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On Thursday, Mr Steve DeBretto from the USA and PINS Director Danijel Bertović visited the Rijeka Development Agency Porin. Mr. DeBretto shared his experiences regarding entrepreneurial support infrastructure in Chicago and the US. Since 2012, he has been the CEO of The Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (ICNC) and manages one of the largest business incubators in the US (Make City) and is an associated partner of the new food and beverage incubator, The Hatchery. He is also a member of the board of directors of the International Business Incubation Association (InBIA). He praised the Torpedo Production Park project and suggested several ideas for cooperation between institutions.

 

The Rijeka Development Agency Porin offers the following services:

a) Preparation of analyses, studies, business plans, strategies and other strategic documents

b) Development and implementation of EU projects from different programmes and funds

c) Education from the area of: management, leadership, business planning, human resources management, entrepreneurship, project management, business development, etc.

Some of the workshops:
 Time management, objectives and priorities
 Presentation and communication skills
 Communication styles
 Sales, negotiation and conflict management
 Meeting management
 Successful management
 Teamwork and communication in the team
 Basics of the EU funds system and project financing mechanisms
 Preparation and implementation of EU projects

d) Organisation of events and conferences

e) Rental of conferences and events (capacity 100 people) and renting smaller spaces for education or meetings

f) 3D scanning i

g) 3D printing.
Any additional information, interested can be requested by phone: 051 634 331, e-mail: info@ porin.hr or by coming to the meeting in person – at Milutina Barača 62 in Rijeka.

We are a proud partner on the project ‘Construction and equipping of the Ragan Business Incubator’ in Novalja. The introductory conference of the project was held yesterday, at the opening of which the Mayor of the City of Novalja Ante Dabo, Assistant Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Ana Mandac and Director Dario Zorić spoke in front of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin. Also present was the Assistant Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, Damir Juzbašić. The project was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund.

 

The ninth partnership meeting of the LO.PA.Z. PLUS project was held on 12 November 2019 at the premises of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o. Activities in the sixth quarter of the project implementation were carried out on the agenda, so the partners presented their activities. The issue was raised in the absence of contact details for beneficiaries of support for self-employment and in this sense proposals were proposed to achieve the set indicators to be achieved by the project. An overview of the project budget approved so far by the competent intermediate body, the CES, is presented below. At the end of the agenda, the remaining activities until the end of the project implementation are presented.

The project is funded by the European Social Fund for the following partners: Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o., City of Rijeka, University of Rijeka, Municipality of Viškovo, CCE-County Chamber of Rijeka, Chamber of Trades and Crafts of PGC, Centre of Technical Culture Rijeka and CES-Regional Office Rijeka.