1. Serbian Chamber of Commerce
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2. INTRODUCTION
SCC is an independent professional business association relying on experience
accepting Euro continental type of chambers of commerce
respecting its own tradition, the Law on Chambers of Commerce regulates functioning of chambers of commerce in Serbia until 2013
after that period membership will be voluntary and not obligatory
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3. SCC MEMBERSHIP ICC Eurochambres ABC ASCAME Regional initiatives
CEI/CECCI
BSEC
EURO-MED TDS
Danube initiative
Follows the work of World Trade Organization (WTO)
SCC is member of UN GC
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4. ACTIVITIES OF SCoC SCC consists of :
16 Associations dedicated to different branches of economy
Centers and Boards operate as expert-professional services and examine issues of importance for all Chamber members
Entrepreneurs Union
10 Representative offices abroad
Courts and Arbitrations
Central economic institution in Serbia
Represents the interests of Serbian economic entities in the country and abroad
Chamber system encompasses 19 regional, city and provincial chambers including the umbrella institution-SCC
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5. ACTIVITIES OF SCC - SME SECTOR
Activities of SCC could be listed as follows:
Legislative and economic policy
Economic diplomacy
European integrations
Important economic events
Projects
Education and professional training
Consultancy
Public mandate tasks
Local and international exhibitions and fairs
Promotion of business operations & Chamber public image
Public Powers
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6. SHARE OF SME IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE SERBIAN ECONOMY
SME`s SHARE IN TOTAL NUMBER OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES %
SME`s in total employment – 65.5%
SME`s in total trade – 67.6%
SME`s in GDP – 58.3%
SME`s in total economy profit %
SME`s in exports – 43.9%
Private SME`s sector is the most competitive in Serbian economy
At the end of 2007 the total number of economic entities counted
circa , out of which
Circa entrepreneurs & circa SMEs &
800 big companies
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7. EU Charter on SME’s (SBA)
EU Charter on SMEs contains an average mark for Serbia
2006: 2,48 (scale 1-5)
2008: 3.50
The 10 main points are:
Education and training for entrepreneurship
Cheaper and faster start-up
Better legislation and regulations
Available capabilities
Development of on-line approach
Improvement of business operations on local and foreign markets
Taxation and financial issues
Strengthening of SMEs technological capacities
Development of Е-business
More efficient representation of SMEs interests
Active participation in institutional monitoring and implementing of EU Charter on SMEs in Serbia (SCC covers 59%)
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8. PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Education and training
Best Technical Innovation 2005,2006,2007
Clusters – coordination of operations 29 registered clusters in Serbia
Franchising center
IRU Academy
E-Chamber. Portal of Serbian economy and issue of digital certificate for e-business
EU integration
Regional cooperation – CEFTA
Environmental protection and CSR
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9. REGIONAL CHAMBER PROJECTS
Neighboring countries program and Cross Border program (IPA)
CO&CO Chambers-Belgrade Chamber
Chambers to Chambers-RCC Kikinda
Women entrepreneurship
HACCP/ISO introduction
CE mark
Diaspora centers
Export-import procedures for SMEs/INTERMEX-RCC Kruševac
EMBRACE II –support of SMEs located in rural and undeveloped regions through advisory and support services and usage of ICT to access Information and Knowledge Society RCC Niš
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10. ONGOING SCC PROJECTS IN THE SPHERE OF SMEs
PLATO
CSR
CBI
Projects with Italian Chambers of Commerce and institutions
SERBOWALL- Improvement of business operations of SME’s on foreign markets
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11. PLATO PROJECTS IN SERBIA Subotica, Pancevo and Pozarevac
PLATO SERBIA 3 regions:
Subotica, Pancevo and Pozarevac
PLATO Koopera –CBC Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria PLASH-CBC PLATO Network Serbia and Hungary
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12. FURTHER ACTIVITIES Fostering competitiveness Fostering exports
Development of cluster policy
Adoption of technical and organizational standards
Corporate Social Responsibility for SMEs
Problems of SME financing
Development of E-business
Application of new technologies and innovative activities
SME Week
SBA
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13. Partners for Investment Promotion is a
PROJECT NETWORKING
EUROCHAMBRES’ Project
“PARTNERS 2” Partners For Investment Promotion For Western Balkans
Partnership #1: Project: "Network of Centres for Project Development and Management"
Project partners:
Serbian Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Economic Chamber of Macedonia
Promos Special Agency of the Milan Chamber for International Activities
Czech Chamber of Commerce
Partners for Investment Promotion is a
EUROCHAMBRES’ initiative supported by the EU under CARDS 2005 Regional funding
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14. PROJECT NETWORKING
Training: “Project planning and project documentation preparing”
Organizer, Venue: Serbian Chamber of Commerce
Target group: Representatives of the Chamber System in Serbia, potential applicants, SMEs, students...
Date & Time:
March 25-26, 2010 (31 participants)
May 24-25, 2010 (45 participants from 28 institutions)
Training was also organized within the project "Second European SME Week 2010 in Serbia“ – an European Commission initiative that promotes entrepreneurship in 37 European countries, May-June 2010
October 2010, Economic Faculty, Niš, Serbia
Project examples of good practice
Project: "Network of Centres for Project Development and Management“, Vera Veljanovski, Project manager
Project PLATO Serbia, Aleksandar Nikolić, National coordinator
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15. NEW PLATO PROJECT Applying for new Plato project – EU Programs
upcoming public calls
2nd Calls under IPA CBC programmes among Western Balkan countries (soon)
Hungary – Serbia
Romania – Serbia
Bulgaria – Serbia
Croatia – Serbia
Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia - Montenegro
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16. Serbian Chamber of Commerce Association for Small Enterprises
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