WELCOME TO TARTU !

1. WELCOME TO TARTU !

2. Tartu Business Advisory Services Foundation11.12.2013PiretArusaar - manager Asso Uibo – investor consultant

3. General Facts Tartu County Tartu County lies between southern and central Estonia, between two big lakes –Peipsi and Võrtsjärv. • Area 3089 sq km • Population 149,500 ( 01.01.2013; 3rd in Estonia) • Administrative centre - City of Tartu • 22 local governments - 3 towns and 19 rural municipalities • Tartu County – ca 14900 companies and 3300 self-employed persons registered. • Tartu is the servicesand logistics centre for the whole of South Estonia. • Typical products are furniture, foodstuffs, clothes, building materials, glass, metal and plastics + new innovative ITC sector. • Main export countries include Finland,Sweden Germany, Latvia and Russia.

4. Tartu – University City • Research and education centre • Centre of Sothern-Estonia • Education in Tartu • Schools of general education – 26 (ca 14 000students) • Vocational education institutions – 5 (ca 3500 students) • Higher educational institutions – 12 (ca 20 000 students) Incl. University of Tartu, the Estonian University of Life and the Baltic Defence College.

5. Tartu Business Advisory ServicesFoundation • Tartu Science Park Foundation– • innovation activities + incubation services • Tartu County Tourism Foundation • Chamber of Commerce and • Tartu Biotechnology Park (TBP) Industry (Tartu office) • biotechnology, medicine and veterinary • medicine • The Creative Industries Centre of Tartu– • development centre of creative industries in Tartu and in the region of South-Estonia, • incubator services for creative businesses Business Support Organizations in Tartu

6. Regional Office of Enterprise Estonia–EU programmes, advice, partnership opportunities and training • Tartu University Institute of Technology– research and developmentinstitution,which aims to facilitate the generation of new technological solutions • University of Tartu Centre for Entrepreneurship- to organize and coordinate educational, research, development and tutorial activities in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation processes in the university Business Support Organizations in Tartu

7. Tartu Business Advisory Services Foundation • is operating as a regional development centre (Tartu) • main aim is to strengthen the competitive ability of Tartu County and fostering its development • is your main partner to start and grow your business in Tartu region • is a partner in the network of regional development centres

8. Development Network of Estonia • Nationwide network ! • 15 regional development centres • United competences ! • over 100 consultants • ( incl.regional investor consultants)

9. Tartu Business Advisory Services Foundation Fields of activity: • Business development • Investment promotion incentives / investor services • Young entrepreneurship incentives - increasing the share of young people in business • Supporting capability of NGO and public sector • Regional development projects We have linked 4 areas of activities in order to achieve this: • consultations • County development projects / business, non-governmental sector, public sector • training • information services

10. Tartu Business Advisory Services Foundation Target groups: • Start-up companies • Operating companies • Potential investors • Non-governmental organisations • Local governments • Entrepreneural young people ( age 14 – 19)

11. Tartu Region – challenge for business professionals Tartu BAS Services for start-up c/o and running businesses Free consultation services in • Business idea evaluation, foundation • Drafting the business plan • Taxes and accountancy in business • Marketing and sales • Financial planning ( incl. Financial solutions) • SME management and activity planning 2. Information services ( Structural Funds, subsidies, business consultants etc.) 3. Training

12. Tartu BAS Development projects in the fields of: • Decreasing unemployment and increasing entrepreneurship in the region ( ESF-funding) • Attracting new investors (‘Invest in Tartu Region’) • Supporting co-operation between local governments • Youth entrepreneurship Additionally: • Organising seminars and trainings • Preparing information materials • Marketing of success stories • Mentor-project to support start-up companies ( training course + mentoring) • etc.

13. Young people entrepreneurship • Co-ordination work from 2006. • Starting up and organising different projects and activities for the youngsters to initiative there creativity and entrepreneurship.

14. General informationabout Tartu BAS • Council – 6 members • 2 - local governments • 1 - Tartu County Government ( state) • 1 - business organisation • 1 – representative of NGO • 1 – JCI ( Junior Chamber International) • Tartu BAS is operationg according to the ‘Tartu BAS development strategy 2011 – 2015’. • 9 employees 3 – business consultants investor consultant NGO consultant training manager young entrepreneurial project manager assistant manager

15. Summary 2013 ( peryear) • Consultation to... • Ca 650 start-ups • Ca 50 running c/o • Ca 150NGOd Additionally: • In trainings and info-days ca 2600 persons • Applying start-up support ( positive answer) ca 60 projects

16. Fly or fall? Budget 2013 • TOTAL: 260 000 EUR • Enterprise Estonia: ca 80% ( state) • Tartu city + localgov 11 % • Services+ projects 9 %

17. Thank You! www.tartu.ee/arinouandla E-mail: bas@tartu.bas.ee