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Portuguese week “Flavours of Portugal” – Portuguese Wine & Food Fair

AGERON Poland on behalf of the Polish-Portuguese Commercial Chamber coorganized the event: Portuguese week “Flavours of Portugal” – Portuguese Wine Food & Fair.

The event took place on May 25-30 in Warsaw (Intercontinental Hotel). Individual companies: food, beverages and wine producers, and a special guest ? Portuguese Foods, the biggest agency of food producers in Portugal, came to Poland on this occasion. Portugal Foods ensures a dynamic development of the sector in Portugal and promotes its positive image abroad. The agency examines attractive sales markets and introduces Portuguese products to commercial networks all over the world. It also represents over 100 food producers in Portugal.

As a part of Portuguese week many exhibitions and tastings were held. The guests had a chance to get to know better Portuguese culture and the country?s touristic offer. It was a business event, too. The representatives of the Portuguese producers, seeking opportunities to enter the Polish market or to extend their economic activity here, attended a series of business meetings with Polish distributors and importers including FMCG, one of the biggest companies on Polish market. Thanks to an extensive information company in the media, it was a very popular event among Polish potential business partners.

We hope the meetings resulted beneficial to both Polish and Portuguese businessmen.


Vitafoods 2015 trade fair

It is the fourth time Ageron Poland has organized Polish National Pavilon at Vitafoods and Finished Products joint fair trade which took place in Geneva in May.

The fair lasted from 5th to 7th of May, 2015 and 6 Polish pharmaceutical companies exhibited their products at Polish National Pavilon. Until now, the visits have been organized within Sector Promotion Programme for Polish Biotech and Pharma. This year, making the most of our experience, we organized the visit again, although this time outside the programme. Polish companies were eager to take part in the event due to its measureable effects ? every year more and more companies are participating in the fair.

Vitafoods and Finished Products gather annualy more than 500 raw materials suppliers, functional foods and diet supplements producers. Participants from 92 countries have the opportunity to exchange their knowledge and experience at conferences and discussion panels held at the fair.

Thanks to Polish National Pavilon, the exhibitors reduce the costs substantially and save their time, as we prepare the stands for them. We provide our clients with:

  • stand project and construction;
  • exhibition material transport;
  • graphics preparation;
  • help in legal aspects ? registration of company and its employees.

This year Polish exhibitors could get a refund of their participation in Vitafoods and Finished Products. Thanks to Polish Ministry of Economy, companies got a partial refund of the costs of stand organization and business meetings at the fair. Ageron Poland as Project Coordinator was responsible for all legal aspects of the visit and thanks to its commitment, Polish exhibitors could obtain their refund.

Both the number of visitors and business meetings were more than satisfying to Polish exhibitors. A part of them is already preparing for the next edition (2016), and so is Ageron Poland, who will again be in charge of Polish National Pavilon organization!


Ranking of the economic competitiveness of the cities in Lodz Voivodehip

SPATIAL PLANNING OFFICE OF THE LODZ VOIVODESHIP

 

LodzkieOn behalf of the Spatial Planning Office of the Lodz Voivodeship in the City of Lodz, we completed the research: Development problems of the cities in Lodz Voivodeship: economic situation. The main aim of the research was to characterize the economic competitiveness of the cities in Lodz Voivodeship.

 

 

 

The competitive position of the territorial unit is determined both by the potential of the recourses held and the possibilities under its structure. The competitiveness, therefore, is a sum of the potential expressed by the investment attractiveness of given territorial unit and its real use that illustrates the adaptive character ? the ability of the economy to adopt to the changing economic conditions and long-term development.

On the basis of the research run, we have prepared the investment attractiveness and adoptive indicators and the resultant indicator of the economic competitiveness that constitutes the sum of two previous indicators.

The attractiveness indicator involves the assessment of public transportation availability, the size of labor market, availability of investment grounds and business surrounding characteristics. When it comes to the adoptive indicator, we analyzed the economic and investment dynamics and the dynamic of labor market.

The research resulted in developing ranking of the economic competitiveness of the cities in Lodz Voivodeship. Strykow, Lodz and Rzgow proved to be the most economically competitive cities, Lodz was identified as the city with the highest investment attractiveness and Strykow as the city with the best economic adoptive indicator.


Włocławek – Urban functional areas delimitation

The City of Włocławek

The main goal of integrating functional areas determined in the National Spatial Development Concept 2030, is to change the perspective of managing Polish cities. The management patterns should be switched from focusing on administrative area of the city to focusing on the city in the context of its functional area.

Such a change is vital for integration, which results reach further than administrative boundaries of the municipal administration, for example: spatial planning, infrastructure development or measures focused on local labor market development.

The Research Department of Ageron Polska, for the City of Włocławek, completed the project ?Delimitation of urban areas of the City of Włocławek supported by the planning and strategic documentation. The main aim of the project was to elaborate an integrated approach towards urban functional area of the City of Włocławek and determine the potential development directions.

The diagnostics work involved developing three reports:

  • Delimitation of functional area of the City of Włocławek,
  • The analysis of the labor market in the City of Włocławek and its functional area,
  • Communication study for the City of Włocławek and its functional area.

AGERON Polska passed to the City of Włocławek the final version of the Functional Area of Włocławek Development Strategy for 2014-2020.


Functional Area of Konin Agglomeration with the study of economic development

KONIN COUNTRY

koninWe have completed the work on the Study of Economic Development with the Promotion Program for the Investment Areas of the Functional Urban Area of the Konin Agglomeration.

The project involved a broad analysis of the economic condition of the Functional Urban Area of the Konin Agglomeration, including the analysis of statistical data, strategic documents and other sources. While determining the conditions of economic growth, we have taken into consideration the localization, natural environment, infrastructure, social and economic factors. We obtained a SWOT analysis, which served as a base for determining the strategic targets.

The strategic part of the document contained the strategic targets and economic development directions of the Functional Urban Area of the Konin Agglomeration. These consider, among other things, supporting the entrepreneurship, growth of the innovative character of the Functional Area examined, development of agriculture and other key areas crucial of the development of the Agglomeration. We have also determined the directions of economic development, i.e. areas of certain definite economic functions located in the Agglomeration (areas of economic activation, development of service sector, tourism and agriculture). We have developed the program of promotion for investment areas, the implementation of which will attract the investor to the Agglomeration.

Each phase of the study was broadly consulted with the citizens, institutions of business environment and the representatives of local authorities. The document was analyzed during the meetings with Permanent Consulting Social Team, Agglomeration Municipal Convent, the citizens and other socio-economic partners. Now, everything is up to the municipal authorities responsible for implementing the guidelines included in the document.

The project was run on behalf of the Konin County represented by 16 bodies of municipal authority within Functional Urban Area of the Konin Agglomeration. The document developed is a part of the project Konin Agglomeration ? local municipal authority.


Study on the international activity level of companies form Mazovia

Strengthening our position in research and consulting in the scope of internalization of the companies in 2014, we completed the „Study on the International activity level of companies from Mazovia – identification of non-export companies potential” project.

The project was run on behalf of Mazovia Voivodeship and was a part of the “Development of the of  the monitoring and evaluation system for  the implementation of the basics regional innovation strategy for Mazovia” system project. The project involved among other things: quantitative study involving export and non-export companies form Mazovia, the analysis of the study results and experts panel with presentation of the results.

The report on the study includes a detailed analysis of Mazovian export and recommendation on the opportunities to increase the entrepreneurs’ involvement from Mazovia in the International economic activity and strengthening their pro export attitude.
Full version of the report available HERE


Cross-Innovation. Internationalization of SME from Warsaw

THE CITY OF WARSAW

Cross-Innovation is a process of merging companies from creative sector and those from traditional sectors. In order to share knowledge and know-how. It enables creating added value, new products and business processes that enrich the expertise of both companies. The example being the cooperation of the producer of nanotechnology impregnates for car body and architect office that resulted in patenting new substance for architecture and sculpture artifacts. Both companies may now start expand into new markets with their brand-new and innovative product.

International expansion is mentioned not by chance. Ageron Polska run the European phase of Cross-Innovation project that was devoted to internationalize Warsaw entrepreneurs wanting to start a cross-sector cooperate with companies from other partner cities such as: Birmingham, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Pilzno, Tallinn, Vilnius, Berlin and Linz. The project involved the following branches:

  • ICT
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biotechnology
  • Video games and mobile applications,
  • Energy sector and green-tech
  • Design (industrial pattern-designing, fashion, computer graphics, 3D design and production)
  • Multimedia
  • Social media and internet
  • Medical sector (health care and medical equipment)

…and many other, as about 120 from 11 markets of European Union companies took part in the project.

Ageron Polska, acting as a broker of innovation and cross-sector cooperation, completed the following measures:

  • Analysis of innovative and export potential of Warsaw SME and selection of the most interesting companies for further internationalization
  • Matchmaking for Warsaw companies with the companies from other partner cities completed by organizing a B2B session in Berlin and signing the cooperation declaration by Warsaw SME and companies from Stockholm, Berlin and Vilnius
  • Workshop on cross-sector innovative cooperation for Life Science sectors at Berlin Innovation Interface Event
  • Developing a recommendation for economic development policy makers of the City of Warsaw in respect of international perspective in Warsaw entrepreneurs activity (part of strategic document CrossInnovation Warsaw Implementation Plan)
  • Workshops, consultations and consulting for Warsaw SME in the scope of international expansion
  • Representing Warsaw at events in Stockholm (September 2013) and Birmingham (June 2014) – presentation on the role of internationalization in municipal programs of support for innovative sectors
  • Gathering good practices and description of case studies of the most interesting cross-sector innovative initiatives

More information about the project at: www.cross-innovation.eu


Informational and promotional activities assessment for Podlasie

The team of AGERON Polska, in collaboration with WYG PSDB Sp. z o.o. company is about to start the evaluation research for Podlaskie Voivodeship

The team of Ageron Polska, in collaboration with WYG PSDB Sp. z o.o. company is about to start the evaluation research for Podlaskie Voivodeship ?The assessment of informational and promotional activities under Regional Operational Programme of Podlaskie Voivodeship in 2007-2013 for the final report and financial perspective 2014-2020?.

The main aime of the research is to assess the informational and promotional activities run by the Managing Institution ofRegional Operational Programme of Podlaskie Voivodeship from 01.01.2007 to 10.07.2014 and its results. The assessment of the results will be conducted on the basis of adequacy, effectiveness, utility, durability and efficiency criteria. The project will involve such methodology, as:

  • analyses of existing sources,
  • quantitative research run with the use of CATI method
  • individual in-depth interviews with the employees of Podlasie Voivideship Office
  • expert panel with the representatives of the media.

The research will be conducted from August to September 2014.s


Strategic sector analysis for Subcarpatia

Under Development of Eastern Poland 2007-2013 program run for the Rzeszow Regional Development Agency, the team of AGERON Polska undertook to conduct the analysis of five branches , that were considered to be of strategic character for Subcarpatia. The branches chosen are as follows:

  • Chemistry;
  • Aviation;
  • IT;
  • Renewable energy;
  • Life quality (this branch includes three crucial sectors:
    • Sustainable tourism (active tourism, heritage tourism, recreation, agrotourism, business tourism, religious tourism)
    • Health (medical centers, health resorts, SPA, medical tourism, eldercare, eco food),
    • Eco technologies (green building, eco infrastructure, technologies for tourism and health, recycling).

All these sectors were analyzed in respect of such factors, as the volume, structure, main development centers, existing companies . That is how the report was completed with the labor market data in the Podkarpackie province. Thanks to that, analysis of particular sector potential analysis was possible.

Developing five brochures that promote particular branches and report summarizing the information gathered were the final effect of the project.


Sector Promotion Programme of Medical Device and Measuring Equipment Industry

 Consortium of AGERON Polska and World Expo International is implementing a three-year Sector Promotion Programme of Medical Device and Measuring Equipment Industry. The project is subsidised from the Ministry of Economy funds as a part of 6.5.1 sub-measure of Operational Programme Innovative Economy.

Sector Promotion Programme is aimed at creating positive image of Polish economy brand abroad, developing new international contacts by entrepreneurs, promoting Polish firms from medical device and measuring equipment sectors as well as increasing export to selected markets i.e.:

  • Germany,
  • Russia,
  • United States,
  • Brazil,
  • United Arab Emirates.

Promotion activities include participation in international and national trade missions, trainings, conferences and matchmaking meetings. Entrepreneurs taking part in the Programme may be granted a refund of up to 75% of eligible costs. So far 24 companies from medical device and measuring equipment sectors have joined the Programme that gives them an opportunity to promote their business on 27 promotional events.