1. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 1 CHAMBER OF CRAFT & SMALL BUSINESS OF SLOVENIA Mag. Andrej Poglajen andrej.poglajen@ozs.si Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

2. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 2 THE ORGANIZATION

3. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 3 THE NETWORK

4. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 4 THE MISSION & THE OBJECTIVES Representation & protection of craft and SME Informing, advising, training, education Organizational & export support Tradition App. 50.000 members 62 local chambers + national chamber More then 250 employees Yearly income more then 20 million euro

5. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 5 THE MEMBERS

6. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 6 Card Artisan Identification Bonuses Payments Benefits of membership Benefits by card partners ATM, POS, internet... Advisory Training and Education Business missions and meetings Tradefirs Monthly magazines Representation 13000 articles on www.ozs.si Membership OZS Partners of the card Ofer of the month Artisan to Artisan Payments Digital certificats OZS + 62 OOZ

7. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 7 ADVOCATING SME INTEREST The list of requirements is prepared on yearly bases and then handed over to representatives of Slovene Government at the time of the event “Days of Slovene Craft” - every May

8. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 8 The Paper The Chamber is issuing two monthly magazines: Obrtnik (The Artisan) & Podjetnik (The Entrepreneur) + An extensive web site www.ozs.si

9. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 9 ADVISORY SERVICE Offering specific expert knowledge in 10 different fields of: VAT issues Law issues (business law, emploee law, civil …) Technical legislation, requirements according to different branches Environmental issues Internal market (New Approach, conformity assessment) custom issues Free movement of workers, employment, etc. EU funding system and finances START-UPs Basic consultancy is covered by membership fee custom issues must be additionally payed 15.000 telephones, 3.000 mails, 1.000 personal visits, web page

10. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 10 MARKET ANALYSES SALES DIRECT PROMOTION COORDINATION EXECUTION ORGANIZATION PROGRAM DESIGN STANDARD.&CONTRO L SALES & PROMOTION PUBLIC MEDIA CARD ARTISAN MAG. ARTISAN EDUCATION & TRAINING

11. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE Where we are especially strong… Organising Match-making events Business Avenue at International Fair in Celje (MOS) Year 2009 more then 10 match-making events more then 500 participents more then1.300 individual meetings

12. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 12 ENTREPRENEUR COMMENCER 1.Cheaper or free of charge: a.Registration b.Advisory c.Training 2.Cheaper or better: a.Banking solutions b.Bookkeeping and accounting c.Internet & communication d.GSM e.Power supply

13. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 13 EU Projects Extra sources Partner or lead partner in more than 15 EU projects Activities: similar to chamber tasks (if it is possible)

14. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 14 iCON project Leader of WP 7 Promotion, information and desimination OZS - Chamber of Craft and Small business + 3 local chambers (Sezana, Ajdovščina, Nova Gorica) co leader INFORMEST

15. OBRTNO-PODJETNIŠKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE 15 CONTACT ADDRESS Danijel Lamperger Obrtno-podjetniška zbornica Slovenije Celovška cesta 71 1000 Ljubljana Slovenija e-mail: danijel.lamperger@ozs.si http.//www.ozs.si tel.: +386 1 58 30 810 fax: +386 1 58 30 583