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For an update with what's new, check CEED Romania news!
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Join us for the Meetup of Entrepreneurs from Central & Eastern Europe at the 6th CEED Regional Conference, 24-25 of May. This year we will meet in Warsaw, Poland, the sixth largest economy in the EU and one of the fastest growing economies in Europe, with a yearly growth rate of over 3%.
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ENTERPRISE Magazine and CEED Bulgaria (Center for Entrepreneurship and executive Development – Bulgaria) have the pleasure to present the first for Bulgaria Balkan Business Forum and the third one from the series of forums MySuccess.bg for small and medium-sized enterprises. The goal of the Forum is to present successful ideas of leading companies from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
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LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE ROMANIAN-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND CEED ROMANIA
On December 23rd 2011, CEED Romania obtained a USD 200,000 credit from the Romanian American Foundation, which has the aim to support implementation of the EU funded program: “Entrepreneur for the Third Millennium”.
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Green Entrepreneurship – Social Enterprises
for Sustainable Development
CEED Romania is a partner in the pilot “Green entrepreneurship” program funded by Romanian-American Foundation. The program has 3 year duration and it started in February 2011. The lead partner is the Foundation for Partnership.
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I-DEALIS Inclusion and Economic Development for the Alpine areas (mountain and sub-mountain) from Romania through Social Enterprises
In March 2011 CEED Romania won a tender launched by Asociatia de Dezvoltare Horezu within their EU-funded project entitled “I-DEALIS Inclusion and Economic Development for the Alpine areas (mountain and sub-mountain) from Romania through Social Enterprises”.
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Press Event
”Learning by Sharing: Mentoring for
Social Entrepreneurship Development”
On 31st of January 2012, CEED Romania launched the project”Learning by Sharing: Mentoring for Social Entrepreneurship Development”, financed by the Embassy of United States in Romania.
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Skills for the future
CEED won a subcontract in partnership with Relians Corp SRL, a consultancy and training organization to deliver training services for the employees of the Ministry of Labor, Family and Social Protection.
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| CEED organized its first B2B event in Istanbul in partnership with TOBB and Ozyegin University. The event connected entrepreneurs in the CEED network to Turkish companies looking to do cross border business.
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The most successful Top Class Romania mentees and mentors
We are proud to present the top three most successful mentees and mentors from our project : "Top Class - Education and Mentorship for the Entrepreneurs in the Bucharest -Ilfov Region"
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“Adaptability and competitiveness in the road transport sector of Romania”
The strategic project has been awarded a grant during an open tender for strategic projects, launched under the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development, managed by the Ministry of Labour, Family and Equal Opportunities. The EU financing is provided from the European Social Fund (ESF), one of the EU Structural Funds.
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„ ENTREPRENEUR IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM”
" Entrepreneur in the Third Millenium" has as a general objective the development of the entrepreneurial and managerial skills through intensive use of IT&C in business in view of promoting establishment and development SMEs and generating jobs in Romania.
The project proposal will be funded from the HRD Operational Programme. The grant contract was signed on 18th of June 2010 and the date of start is July 1st, 2010.
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| On 29 January 2010, CEED Romania provided the first session of the “Business Management” courses within the Top Class project.
The event was attended by 22 participants - company managers and would-be entrepreneurs - who want to improve their management knowledge and skills.
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| South Eastern Europe’s Private Equity Association hosted in Bucharest its second annual conference, entitled “Fueling Healthy Growth - adding value through Private Equity in SEE”.
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| CEED attended the 5th edition of the Project Management Forum, “Connect to excellence in project management” organized by CODECS and PMI Romania Chapter in Bucharest.
The event discussed the benefits brought to companies by sound, professional project management.
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| The Executive Director of CEED Romania, Mrs. Cristina Manescu participated to the discussion sessions of the fourth edition of the Conference „Structural Funds in Romania”, organized by FinMedia in Bucharest.
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On September 30, 2008, Ms. Elizabeth Bradley, the owner of a traditional cheese company came from Ireland to Romania following the business contacts established during Rural Financial and Leadership Development Program, which was the first major project that CEED Romania had implemented.
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CEED Romania was invited to a special anniversary event on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 6 p.m., at the Romanian Athenaeum. On this occasion H.E. President Traian Băsescu, H.E. Prime-Minister Călin Popescu- Tăriceanu and H.E. U.S. Ambassador Nicholas F. Taubman addressed the audience. The 15th anniversary of the AmCham Romania brought together member companies, business partners and other authorities.
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| The conference on consultancy services - Constanţa 2008 took place in Mamaia, at Iaki Hotel, on the 26th of June 2008 and CEED Romania was invited to take part in this event.
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| Between May 20 and May 22, 2008 in Przno (Budva), Montenegro USAID, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, Economic Growth Office’s Regional Competitiveness Initiative (RCI) invited regional stakeholders from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus to share best practices in tourism and agribusiness, business service delivery mechanisms, esolutions that enhanced competitiveness, and investment attraction.
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For the first time in Southeast Europe, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development brought you a conference designed to help you find the capital you need to significantly grow your business.
CEED brought to Sofia a number of regional entrepreneurs and investors who provided their practical perspective on what it takes to find capital. Over 100 participants had the opportunity to hear real stories from successful entrepreneurs from throughout the region who had "taken their companies to the next level" by working with Venture Capitalists and Private Equity companies. Participating SME entrepreneurs heard what these investors were looking for.
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Successful entrepreneurs need money to pursue their business ideas and develop their companies. The course “Non-bank corporate finance: methods and success stories” organized by CEED Romania aimed at supporting dynamic entrepreneurs and find the best solutions for accessing capital in order to sustain their companies’ growth.
Two significant IPO case studies were presented: a public utility company, Transelectrica, who plays a key role in the Romanian and Central&South-Eastern electricity market, and an important private ITC retail firm, Flamingo International. Representatives of both companies presented the success story of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process they have experienced and how it helped the companies’ development.
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CEED Romania participated to the SME Funding Opportunities Event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania on March 12, 2008. During the SME Fair, over 100 companies visited CEED Romania’s booth and the participants were very much interested in the Center’s training and advisory services.
In an interview granted to the Business Magazine of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Executive Director of CEED Romania, Mrs. Cristina Manescu provided a detailed presentation of the Center’s accomplishments, its regional network, and the cooperation opportunities it offers to the Romanian SME community.
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| | Development of institutional capacity, cooperation among authorities, networks functionally integrated at national level, as well as the development of public-private partnerships are key factors for an effective absorption of EU funds available in the period 2007 - 2013.
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| The first regional conference of the CEED network was organized in Slovenia, Rogaska Slatina resort, on 19th of May 2007.
The event brought together a group of over 80 selected high growth SMEs from seven countries from the East and South East European region.
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The Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED) is a community of high expectation entrepreneurs providing the know-how and networks needed to drive businesses forward. CEED is for entrepreneurs who want sophisticated, yet practical training and connections to finance and new markets.
We invite you to download the January 2010 CEED newsletter, "Entrepreneur Connections" to read more about our initiatives.
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| The entrepreneurship and mentorship project destined to entrepreneurs in the Bucharest-Ilfov Region – Top Class, launched in November 2009 has attracted more than 160 participants registered for the program’s activities which will start on January 29, 2010 with the first learning session.
The training sessions will be organized on a weekly basis, and registered participants can select both general management courses, certified by the National Council for Adult Vocational Training and short practical courses.
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| The Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED)
and the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham Romania)
have launched the Top Class project, co-financed by the European Union,
and destined to those willing to start up their own business and know more
about managing and developing an independent activity.
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| CEED Regional Network Centers and Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) organized CEED Regional Conference on June 5, 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia.
CEED was proud to provide in its 3rd Regional Conference Mr. Charles Leadbeater, a leading authority on innovation and creativity, a reputable advisor of companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy and the author of the international bestseller “We think” on the subject of collaborative innovation and how it can be catalyzed and managed to fuel the company’s growth.
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| CEED Romania participated to the event “Challenges and Opportunities during an economic downturn - a practical guide in the Romanian market”, held on February 12, 2009. The event’s main components included presentations and a business fair.
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The consulting company Depro Inovatie together with the Romanian Fund for Social Development, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED Romania) and the Association AMFAR Galitia are building a better future for women participating to the project with the same title, co-financed by the European Union.
Please download the project's press release here.
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| On the 18th of July, 2008 took place the official launch of IBM Corporate Services Corps Program in Timişoara. A multidisciplinary team of 9 IBM consultants, covering various areas of expertise were assigned to provide assistance ...
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| What is Sapard- is Ipard the same thing in the neighborhood area- for example Macedonia?
The Romanian experience is useful and relevant for the countries which have access to Ipard. In this context, CEED Romania collaborated with its Macedonian peer in organizing the Round Table “Regional SAPARD Best Practices - A Guide for the Future IPARD Utilization”, held on 30th of June 2008, in Skopje, Macedonia.
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