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STORY OF A SUSTAINABLE SME BORN AS AN EU PROJECT

STORY OF A SUSTAINABLE SME BORN AS AN EU PROJECT. Pınar ÖZBAY Director. East Marmara ABİGEM. Brief History. 2002, 3 EU Business Centres (ABİGEM) were founded with financial support of Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) and EU, to

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STORY OF A SUSTAINABLE SME BORN AS AN EU PROJECT

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  1. STORY OF A SUSTAINABLE SME BORN AS AN EU PROJECT Pınar ÖZBAY Director

  2. East Marmara ABİGEM

  3. Brief History 2002, 3 EU Business Centres (ABİGEM) were founded with financial support of Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) and EU, to • support local /international business activities of SMEs • increase productivity of SMEs • increase regional capacity • establish start up culture in Turkey 2006, the project finished, these 3 centres became incorporated / funding term finished / time to work hard for sustainability!

  4. First 3 Business Centres

  5. 2009, 12 new Business Centres were established

  6. 2011, 4 more business centres were founded total 19 ABİGEMs on board

  7. East Marmara Abigem • Provides consultancy and training advisory to SMEs of East Marmara region.(more than 50.000 companies located) • 8 chambers in the board • 10 full time experts each specialised on their own services such as entrepreneurship, business development, training, international networking, project management and project finance.

  8. Success Stories • Management of EU Projects with budgets over 1.5 million Euro (CIP – Stop4 Business – Prism) • Every year at least two EU projectsare managed • Everyyear minimum 400 mandaytrainingprog is provided, min 9500 peoplearetrained • Minimum 1200 entrpereneursarementored on startinguptheirbusiness • Contribution in usage of approx. 15 million Euro by SMEs via support programs of Regional Development Agency, MOSSIT, Ministry of Economy, EU Framework Programs etc.

  9. Sectoral Performance Awards 2011

  10. Sectoral Performance Awards 2012

  11. Sectoral Performance Awards • Since 2008 in cooperation with local chambers , CNN Turk and Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) every November • 100 companies (industry sector) participate • Evaluated based on 14 criteria's such as quality, efficiency, hr management, environmental caring, efficiency, export capacity etc.

  12. Supplier Development Programs

  13. Supplier Development Programs • In cooperation with Pirelli, • Since 2009, 900 employers of Pirelli suppliers were trained on health and safety, efficiency subjects • Productivity and business competency of both Pirelli suppliers and Pirelli increasedapprox. 70% • Occupational accidents decreasedby 75% • Usage of protectiveequipmentsincreasedby 75%

  14. OtherProjects on Suppliers of OEMs • ISO 9001 systemwasestablished in 150 companies • 300 suppliers of OEMs in automotivewerementored on establishment of ISO 16949 • ISO 14001 systemwasestablished in 50 companies • ExportDevelopmentCentrewasestablished in Düzce Chamber of Commerce • Workforceanalysiswasconducted in Düzce , needanalysis of employersconducted/ qualification of employeeswereidentified, regionalopportunities, strategiesaganistunemploymentwerereported

  15. OtherProjects • 2 EU projectsaboutsustainableconstructionandgreenbuildingsweremanaged • Productsandtechniquesused in sustainableconstructionsectorwereintroducedtoSMEs in Turkey • Raisedawareness on opportunities/ newmarkets in EU demandinggreenequipments • Everyyear minimum 100 profiles of Turkishcompaniesaresharedwithforeignprojectpartners

  16. Business Matching Events

  17. Continental Business Matching Events • Partner of International Business Matching Organisations since 2004 (b2fair, kinetic cube etc) • Organised over 50 b2b events in and out of Turkey (Europe, Africa, Asia, America) • Have been organising international business matching event within fair organisations since 2010 in cooperation with Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), Turkish Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Science , Industry and Technology (MOSSIT) • More than 12.000 b2b meetings realised

  18. East Marmara ABİGEM plays an important role in development of competency of East Marmara with these activities • is an important liaison point between SMEs and governmental organisations. • is one of the good success stories of EU projects became sustainable, generated ( 16 more ABİGEMs) • plays an important role in leading projects within ABİGEM network • plays an important role in connecting local chambers , regional development agency and other governmental organisations on concrete projects and events that helps promotion of East Marmara.

  19. Q&A

  20. Thank you Pınar ÖZBAY

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