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Serbian Chamber of Commerce
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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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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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ACTIVITIES OF SCoC
SCC consists of : 16 Associations dedicated to different branches of economyCenters and Boards operate as expert-professional services and examine issues of importance for all Chamber membersEntrepreneurs Union10 Representative offices abroadCourts and Arbitrations
Central economic institution in SerbiaRepresents the interests of Serbian economic entities in the country and abroadChamber system encompasses 19 regional, city and provincial chambers including the umbrella institution-SCC
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ACTIVITIES OF SCC- SME SECTOR
Activities of SCC could be listed as follows:
Legislative and economic policyEconomic diplomacyEuropean integrationsImportant economic eventsProjectsEducation and professional trainingConsultancyPublic mandate tasksLocal and international exhibitions and fairsPromotion of business operations & Chamber public imagePublic Powers
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SHARE OF SME IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE
SERBIAN ECONOMY
SME`s SHARE IN TOTAL NUMBER OF ECONOMIC ENTITIES - 99.8 %
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 -58.8 %
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 296.086, out of which
Circa 212.575 entrepreneurs & circa 83.511 SMEs &
800 big companies
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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 entrepreneurshipCheaper and faster start-upBetter legislation and regulationsAvailable capabilitiesDevelopment of on-line approachImprovement of business operations on local and foreign marketsTaxation and financial issuesStrengthening of SMEs technological capacitiesDevelopment of Е-businessMore 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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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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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 22000 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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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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PLATO SERBIA3 regions:
Subotica, Pancevo and Pozarevac
PLATO Koopera –CBC Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria
PLASH-CBC PLATO NetworkSerbia and Hungary
PLATO PROJECTS IN SERBIA
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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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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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PROJECT NETWORKINGTraining: “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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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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Thank you!
Serbian Chamber of CommerceAssociation for Small Enterprises
Tel. +381 11 3300 989
www.pks.rs