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The role of business associations at European and national level in the implementation of the SBA Remco de Bruijn European Affairs Manager The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
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The role of business associations at European and national level in the implementation of the SBA
Remco de Bruijn
European Affairs Manager
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce 2012
Mission
Helping entrepreneurs and enterprising people to realize their entrepreneurial
ambitions.
Organisation
12 regional public law organisations with 45 offices and The Netherlands Chamber
of Commerce (Association). Governed and financed by entrepreneurs.
Main tasks
• Managing the business register
• Information, advice and support (start-up, internationalisation etc.)
• Promoting a good business climate
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Facts & figures 2011
• 25 million visits to kvk.nl annually
• 2,3 million registered entities in the KvK business register
• 1,75 mln. telephone calls, 570.000 desk visits and 230.000 email replies
• 10.000 members KvK business panel,
• 35.000 members KvK online community “hallo”
• 11.000 individual advisory meetings, 44.000 seminar visitors
• 670.000 issued export documents
• 95% brand awareness, 86% entrepreneurs is satisfied with Chamber services
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Role of EU level business associations
Main EU level business organisations involved in SBA implementation:
• BusinessEurope
• Eurochambres
• UEAPME
• Eurocommerce
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Role of EU level business associations: Eurochambres
Eurochambres (Association of European Chambers of Commerce and
Industry)
• 45 national chambers of commerce
• 2000 regional and local chambers of commerce
• 19 million companies
Activities
• Representing European business interests to the European institutions
• Promoting the added value and visibility of the Chamber network
• developing the participation of European Chambers in projects of value to
business / EU project coordination
• Networking and events
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Role of EU level business associations: Eurochambres
Monitoring/advancing the implementation of the SBA
• Eurochambres SBA committee (25 national CCI members; 2-3x a year)
• SBA Implementation survey
• position papers and press releases
• SBA follow-up meetings (every three months) with EU SME envoy and team
• Meetings of the network of SME envoys (SBA Advisory Group)
• Participation in European SME Week Summit
• European Parliament of Enterprises
• Implementation of EU projects mentioned in SBA (Erasmus for Young
Entrepreneurs, mentoring business transfer)
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Role of EU level business associations: Eurochambres
Eurochambres SBA Implementation Survey
SBA implementation survey (2009 and 2010) with key selected issues/questions
around 3 key priorities: Access to finance, Better regulation and Access to Markets.
SBA implementation survey 2010 example questions:
• Has your government implemented measures to encourage credit institutions/banks
not to restrict the availability of credit to SMEs during the year 2010?
• Has your government introduced new and/or alternative support measures to
facilitate SMEs’ access to finance in 2010?
• Has your government implemented measures to tackle late payments from business
to business and from public administration to business?
• Has your government set a target to reduce administrative burdens on businesses?
• In the framework of the Services Directive, is the point of Single Contact in your
country established and fully functioning?
More information
http://www.eurochambres.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=1&DocID=3053
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Role of EU level business associations: Eurochambres
• 750 entrepreneurs from across the EU take over the European Parliament
every 2 years
• Debate on topical issues and vote on resolutions in the presence of the key
EU decision-makers.
• Topics EPE 2010:
• Conditions
• Markets
• Resources
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Role of EU level business associations: Eurochambres
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Role of EU level business organisations: UEAPMEUEAPME Think Small First Test and SBA Implementation Scoreboard
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Role of EU level business organisations: UEAPME
More info:
http://www.ueapme.com/IMG/pdf/111005_Scoreboard_final.pdf
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Role of business organisations: national level
Involvement of The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
• SBA fact finding mission DG Enterprise to NL (1x year)
• Participation in Eurochambres implementation survey (NL situation)
• Participation with national delegation to the European Parliament of Enterprises
• Implementation of EU projects mentioned in the SBA (business transfer,
entrepreneurship education)
• Support to EU SME Week
• Raise issues with government officials (e.g. national SME envoy)
• Ask specific questions to business panel
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Role of business organisations: national level
Video: Dutch Business Meets EU
• Raise attention to SBA topics: access
to finance, think small first and
innovation
• Explain EU in an easy way to
entrepreneurs
Promotion of video
• E-Mails to stakeholders
• Social media (twitter, hallo!, Youtube)
• Websites (KvK, europa.nu, EEN)
• Newsletters
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Questions?
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Many thanks for your attention!
Remco de Bruijn
European Affairs Manager
The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
Tel. +31630352682
Email: [email protected]
