Slide1: Moscow, September 13, 2007 Creating Business Opportunities between Russia and Switzerland Presentation of Irina Gayduk, Director of OPORA EUROPE - Official representative of OPORA RUSSIA (All-Russian organization of SMEs)


Russian small and medium business today: Russian small and medium business today 1 million 29 thous. – small enterprises 2 million 900 thous. - entrepreneurs Number of employees in SE 16,7 million people or 25% of total number of employees ~15% in production of GDP


Branch structure of small entrepreneurship: 3 Branch structure of small entrepreneurship Small Enterprises (SE)* SE +Private Entrepreneurs *Number of small enterprises (legal persons) on branches of economy according to the Federal service of the State statistics 50% 13% 13% 3% 3% 2% 17%


Slide4: OPORA RUSSIA OPORA RUSSIA All-Russian public organization of small and medium business (founded in September, 2002) OPORA All-Russian Union of business organizations (Founded in September, 2001) Committees and commissions Regional coordinators (7 RF federal districts) Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial regional Unions and Associations Entrepreneurial branch associations, unions (100) Entrepreneurs More than 330 000 Regional departments in 79 RF regions About 4,5 million job places


Main directions of activity:: Main directions of activity: Protection of entrepreneurs rights Improvement of SME development conditions Administrative reforms Tax reforms Improvement of legal system Improvement of antimonopoly legislation Creation of SME State support system Financial support for starting small business Access to credit resources Participation in Government Contracting Cooperation with other Russian business unions and associations International cooperation


OPORA EUROPE is:: OPORA EUROPE is:


Mission of OPORA EUROPE: Mission of OPORA EUROPE Development and strengthening of business relationships between Russian and European SMEs


International cooperation: International cooperation PARTNERS (European business-associations) OPORA EUROPE UNICE EU FSB UK OSEC Switzerland CGPME France FFE Finland More than 100 industrial Associations and regional unions of SMEs SARIO Slovakia Country missions Trade missions of RF in Europe Embassies of RF In Europe Regional branches in 79 regions of RF Individual companies Consulting companies Outsourcing and Subcontracting OPORA RUSSIA


Membership: Membership Associated members (All members of OPORA RUSSIA) 10% discount on all services Direct members 20% discount on all services OPORA EUROPE Private companies Individuals Economic organizations


Services provided by OPORA EUROPE : Services provided by OPORA EUROPE Information Overview of investment opportunities; Export regulation requirements in RF/ Europe (customs, tax, certification); Consulting Marketing, sales promotion and PR services; Legal support; Visa support; Business partner search Identification, screening and selecting partners; Due diligence; Assistance in negotiations; Organization of business travel and meetings during trade fairs; Opportunity of organization of individual business missions to the regions of Russian Federation/Europe Opportunity to have a person in Russia/Europe, representing the interests of your company on a permanent or part-time basis.


Match-making between Russian and Swiss businesses step by step : Match-making between Russian and Swiss businesses step by step


Match-making between Russian and Swiss businesses step by step : Match-making between Russian and Swiss businesses step by step


Russian-Swiss business cooperation: Russian-Swiss business cooperation


Swiss-Russian business cooperation: Swiss-Russian business cooperation


Potential niches for small enterprises in Russia: 15 Potential niches for small enterprises in Russia


Slide16: OPORA EUROPE Oberdorfstrasse 10, 8001, Zurich, Switzerland Phone + 41 (0) 43 268 80 02 Fax + 41 (0) 43 268 80 08 E-mail: igayduk@opora.ru; www.oporaeurope.com Thank you!