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1. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . Добър ден на всички Workshop, February 2014 Patrizia Bernardini, Head of NEID Dept., CPV Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

2. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . To help businesses by promoting the very latest techniques in work organisation and manufacturing. It seeks to achieve its objectives by training, informing and assisting in the adoption of new technologies and the creation of new businesses Established in 1952 with the Marshall Plan experiments. 1994  Foundation. Its founders and supporters include five Chambers of Commerce from the Veneto Region, the Council of the Province of Vicenza, the main Trade Associations and State and private bodies. OUR MISSION Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

3. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . • Training courses and seminars • Study group activities (inter-firm exchange of best practices through workshops and company visits) • Information Services: New Enterprise Information Desk, Innovation Center, Corporate Social Responsibility desk • International Activities and EU Projects CPV’s main activities Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

4. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . Short-term training courses addressed to companies, public bodies and other institutions; Training courses for applying to professional registers • Long-term training coursesfor • unemployed/job seekers • mainly financed by theESFand otherEU-funded programmesin the following thematic areas: • Administration and Finance • Trade and marketing • Mechatronics • Business Organisation and production • Human Resources • Industrial Design • Innovation and ICT TRAINING ACTIVITIES Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

5. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . INFORMATION • On bureaucratic procedures • On financing • On the market • On professional training GUIDANCE/COUNSELLING • Choosing the legal form • Self-assessment test • Introduction to the business plan TRAINING 1 day seminar “Start your own business” Training courses targeted at would-be entrepreneurs and new entrepreneurs THE NEW ENTERPRISE INFORMATION DESK Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

6. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . The Study Groups constitute the backbone of CPV and they are aimed at promoting the exchange of information and knowledge between entrepreneurs, managers and technicians by organising conferences, meetings and study visits. • Thanks to their close links with the manufacturing world and the real problems of companies, they are able to deal with highly topical themes. The Study Groups currently operating are: • Environment and Safety • Business Administration; Production Organisation • Automation and ICT • Trade and Commerce • Furnace Technologies • Mechanical Technologies • Public Administration • Goldsmith Sector INFORMATION – STUDY GROUPS Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

7. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . The Technology Counter, promoted by the Chamber of Commerce in Vicenza, provides companies with support on specific matter concerning industrial property (trademark, patents for industrial inventions, etc.), quality and certification on technical regulation and on innovation in general. As an authorised Pat Lib (Patent Library) centre, The Technology Counter has received the special recognition from the European Patent Office and from the Ministry of Productive activities. ASSISTANCE FROM THE TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION COUNTER The Technology Counter also provides information and consultancy on regional, national and EU Call for Proposals on innovation and transfer of technological know-how. Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

8. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . • REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN AND YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN VENETO Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

9. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . • Promote the women and juvenile entrepreneurship in Veneto througha network of public and private organisations. • To consolidate women’s and junior’s business by promoting the business start up, the growth and the development of it with training sessions. Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project

10. PROJECTBG051PO001-7.0.07-0028-C0001 Entrepreneurial Knowledge The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme Human Resources Development co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union . благодаря Fondazione Centro Produttività veneto – CPVVia E. Montale, 2736100 Vicenza – IT Contact:Patrizia Bernardini E-mail: bernardini@cpv.org Website: www.cpv.org Investing in your future! Entrepreneurship Knowledge Project