PLATO SRBIJA

1. PLATO SRBIJA Conclusion on phase 1: factfinding

2. Overview Presentation • Key Players • Timing and Milestones • Activities • Phase related • Overall (communication,…) • Finances • Agreements on project management • Communication • Reporting

3. Key players Mentorshipproject Mentors entrepreneurs Chamber of Commerce Other socio-economic partners and experts Mentorcompanies S(M)MEs

4. Chambers of Commerce • Impression • Professional • Mobilizing strength! • Questions • Maintain and pay attention to the good balance between national and regional chamber • Coordinators • Bear in mind: communication with Flemish coordinators and trainers in English! • Embedded and supported by their own organisation

5. Mayor companies and mentors • Impression • Interesting profiles! US Steel, Hemofarm, Agroseme, … • Questions: • Which companies confirmed participation? • Language skills mentors in function of cooperation with Flemish coordinator and trainer! • Which mentor should a company select out of their managers?

6. Small and Medium Sized Companies • Impression • Interesting profiles with knowledge and expertise of themselves! E.g. Selma • Questions: • Expected recruitment? Difficult or Easy? • Restrictions within one group • Overall sessions • Consultants/Banks/…

7. Stakeholders • Government • National • Local • Activities synergy • Involvement in project for later subsidies • Experts • Role of the experts • Banks: quid KBC

8. The Plato Concept

9. Overview Presentation • Key Players • Timing and Milestones • Activities • Phase related • Overall (communication,…) • Finances • Agreements on project management • Communication • Reporting

10. 10 steps to implement Plato : 2009 • Fact finding in Serbia • TB for Plato Coordinators in Flanders • Selection of Mentor companies in Serbia • TB for Mentor companies in Flanders • Selection of SME’s in Serbia • Creation of the Plato groups in Serbia • TB for SME’s in Serbia 2010 • Monthly sessions in Serbia • Closure happening in Serbia and start 2nd cycle

11. Is proposed project timing ok? • Factfinding mission: February 2009 • Coordinator visit: 24-27/03/2009 • Mentor recruitment: March-June 2009 • Mentor & Coordinator teambuilding: 2-5/6/2009 • SME recruitment: April- September 2009 • SME teambuilding: September or October 2009? • Correlation with business mission from Belgium • Start of the project: October or November 2009

12. PLATO Srbija

13. Overview Presentation • Key Players • Timing and Milestones • Activities • Phase related • Overall (communication,…) • Finances • Agreements on project management • Communication • Reporting

14. Beyond Plato • Economic missions to Serbia – synergy – 16/10/09 • Economic seminars on trade partner countries • Links with education centers • Plato as a tool to stimulate SME development in other regions in Serbia

15. Overview Presentation • Key Players • Timing and Milestones • Activities • Phase related • Overall (communication,…) • Finances • Agreements on project management • Communication • Reporting

16. PLATO Financial - overview

17. Overview Presentation • Key Players • Timing and Milestones • Activities • Phase related • Overall (communication,…) • Finances • Agreements on project management • Communication • Reporting

18. Project Management • Internal communication • Internationally: key role for coordinator Serbian CCI -> e-mailing in cc • Nationally idem dito • Reporting on monthly and half year basis • Financially: documents via coordinator Serbian CCI • Content: idem dito

19. Thank you for your attention Contact Wim Keygnaert Stefan Derluyn Project Coordinator Manager International Dept wim.keygnaert@voka.be stefan.derluyn@voka.be+32-9-2661451 +32-9-2661446