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Kretinga, 2011

Kretinga ’s M unicipalit y Business support. Kretinga, 2011. The Republic of Lithuania. It is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states.

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Kretinga, 2011

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  1. Kretinga’sMunicipality Business support Kretinga, 2011

  2. The Republic of Lithuania It is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest. Across the Baltic Sea to the west lie Sweden and Denmark.

  3. Kretinga is a city in the Klaipėda’s region. • It is the centre of the district. • It is located near Palanga (12 km from Kretinga to the west), which is the most popular resort town in Baltic Sea region, and Klaipeda (about 25 km from Kretinga to the east), the 3rd largest city in Lithuania and principal seaport. • Municipality of Kretinga covers 991 km of raised face area. • There are about 745 cultural heritage objects in Kretinga’s district. Kretinga

  4. Population • Kretinga’s district consist of two cities, Kretinga and Salantai, two towns, Darbenai and Kartena, and also 190 villages. • Kretinga’s district population - 44032. • Population in cities – 22490. • In Kretinga – 20776. • In Salantai – 1714. • Population in towns and villages – 21542.

  5. Kretinga is theone of the oldest city in Lithuania and the most interesting district not only in Western Lithuania, but also throughout the country. The first time Kretinga was mentioned in 1253 as a castle Cretyn

  6. Interest places of Kretinga

  7. Interest places of Kretinga

  8. The area of Kretinga dominated by small and medium business • Local enterprises mainly employing 1-10 employees; • The most developed business in the following activities: retail sales, land transport, wood processing, wood and textile goods, services, vehicle maintenance and repair, veterinary activities, construction; • Estimated over 1,800 companies.

  9. Other major activities • Area of ​​heavy use of local resources (oil wells, peat and gravel pits, geothermal waters); • Gardens and a large construction companies; • Kretinga area is rich of companies that produce wood furniture and trim; • The area has a number of companies which providing transport, passenger transport services.

  10. Prevailing industries : • textiles (“Imtekso commerce”, “All of the linen” J. Donauskienės II); • wood processing and furniture production (“Stone”, “I had furniture”); • food industry (“Kretinga grains”, “Ostsee Fisch Kretinga”); • construction (“Dam”, “Ringesta”); • Mining and quarrying (“Tribal oil”, “Žemaitija granite”, “Pure”).

  11. The largest investors in the area of Kretinga: • Company “Ostsee Fisch Kretinga” – fish processing industry (6 million. Com. 120 jobs (Germany); • Tribal Oil Company – oil production (73.2 million. 46 jobs in Sweden).

  12. Industrial area

  13. Kretinga’sdistrict municipality promotes the local business- by providing: • financial support; • tax incentives; • advice.

  14. The municipality has set up two financial assistance programs • 1. Small and medium business development program. • 2. Rural development program (this program of financial assistance to rural businesses source).

  15. Tax relief Municipal Council of the natural or legal persons can provide tax incentives: • land; • ground rent; • real estate; • local taxes; • Business Certificate (patent) tax types.

  16. Business and tourist information center goals and objectives: • Advise start-up and tax issues; • Training local entrepreneurs to use information technology; • To encourage the entrepreneurial, innovative and progressive methods of work, they focus on the perspective of business disciplines, familiar with the Lithuanian and European Union legal regulation, funds and support programs; • Gather information about local business trends, to analyze and make proposals to the district development program for the modification or implementation of measures for business development; • The Center provides guidance for business development and employment; by local business situation evolves; • The Centre can also prepare applications for EU structural funds to finance business development in the area.

  17. Kretinga’s advantages for investment • Convenient geographical and logistical situation. • Attractive basic services. • Young educated people are willing to improve their qualifications. • The government of city is actively cooperating with potential investors, employment of the land lease and property tax relief.

  18. Thank you for your attention You are always welcome in Kretinga!

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