprises (number of employees in sector, number of particular types of enterprises, number of export enterprises) onging development trends analysis and economic changes forecasting in the Region, foreign investment specification in the Region (type of investment, country origin, commercial direction) Time: Time: 2008-2013 Business Climate

55. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Strategic objective : European regional policy of effectiveness improvement throughout promotion of innovative and based on knowledge economy and environment protection and threats prevention. The aim is achieved throughout exchange and transfer of gained experience, knowledge and best practices.. INTERREG Ivc Business Climate

56. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERREG Ivc Detailed objectives: The Lodz Region participates in Regions for Better Broadband connection project which is aimed at: regional development effectiveness improvement in Informative Community scope throughout exchange of knowledge, experience and best practices connected with szeroko network and ICT network in weaker developed areas. Business Climate

57. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERREG Ivc Partners: 17 partners from 8 EU countries participate in the Project Project realisation: 09.2008 – 10.2010 Business Climate

58. ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT POLICY. Thank you very much! Marcin Nowacki Director Department of Entrepreneurship Marshall Office in Lodz 8 Piłsudskiego Avenue 90-051 Lodz, Poland e-mail: przedsiebiorczosc@lodzkie.plprzedsiebiorczosc@lodzkie.pl www.lodzkie.pl