Country: Romania
Name of the Partner: Dunarea de Jos University
Contact person: Catalina Stan
Database filled by (the name of the person/persons): Catalina Stan
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1 Project developed by former Youth Ministry
National Council of Small and Medium 1-3, Piata Walter
1 Sized Private Enterprises in Romania Maracineanu, 10155 Bucharest Romania
(CNIPMMR) intrarea 1, et. 1
International Programme EMPRETEC - 11, Poterasi
2 sector 4, Bucharest Romania
coordinated by ANIMMC
Youth and business START 2005, 11, Poterasi
3 sector 4, Bucharest Romania
coordinated by ANIMMC
The national multi-annual program on 2002-
2005 period for supporting the access of 11, Poterasi
4 sector 4, Bucharest Romania
microenterprises and small enterprises to
training and consultancy services
Program for traders’ information and 11, Poterasi
5 sector 4, Bucharest Romania
education
Romanian School of Business of the
2, Octavian
6 Chambers of Commerce and Industry 030982 Bucharest Romania
Goga Street
SRAF
County Center for the development of 2, Octavian
7 030982 Bucharest Romania
human resources for SMEs Goga Street
2, Octavian
8 Training Center for SMEs 030982 Bucharest Romania
Goga Street
2, Octavian
9 IT Center for SMEs 030982 Bucharest Romania
Goga Street
Regional Center for Continuous
2, Octavian
10 Improvement of the Entrepreneurs - 030982 Bucharest Romania
Goga Blvd.
CERPECO
84 Mircea cel
Batran street,
Constanta Chamber of Commerce,
11 bloc MF1, Constanta Romania
Industry, Shipping and Agriculture
mezzanine,
office 10
Plevna, blocul
810111
12 Center for Development of SMEs A8, scara 1, ap. Braila Romania
1,
The Development Centre for Small and 9/16, Traian,
13 4800 Baia Mare Romania
Medium Sized Enterprises Maramures
20, Ion
14 Romanian Center for SMEs 70709 Bucharest Romania
Câmpineanu
Association for Women Entrepreneurship 2, Octavian
15 030982 Bucharest Romania
Development Goga Street
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of 2, Octavian
16 030983 Bucharest Romania
Romania and Bucharest Goga Street
1-3, Intrarea
Romania-US Centre for Business
17 Amzei Etaj 2, 70174 Bucharest Romania
Excellency
Sector 1,
18 Counties Employment Agencies
346, Calea
19 INCAF, Business Incubator Galati Street, Braila Romania
bloc C
Scientific and Technological Parks: Galati 23, Portului
20 800025 Galati Romania
IT Park Street
National multi-annual programme, on 2002
– 2005 period, supporting the
investments made by start-ups, SMEs and 11, Poterasi
21 sector 4, Bucharest Romania
micro-enterprises, as well as the
modernization and retechnologization
investments for SMEs.
Ministry of European Integration unfold 17, Apolodor
22 credit scheme program for SMEs, financing Street, north 050 741 Bucharest Romania
on Phare 2000 program, side, sector 5
Ministry of European Integration unfold the
programme for developing of small cities 17, Apolodor
23 through Street, north 51 741 Bucharest Romania
stimulating of small and medium side, sector 6
enterprises activities
2-4,
Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarities and
24 Dem.I.Dobrescu sector 1 Bucharest Romania
Family
Street
Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarities and
Family, “ Project for 2-4,
25 social sector development”, sub- Dem.I.Dobrescu sector 2 Bucharest Romania
component “ Micro-credits for developing Street
the employment”
The database is focused on institutions and programmes available at national level . Most of the institutions included have regional
has in each county Agency for Employment).
Many of the services have as target group small and medium enterprises, potential and existing entrepreneurs, individuals who wan
development of entrepreneurship. Maybe the services closer to our definition of self-employment are the ones offered by the Ministr
Main types of services available in Romania targets development of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial abilities, business consul
Dunarea de Jos University
7 8 9 10
information on the institution / organisation
PS Public sector? RI
Representative of
Internet address legal status Sectoral coverage
interests? PI Private
Initiative?
www.basepoate.ro
www.cnipmmr.ro RI Private all
www.animmc.ro EMPRETEC - international programme for development and
PS Public
www.empretec.net support of entrepreneurs. It is an UNCTAD progamme
www.mimmc.ro PS Public all
www.mimmc.ro PS Public all
www.mimmc.ro PS Public trade
RI (NGO founded by
www.srafb.ro/ chambers of commerce Private businress education
from each county)
www.srafb.ro/ RI Private businress education
www.srafb.ro/ RI Private businress education
www.srafb.ro/ RI Private businress education
the continuous development of the human resources , through
the development of the entrepreneurial spirit and of the
cerpeco.ccir.ro/ RI Private entrepreneurial skills and proficiencies for as much as possible
persons.
www.ccina.ro/ RI Private Business consultancy and regional development
www.cdimm.ro/ PI Private development of private sector, especially SMEs
CDIMM Maramures) was established in the year 1994, on the
initiative of a local group made up of the representatives of
local authority, public institutions, representatives of local banks
as well as representatives of local private companies. The
foundation was established by the support granted by the
www.biz4all.ro PI Private PHARE Program of the European Union, through the CRIMM
Bucharest Foundation, as part of the R9207 Program, the first
European program that directly addresses the sector of the
small and medium size companies (SMEs) in Romania.
The CDIMM Maramures Foundation was established as a non-
profit, non- governmental, non-political organisation
promoting the setting-up of new private enterprises and the
development of a dominant Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SME) sector in Romania as a contribution to
achieving sustainable economic development including:
www.imm.ro PI Private
environment protection; industries and economy
competitiveness within the globalization framework; jobs
creation and fighting unemployment; improving the living
standard; developing the middle class and democracy.
http://adaf.ccir.ro/ RI Private promoting women entrepreneurship
www.ccir.ro RI Private Romanian trade and industries
www.consult-ase.ro/ PI Private all
PS Public
PI semi-public all
www.softwarepark-
galati.ro PS Public selected domains
www.mimmc.ro PS Public selected domains
www.mie.ro
PS Public selected domains
www.bcr.ro;
www.mie.ro PS Public selected domains
www.mmssf.ro/ PS Public all
www.mmssf.ro/ PS Public all
al level . Most of the institutions included have regional offices in all Romanian counties, that offer the services presented in the table. This is the case for
ential and existing entrepreneurs, individuals who wants to start-up a business and authorised individuals or family associations. None of the services targ
of self-employment are the ones offered by the Ministry of Labour through the Counties Employment Agency that aim the stimulation of independent activ
neurship and entrepreneurial abilities, business consultancy, business start-up advice, and financial support trough government or EU financed programm
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ation
The main tasks and objectives
Regional coverage it is funded by
concerning self-employment
Ministry of Youth and Sport
Promoting and protecting the
economic, production, commercial,
financial, juridical and any other
nature interests of small and
medium private enterprises.
- Protecting and promoting private
SMEs interests at international,
national and local level
• Promoting and defending private
enterprises interests in the
all country NGO auto-finance
relationship with decision-making
public authorities, as well as with
other bodies and organizations in
Romania and abroad
• Stimulating, by its specific ways,
privatization and setting up of small
and medium size enterprises based
on local private capital and/or with
foreign participation
The Empretec Programme is
UNCTAD's integrated capacity-
building programme promoting the
creation of sustainable support
structures that help promising
entrepreneurs build innovative and
all country UNCTAD internationally competitive small and
medium enterprises (SMEs), thereby
contributing to the development of a
dynamic private sector. In Romania
the programme is co-ordinated with
the Agency of SMEs and Co-
operatives (ANIMMC)
Programme for the development of
The entrepreneurial training courses the entrepreneurial abilities among
take place in: Bucharest, Brasov, young people and for
Romanian Government
Constanta, Craiova, Iasi facilitating the access of these to
and Timisoara. financing. Objective: promotion of a
training system which will facilitate
The objective of this program is
affirming and capitalization of
product potential and services of
microenterprises and small
enterprises through decreasing the
training gap of Romanian
all country Romanian Government microenterprises and small
enterprises staff related to European
Union microenterprises and small
enterprises staff and facilitating the
access of microenterprises and
small enterprises to training and
consultancy services.
The program aims to support
traders, natural or juridical
authorised persons that unfolds
activities of
all country Romanian Government
commercialising market products
and services, through the facilitation
of access to training and
professional specialisation.
educational programmes targeting
33 counties and Bucharest auto-finance
busihness development
Alba Iulia
- Brasov Founded and funded by
training programmes
- Craiova Romanian School for Business
- Ploiesti
Founded and funded by
Bucharest training programmes
Romanian School for Business
Founded and funded by
Bucharest training programmes
Romanian School for Business
CERPECO was founded in 2003,
following the project with the same introduction of the CEFE
name, initiated by the Chamber of (Competency based Economies
Commerce and Industry of through Formation of Enterprise)
Romania and Bucharest. CCIRB method of training in Romania,
was the promoter and the project creating a group of trainers that
Bucharest-Ilfov
was funded in the framework of would sustain training courses by
the program “PHARE 2000 using this method and offering
Economic and Social Cohesion - training courses for the development
Development of the Human of the entrepreneurial abilities and
Resources in the context of the business start up
industrial reorganization".
Constanta auto-finance business consultancy
Braila and South East Region NGO auto-finance business consultancy
to support the development of the
private sector of small and medium
sized enterprises (SMEs), on local
Maramures NGO auto-finance
level, or through a branch. Also, the
foundation supports the
development of the local NGOs.
NGO auto-finance -Foundation,
promoting the setting-up of new
Romanian legal person, non-
all country private enterprises and the
governmental and non-profit
development of SMEs
organization; founded in 1992
promoting women entrepreneurship
Bucharest Chamber of Coomerce Bucharest' in traditional domains and supporting
home based business
Support and promotion for the
benefit of businesses in the field of
industry, agriculture, trade, tourism
Bucharest and all counties NGO auto-finance and services,
Occupational training and further
training of economic operators in
Bucharest and in the country and
Founded thanks to a cooperation
programme between Academia de
Studii Economice Bucuresti and Its goal is to create a Centre that
Bucharest
Washington State University. develops entrepreneurial spirit.
Untill 1995 was funded by USAID,
now is self-funded
don't aim specific self-employment,
offices in each county only reducing unemployment in
general
offers space, secretarial services
Braila self-finance
and business counselling
The investment for the setting up
the technological park partnership
Galati promoting innovative SMEs
central administration – local
administration.
The aim of the programme is to
support, through financial not
repayable allowances, the
investments
made in eligible economic
all country Romanian Government sectors/activities by start-up
enterprises, micro-enterprises and
SMEs that
cumulatively met the eligibility
criteria stipulated in the
implementation procedure.
North - East (NE) Suceava, Botosani,
Iasi, Neamt, Bacau, Vaslui
South - East (SE) Vrancea, Galati,
Buzau, Braila, Tulcea, Constanta
South - Muntenia (SM) Arges, Prahova,
EU Credit line for SMEs
Dambovita, Teleorman, Teleorman,
Giurgiu, Calarasi, Ialomita
North - West (NV) Satu Mare,
Maramures, Bistrita Nasaud, Salaj,
Bihor, Cluj
To create the premises for small and
medium towns to become industrial
poles in order to
selected small towns Romanian Government
involve the rural population in
industrial activities;
To set up or to develop firms
capable of taking-up productive
all country Romanian Government Stimulating of SMEs
Lend 461RO granted to Romania stimulating independent activities,
all country to International Bank for family associations, micro-
Reconstruction and Developing enterprises,
es presented in the table. This is the case for the Chamber of Commerce, for the Romanian School of Business, and for Ministry of Labour ( which
family associations. None of the services targets specifically only 1 person companies, as self-employment is defined in our project, but supports
y that aim the stimulation of independent activities.
t trough government or EU financed programmes,
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How much does the service
What kind of service they offer? What is special about this service?
cost?
webpage with information for potential offers information on financial and
entrepreneurs free management resources
Elaborating business plans
Filling all the necessary papers for
accessing different sources of financing
Obtaining the international quality
standards, through CTIMM
Implementing the environment systems,
and quality, environment, health labour
safety integrated systems
Following the formalities for buying the
Legal, managerial and marketing Services with low prices for
available state assets
consultancy members
Organising training courses on the
following topics:
Management
Marketing
Finances
European Computer Driving Licence -
ECDL
Public relations and communication
The Romanian Empretec Programme
envisages:
To identify potential entrepreneurs
To develop their traits and business skills
To provide support and state-of-the-art
advisory services to enhance productivity
and competitiveness
interactive courses aiming to develop Selection based on individual To develop modern business practices
entrepreneurial skills applications; free To encourage the exchanges of
experiences and networking locally and
internationally
To help the arrangement of mutual
beneficial partnerships with foreign
companies. Exports development
To assist and support the entrepreneurs in
accessing finance.
The Programme has 2 phases: These courses result in elaborating a
Phase I – organization and development business plan by each eligible beneficiary,
of entrepreneurial training courses for Selection based on individual in a period of 10 days from the
the Programme applications; free end of the course. Through these courses
beneficiaries; 600 young people (possible entrepreneurs)
Phase II – financing the first selected will get trained.
The activities for which are granted
budget allowances:
The costs regarding the
a) training the microenterprises and
activities from each selected
small enterprises staff/ executive board
beneficiary are partly
on priority subjects -
supported from the state
management, marketing, strategy and
budget, representing 60% from
planning, sources and methods of supporting the access of microenterprises
each eligible cost done
financing the and small enterprises to
(excluding VAT) but
investments and other priority domains training and consulting services
without exceeding the
for the enterprise.
maximum ceilings for each
b) consultancy for eligible
eligible activity and within the
microenterprises and small enterprises
limit of a maximum 80
for elaborating business and
mil. ROL for each beneficiary.
marketing plans, accessing financial
sources, training in standard systems,
Eligible activities are: participation to
training / formation
/ professional qualification /
improvement / specialisation, computer The value of the non-
purchasing, realising web sites, reimbursable financial
promoting e-commerce, purchasing allocation is granted to the
extended electronic signatures and selected beneficiaries and is support traders
qualified digital certificates, equal with the equivalent of
elaboration and producing of publishing 65% from the value of eligible
materials for reducing the gap of expenses (excluding VAT)
Romanian traders’
information compared with the one from
European Union
In each county, the local branch of the
The prices are different
school offers different kind of training
depending on the county and
courses, including: economics, HR training programmes
courses; it may vary from 100-
development, business management,
500 Euro;
accountancy, marketing
HR counselling; The prices are different
Training courses for entrepreneurs, depending on the county and Training courses for entrepreneurs
managers and employees of SMEs courses
Legal dispositions into force regarding the
establishing of companies;Financing
The prices are different
sources for SMEs; Marketing and
training courses depending on the county and
marketing plan; Business plan; Company
courses
management; IT-basic info
Total no of hours:40.
The prices are different Module 1. Using computers
training courses depending on the county and Module 2. Internet and uses (e-mail, web)
courses TOTAL: 40 hours
Now CERPECO offers a large variety of
training courses, in business start up and
as well in other fields of the
entrepreneurial training. In order to
1 day CEFE training courses free of charge during the
respond to increasing request of
5 days CEFE training courses project
entrepreneurial courses there were
created partnerships with well-known
organizations from the country and from
abroad.
Offers assistance for individuals who
want to start up a business but also to
those who already have their own
business
Offers information concerning available
programs and operational financing
sources The consultancy sessions are
Offers information concerning the free of charge
regional development programs The fees for each kind of supporting the access of microenterprises
available for Constanta county service and project and small enterprises to
Elaborates business plans, feasibility varies;CCINA' members benefit training and consulting services
studies for obtaining loans or financial of discount tariffs
support
Elaborates market studies
Asses the companies economic
situation
Elaborates financing projects for
institutions
Some consultancy services are
business consultancy: start up, source
free of charge; elaboration of supporting the access of microenterprises
of financing, elaboration of
documentantion and projects and small enterprises to
documentation for grants and credits,
have different fees; average is training and consulting services
fairs
arround 400 Euro
business consultancy: start up, source
supporting the access of microenterprises
of financing, elaboration of some services free; some
and small enterprises to
documentation for grants and credits, against fees
training and consulting services
fairs
project management; grant-schemes
management; transnational technology
transfer; technical assistance and
consulting; training and institutional
building; studies and statistical research; offer various free of charge services for
database; web-page; Internet; various entrepreneurs as part of different projects
networking; disseminating information; implemented
international partnership development;
information campaign and marketing
promotion; publishing; secretarial
support and accounting; host institution
hosting WINNER Help Desk Romania -
various supporting service for entrepreneurs womn
UN programmes
business information
expert consulting for starting and
developing a business
logistic support of company's starting a business; competence
undertakings various evolvement; guidance and assistance;
extensive promotion access to financing sources a.s.o
business training of managing staff and
personnel
starting a business; competence
consultancy services and training various evolvement; guidance and assistance;
access to financing sources a.s.o
offers support for business start-up,
business counselling, free re-calification free of charge see also last 2 positions
training courses for unemployed
offers cheap space and business
support for business start-up rent/sqm counselling, especially for accessing
financial resources
The spaces are free of rent for
This park disposes of 2500 sqm, 60 in the firsts years of activity.
offices, a conference hall, multimedia Utility costs (electricy, water,
offices space;
hall, as well as spaces for research heating, cleaning and
and consultancy. security):6.5 Eur/sqm without
VAT.
Selection based on individual The programme is administered by the
applications; Maximum of 40% National Agency for Small and Medium-
from the value of the Sized Enterprises and
investment project will be Cooperatives and is performed in
accorded by grants, but not cooperation with the FINANSBank,
more established in the open public auction.
offers financial support to start-ups, than the equivalent in ROL of The bank will grant to the eligible
SMEs and micro-enterprises 50.000 Euro in the case of beneficiary a financing credit, on medium
small and medium sized or long term, covering
enterprises and no minimum 45% of the value of investment
more than the equivalent in project. The contribution of the eligible
ROL of 10.000 Euro for start-up beneficiary shall be of
enterprises and micro minimum 15% of the value of investment
enterprises project, in nature or cash.
Scheme offer combine
The principal objective sustaining – credits with an - reimbursable
through flexible and efficient financing component (grant) for eligible
financing services
line- viable SMEs development that small and medium enterprises
demonstrate a satisfactory profit rate. to the
target regions of Program.
The programme finances the investments
of small and medium enterprises in
Selection based on individual equipments,
offers financial support
applications installations, except for the vehicles, as
well as in the rehabilitation of buildings to
be used for the
development of production and/or
loans granting from unemployment
Selection based on individual assurance budget, in
offers financial support; advantageous conditions, in conformity
applications
with Law no. 76/2002 regarding
unemployment
Selection based on individual
Micro credits granting for persons credits for entrepreneurs
applications
School of Business, and for Ministry of Labour ( which
elf-employment is defined in our project, but supports
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Information on a contact person
The target group of the The Internet pages of
Title First Name Last Name e-mail
service the service
dep_afaceri@
SMES www.smeprojects.ro Mr Cristian Ionescu
cnipmmr.ro
The target audience for the
program includes potential and
existing entrepreneurs, and
professionals in public or
private sector organisations
who are expected to act in an
entrepreneurial manner. carmen.hopul
Empretec Romania target www.mimmc.ro/animmc/ Carmen ele@mimmc.r
Ms Hopulele
beneficiaries are: Private micro, empretec/ o
small and medium
enterprises.Private
entrepreneurs. Public sector,
civil servants. Start-ups.
Women' business initiatives.
Experts, consultants, consulting
firms, universities.
young people (18 to 35) who
are /have authorised individual, www.mimmc.ro/programe carmen.trifu
Ms Carmen TRIFU
familly associations, /start2005/ @mimmc.ro
microenterprises
SMEs Mr Marius Nicolae BITA
georgeta.andr
SMES Ms Georgeta Andrei
ei@mimmc.ro
business_sch
Ms Felicia Zarojanu
ool@ccir.ro
business_sch
SMEs Ms Felicia Zarojanu
ool@ccir.ro
business_sch
SMES Ms Felicia Zarojanu
ool@ccir.ro
business_sch
SMES Ms Felicia Zarojanu
ool@ccir.ro
all considering starting their business_sch
Ms Felicia Zarojanu
own business ool@ccir.ro
individuals who want to start up
a business but also to those ccadr@ccina.
Ms. Stela Curt-Mola
who already have their own ro
business
individuals who want to start up
a business but also to those centru@cdim
who already have their own m.ro
business
individuals who want to start up
a business but also to those cdimm@cdim
Mr. Nicolae Dascalescu
who already have their own m.org
business
individuals who want to start up
a business but also to those cmarandei@i
Mr. Cristian Eduard Marandei
who already have their own mm.ro
business
women entrepreneurs Ms Iolanda-Elena Mihalache adf@ccir.ro
individuals who want to start up
a business but also to those
Ms Mihaela Goj ddab@ccir.ro
who already have their own
business
students, companies Ms Alexandra Manolache office@cbe.ro
unemployed people, students
entrepreneurs Mr. Adrian Matetovici
office@softw
IT companies Mr Walter Erwin Frenghel arepark-
galati.ro
start-ups, SMEs and micro- doina.codrea
enterprises from selected Ms Doina CODREANU nu@mimmc.r
domains of activity o
eligible small and medium eorgiana.pas
Ms Georgiana Pascu
enterprises cu@dr.mie.ro
sarmiza.dobr
eligible small and medium
Ms Sarmiza Dobrescu escu@dr.mie.
enterprises
ro
eligible enterprises different persons in each county from County Employment Agency
Micro credits granting for
persons, who want to develop a
business, the persons that
unfold
independent activities, family
associations, micro-enterprises,
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Information on a contact person IF NEEDED: Information on another contact person
m male - m male -
function Title First Name Last Name e-mail function
f female f female
Business Promotion
m
Department
Director EMPRETEC Programme f
Expert, Department for
Elaboration,
Implementation and
f
Monitoring
Programmes for SMEs
and International Co-
Head of Unit,
Department for
Elaboration,
Implementation and
m
Monitoring
Programmes for SMEs
and International Co-
operation,
counsellor, Strategies,
Policies and
Programmes for f
Internal Trade
Unit
General director f
General director f
General director f
General director f
General director f
Head of Department f
President m
cdimm@cdim executive
Mr. Radu Big m.org manager m
executive manager m
vice-president f
Deputy of Information
and Business
f
Development Division
f
Deputy m
Director f
Counsellor, f
Counsellor, f
f
Deputy Director, Implementation Directorate,
ns in each county from County Employment Agency