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story of our site logo |
 Our
logo is the greek letter “φ”.
This letter signifies the first step of a long journey,
and the road chosen is like a loop in a spiral, toward
knowledge and permanent improvement.
Moreover, if we are going to walk together on this road,
advancing steadily upwards, we will reach for more information,
new skills and more competitive performances.
Nonetheless, entering into a spiral way, it could easily
cause vertigo. Therefore, we should stop from time to
time, to assess where we are, as to better understand
our situation and that of the other passers-by.
- Are we able to compete with them?
- Are we learning as fast as they do?
- Do we act in an effective and efficient manner?
- Do changes create improvement opportunities?
It is up to us to control this process. And, as evolution
needs from time to time a revolution, courage to question
everything will enable us to make correct decisions. |
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| WHY
www.smeprojects.ro ? |
| The Romanian Small and Middle
Sized Enterprises (SMEs) can apply for funding
under several financing programmes, which are currently
available in Romania. Besides, SMEs can use support
services, aiming at increasing funding opportunities
or at fostering performance improvement. Sometimes, support
services can be freely provided to SMEs (through
projects implemented by associations or other NGOs).
Furthermore, support services are provided by consulting
companies, by request, but it expects an attentive selection
process. |
| However, although public and
broadly disseminated via multiple media, information
on funding does not reach always all interested parties.
And choosing a service provider is often a difficult
problem, especially in the case of a micro enterprises
or of a small enterprise, due to the lack of an awareness
of the "state-of-the-art" in the field of consulting
services. |
| Taking into account these
points of view, SMEs are often confronted with
complex situations, apparently without a simple and clear
solution. Thus: |
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You don’t understand why other organizations
have got non-reimbursable funding. |
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You always find out about a potential funding
programme only with few days before the deadline
for project proposals submission. |
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Your day-to-day problems are not usually easily
recognisible on the priorities of the existing
funding programmes. |
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The offers received from consulting companies
do not approach apparently your chronicle problems,
nor do they seem relevant for you. |
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If you recognize your situation
in at least one of the above mentioned assertions, you
have to take your time and visit this site! You might
find an interesting information, an useful tool, a potential
partner, or at least a good idea already validated by
somebody else beforehand.
At the end, regardless our good intentions, someone could
say that it is nothing workable for own special situation.
In this case, for not wasting irrevocably the time invested
in browsing our site, please do send us your sincere
opinion, even it is merely the expression of your dissatisfaction
(at office@smeprojects.ro).
Do not hesitate in contacting us – your remark will
help us to improve this site and if perhaps you will
decide to visit the site again sometimes, you will find
the information you may need! |
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| WHO
Is In Charge Of This Site? |
This site is build by the
Projects Dept. of CNIPMMR .
Our purpose is to develop a strong dialogue tool with
all SMEs members of CNIPMMR, with local branches
and other affiliated associations.
Do not hesitate to contact us, if you represent a micro-enterprise,
a small or a medium-sized company, an association of SMEs,
or a support service center for SMEs. If you are
interested in some non-reimbursable funding programmes
in particular, missing or too hastily presented on this
site, or when you think that important aspects are not
properly approached, do contact us and together we will
reach a solution. |
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| WHOM
TO Is Addressed This Site? WHAT Does This Site Offer? |
| The idea of this site has
started when becoming aware that access to information
on available funding opportunities is still limited and
partially biased due to communication channels. The news
and facts presented by mass-media are thoroughly connected
with the level of attention and understanding of those
handling the information provided by the authorized sources.
Furthermore, the highly specialised language used for
describing non-reimbursable funding programmes is not
always clear enough for all the interested parties. |
| Similarly, the selection of
a support service provider is made usually on the basis
of friends' recommendations or of more or less persistent
advertisements, lacking a real market evaluation system
of the quality of the services, prior ti signing consulting
contacts. |
| Therefore, we aim at participating
to the dissemination of as much information and knowledge
as possible, concerning especially those related to non-reimbursable
funding opportunities available in Romania for SMEs
and for support services centres for SMEs (SMEs
associations, NGOs, other companies). |
| We are not considering ourselves
as an authority in project management, when non-reimbursable
funding programmes are involved. Nor we aspire at become
an assessment body of the skills of the support service
centres for SMEs. We intend only to propagate
the experience gained in this area and to foster the
development of links between stakeholders. |
| Therefore, without claiming
that we own exhaustive information to the SMEs
interested in accessing available funding opportunities
in Romania, this site will offer you: |
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information on the non-reimbursable funding opportunities
available for SMEs or for SMEs associations |
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information on the succes stories identified
in Romania |
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a meeting and discussion place for potential
partners |
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offers of specialized support services. |
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| Comments
and Suggestions |
| We are trying to disseminate
as much information and knowledge as possible, relying
on the experience that we have gained in this interesting,
but still less acknowledged and very debatable, field
of management of non-reimbursable funded projects. Without
any doubts, we are still far from your (and even our)
expectations, but, for sure, we would like to improve
our services in time, based on your feedback. Do send
us your suggestions, disappointments or merely your opinions
(at office@smeprojects.ro).
We shall carefully analyze them in order to take the
needed corrective or preventive actions. We hope that
you will see changes and improvements every time when
you will visit again this site! |
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