Hajdu-Bihar County Hajdu-Bihar County Foundation for Foundation for

Enterprise PromotionEnterprise Promotion

Viktor Vántus Viktor Vántus

Managing director Managing director

Role of the H-B County Role of the H-B County Foundation in SME Foundation in SME

and Economic and Economic Development of the Development of the

CountyCounty

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Area: 17.754 sqkmArea: 17.754 sqkmPopulation: 1.554.000 citizensPopulation: 1.554.000 citizensGDP per capita: 967.000,- HUFGDP per capita: 967.000,- HUF

Hajdu-Bihar CountyHajdu-Bihar County

Hajdu-Bihar CountyHajdu-Bihar County

Area: 6.210 km2Area: 6.210 km2 Population: 552.000 citizens (5,4%)Population: 552.000 citizens (5,4%) County seat: DebrecenCounty seat: Debrecen Number of settlements: 83Number of settlements: 83

Hajdu-Bihar CountyHajdu-Bihar County Economic data Economic data I. I.

The main economic sectorsThe main economic sectorsAgriculture: 9 %Agriculture: 9 %Industry (machinery, pharmaceutical, Industry (machinery, pharmaceutical,

textile, wood): 26 %textile, wood): 26 %Tourism and services: 60 %Tourism and services: 60 %Construction engineering: 5 %Construction engineering: 5 %

Hajdu-Bihar CountyHajdu-Bihar CountyEconomic dataEconomic data II. II.

GDP: 600 billion HUF. (13 th place)GDP: 600 billion HUF. (13 th place) Export: 694,3 million €Export: 694,3 million € Import: 483,8 million € Import: 483,8 million € Number of employees: 189.800 psNumber of employees: 189.800 ps Number of unemployed: 26.000 psNumber of unemployed: 26.000 ps Number of enterprises: 40.860Number of enterprises: 40.860

Hajdu-Bihar CountyHajdu-Bihar CountyEconomic dataEconomic data III. III.

GDP national: 15.000 billion HUF.GDP national: 15.000 billion HUF. county: 600 billion HUF. county: 600 billion HUF.

GDP per capita in the county is 74% of the GDP per capita in the county is 74% of the national level, in the region this is onlynational level, in the region this is only 66%. 66%.

Unemployment rate: national 6,4 %, Unemployment rate: national 6,4 %, regional rate is 8 % county’s rate is 6,8 %regional rate is 8 % county’s rate is 6,8 %

Economic organizations in Economic organizations in the countythe county

Active economic organizations:Active economic organizations: The yearly economic and market growth is 5%The yearly economic and market growth is 5% The share according operational form: The share according operational form:

sole entrepreneurs: 54 %, sole entrepreneurs: 54 %, companies with legal entity: 37 %, companies with legal entity: 37 %, non for profit organizations: 7,9 %, non for profit organizations: 7,9 %, governmental and local governmental institutions: governmental and local governmental institutions: 1,5 %.1,5 %.

Foreign Trade figures of Foreign Trade figures of Hajdu-Bihar countyHajdu-Bihar county

ExportExport: 694,3 million €, 63,7 % of it to the EU, : 694,3 million €, 63,7 % of it to the EU, 10,7 % to the CEFTA, 4,6 % to the CIS 10,7 % to the CEFTA, 4,6 % to the CIS countries. Export is continuously growing. countries. Export is continuously growing. Target countries: Germany, Netherland, USA, Target countries: Germany, Netherland, USA,

Import:Import: 482,8 million €, 62,4 % of it from EU, 482,8 million €, 62,4 % of it from EU, 13,1 % from CEFTA , 6,3 % from CIS. Import 13,1 % from CEFTA , 6,3 % from CIS. Import is also continuously growing . The main is also continuously growing . The main countries: Germany, Italy, USA.countries: Germany, Italy, USA.

The main characteristics The main characteristics of SME-s, their problemsof SME-s, their problems Lack of capital and recoursesLack of capital and recourses Lack of informationLack of information Competitiveness and effectivenessCompetitiveness and effectiveness Lack of managerial knowledgesLack of managerial knowledges Legal following attitudeLegal following attitude EU compatibilityEU compatibility Lack of connections with EU partnersLack of connections with EU partners

National Development Plan National Development Plan of Hungaryof Hungary::

Priorities of the Economic Competitiveness Priorities of the Economic Competitiveness Programme stimulation of investmentsProgramme stimulation of investments

1. Stimulation of investments1. Stimulation of investments

2. Development of SME-s2. Development of SME-s

3. R/D and Innovation3. R/D and Innovation

4. Information society and knowledge 4. Information society and knowledge base development of economybase development of economy

Objectives of the Regional Objectives of the Regional Operative ProgrammeOperative Programme

1.1. Strengthening of the economic potential Strengthening of the economic potential of some associations of settlements.of some associations of settlements.

2.2. Creating attractive environment of Creating attractive environment of settlements and improving living settlements and improving living conditions.conditions.

3.3. Development of the local community Development of the local community capable to renewal.capable to renewal.

Priorities of the ROPPriorities of the ROP

1.1. Development of the regional economic Development of the regional economic environment.environment.

2.2. Integrated development of settlements Integrated development of settlements and their associations.and their associations.

3.3. Improvement of the renewable Improvement of the renewable capabilities of the community.capabilities of the community.

4.4. Technical assistance.Technical assistance.

How the Region and the County are How the Region and the County are preparing to joining the EU?preparing to joining the EU?

Regional Development Plan and Regional Development Plan and workprogramme are readyworkprogramme are ready

County Strategic Development Plans County Strategic Development Plans and Development programmes are and Development programmes are readyready

Conformity with the National Conformity with the National Development PlanDevelopment Plan

County’s other planning documentsCounty’s other planning documents

Economic Development Programme Economic Development Programme of Hajdu-Bihar Countyof Hajdu-Bihar County

General territorial development General territorial development objectivesobjectives

Background of the Development Background of the Development ProgrammeProgramme

MethodologyMethodology Economic Development ProposalsEconomic Development Proposals

Maintaining and raising Maintaining and raising competitiveness of SME-s I.competitiveness of SME-s I.

Main areas for improvement:Main areas for improvement: Taking over and naturalization of up-to-date Taking over and naturalization of up-to-date

technologytechnology Implementation of energy and material Implementation of energy and material

attentive, environmental friendly technologiesattentive, environmental friendly technologies Achieving higher processing grade of the Achieving higher processing grade of the

manufactured productsmanufactured products Manufacturing products containing higher Manufacturing products containing higher

added value and innovationadded value and innovation

Maintaining and raising Maintaining and raising competitiveness of SME-s II.competitiveness of SME-s II.

Producing more „Hungaricums”Producing more „Hungaricums” Application of up-to-date packaging Application of up-to-date packaging

materials and technologymaterials and technology Development of market information and Development of market information and

knowledgesknowledges

Maintaining and raising Maintaining and raising competitiveness of SME-s III.competitiveness of SME-s III.

Knowledge of the competitors and Knowledge of the competitors and market participantsmarket participants

Obtaining up-to-date managerial Obtaining up-to-date managerial knowledgeknowledge

Increasing subcontracting abilities, Increasing subcontracting abilities, achiving the position of stable achiving the position of stable subcontractorsubcontractor

Programmes assisting institutional Programmes assisting institutional development of SME-s I.development of SME-s I.

Filling up existing industrial ParksFilling up existing industrial Parks Establishing Innovation Centers, Establishing Innovation Centers,

Technology Transfer IncubatorsTechnology Transfer Incubators Development and support of clustersDevelopment and support of clusters Development of Logistic ParksDevelopment of Logistic Parks

Programmes assisting institutional Programmes assisting institutional development of SME-s II.development of SME-s II.

Continuing supported counselling, Continuing supported counselling, training and providing information training and providing information servicesservices

Providing preferential loansProviding preferential loans Providing venture capital, loan Providing venture capital, loan

guarantee schemeguarantee scheme

Means and possibilities of Means and possibilities of SME-s developmentSME-s development

Mikro-Credit Programme: for starters and Mikro-Credit Programme: for starters and operating SME-s up to 3 million HUFoperating SME-s up to 3 million HUF

Széchenyi card: for financing current Széchenyi card: for financing current assets, up to 5 million HUF, with short run assets, up to 5 million HUF, with short run periodperiod

Midi-Loan: Low interest rate loan between Midi-Loan: Low interest rate loan between 3-10 million HUF for operating SME-s3-10 million HUF for operating SME-s

EUROPE Loan: Low interest rate loan EUROPE Loan: Low interest rate loan over 10 million HUFover 10 million HUF

Hajdu-Bihar County Hajdu-Bihar County Foundation for Enterprise Foundation for Enterprise

PromotionPromotion

MissionMission

Assisting creation of SME-s, Assisting creation of SME-s, development of their entrepreneurial development of their entrepreneurial

abilities, culture in changing abilities, culture in changing conditions and environments.conditions and environments.

Organisational structureOrganisational structureFOUNDERS

PRESIDENT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Supervising CommitteeCommittees

Network

division

Micro-credit division

Financial manager

Projekt development division

Special Advisory manager

Client service

Sub-office network

External special Advisors

Suboffice networkSuboffice network

Strategic objectivesStrategic objectives

Assisting creation and market development of Assisting creation and market development of SME-s with means of: councelling, training, raising SME-s with means of: councelling, training, raising entrepreneurial culture, providing information and entrepreneurial culture, providing information and preferential loans and development recoursespreferential loans and development recourses..

Our objective is to find national and international Our objective is to find national and international recources, research markets and solutions with recources, research markets and solutions with which we assist to our clients-SME-s in their which we assist to our clients-SME-s in their operation and development helping them to operation and development helping them to integrate into EU. integrate into EU.

Development Plans and studies Development Plans and studies

developed by HBC Foundationdeveloped by HBC Foundation Bio-food development planBio-food development plan Development plan for Development plan for

mechanical engineering mechanical engineering Strategic plan for tourism Strategic plan for tourism

developmentdevelopment Development plan for Development plan for

handcraft industryhandcraft industry Waste material processing Waste material processing

planplan Strategic plan for Strategic plan for

development of incubator development of incubator networknetwork

Development plan for Development plan for clothing industryclothing industry

Pork meat Pork meat

processing processing

development plandevelopment plan Development plan for Development plan for

quality milk productionquality milk production Fresh fruit and vegetable Fresh fruit and vegetable

marketing planmarketing plan Strategic economic Strategic economic

development plan of H-B development plan of H-B CountyCounty

Geothermal energy studyGeothermal energy study Region innovation strategyRegion innovation strategy

HB County Foundation and its role in the HB County Foundation and its role in the Economic CompetitivenessEconomic Competitiveness Operative Operative

ProgrammeProgramme

It is declared as one of the intermediatory It is declared as one of the intermediatory organization in the implementation of the organization in the implementation of the above programme.above programme.

Stimulating cooperation between chambers, Stimulating cooperation between chambers, local governments, associations of settlements, local governments, associations of settlements, institutions for high education, etcinstitutions for high education, etc..

ResultsResults

During the past 10 years of the operation of the Foundation we attracted to our

county about 20 m€ development funds, assisted to launch about 500 start up businesses, we contributed to further

development of another 1.300 businesses with all of those more then

1.200 jobs were created.