Transcript Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Comparing Craft entertprises:
European Experiences for
Networking – Firenze 28/4/2006
Erzsébet GYÚRÓ
Head of Intl. Dept and EIDC of
Budapest CCI
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Short history of the Hungarian
Economic Chambers
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In 1850 a royal charter ordered the establishment of
chambers of commerce and industry
After the political and economic changes, at the
beginning of the ’90s a legislative process was
started and resulted in the Act on Chambers
In 1994 a new Act on Chamber (Public Law chamber
on the base on Austrian and German law) was
passed
In the year of 2000 mandatory chamber membership
was abolished, further Chamber of Crafts and
Artisans was fusioned with Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
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Main Decision Making Bodies of
Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
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General Assembly is the supreme organisation of the
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Chamber consisting of delegates elected by the regional
chambers of commerce and industry, number of Delegates: 231
Tasks: creating and amending the statutes and other selfgovernment stipulation, as well as the code of ehics, in addition
to the approval of the budget an the election of officals and
members of the bodies.
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Presidium is a body consisting of 36 elected members.
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Function: to supervise the Chambers’s activities in the periode
between the General Assemblies.
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Hungarian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
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„umbrella” organisation
16 Professional Committe and
10 Bilateral Committes for Foreign Relation are
helping the continous work
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Network of the Hungarian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
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20 chambers in county capitals and in
the capital city
3 city chambers
More than 90 chambers offices
comprise a strong national network
Appr. altogether 500 chamber
employees in the service of companies
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Membership, economic
importance of the Chamber
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Appr. 45 000 member companies
Members produce 2/3 of the Hungarian GDP
Our companies represent 95 % of the
Hungarian export
Nevertheless 97% of the membership are
SME’s (99,9 % is the Hungarian average)
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Functions of the Chamber
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Public law role:
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Representative role:
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Service role:
origin, ATA)
self-governance, certificates (cert.of
interprets a general
representation of the economy, makes opinions on laws and
regulation affecting entrepreneurs, performs interest
representation tasks at local level, as well.
sector specific information booklets,
information sessions, trainings, EURO Information Centres in 6
chamber offices, Counselling on EU funds and application forms,
setting up quality standards for tender advisors, pool of
qualified advisors, Széchenyi Credit Card system – financial
support SME-s
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Széchenyi Card
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The only really successful SME program
A program spanning over governmetal cycles
Credit for current assets
Interest support + credit guarantee
Chambers + VOSZ+ commercial banks
Very low operational costs
40 thousand clients
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Internationalisation of
Companies
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Matchmaking, partner finding
Organisation of businessmen meetings
Transfer of business offers, business
information
Organisation of conferences on foreign
economic issues
Issuing trade documents like Certificate of
Origin, ATA Carnet
Internet portal, newsletters
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Participation in Vocational
Training
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Chamber elaborates the curriculum and examination
requirements for the training of 16 professions –
affects 40 % of the total number of apprentices, all
together 25 trousand pupils
5 group of professions: catering, textile industry,
leather industry, construction industry, hairdressing,
cosmetics
Definition of the quality requirements for the exams
on master level, setting up examinations board
Mediating between apprentices, schools and
workshops
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SME development, Strengthening
Competitiveness
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Counselling and trainings regarding
entreperenurial skills
Company management issues (taxation,
legal issues, book-keeping etc.)
Information and advice on available
financial resources, credits, EU-funds
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Issues on the Agenda of
Lobbying
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Problems in the field of Vocational Training
Falling Competitiveness
Relative decline in FDI inflow
In appropriate tools and methods in the field of trade promotion
Growing foreign trade deficit
Risks of the current rate of exchange and basic interes rate
Dangers of dual economy, situation of SME-s
Cheaper public administration, smaller state
High taxes – dispute by the planning of the state budget
Retaining VAT – warning
Dangers of non discharging debts on a wide scale
Genuitiy of the tax reform
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Foundation and tasks of Budapest
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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BCCI was founded in 1850
Legal status: self-governing body
Core competences:
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promote commerce, industry and related
economic sectors
initiates government measures and
legislation, and contributes to their
implementation.
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Organizational structure
Bodies
 -Delegates’ Assembly
 -Executive Board
 -Supervisory Committee
 -Ethic Committee
Committees:
 Economic Policy
 Regional Development
 International Relations and EU Integration
 Vocational Education and Training
 Finance and Budget
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Members and Problems
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Appr. 7500 members from micro
entrepeneurs to multinational companies
Bcci’s members have
 Different sizes
 Different interests
 Different problems to solve
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Different branches – different
interests – strategic question
BCCI incorporates members from:
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Industry:
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Trade:
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Industry and Industrial Research, Planning, Services, Construction Industry,
Research, Design and Services, Transport and Forwarding ,
Telecommunication, Information Technology, Public Utilities, Public Services)
Trading, Trade Services, Retail, Catering, Tourism, Hotel and
Accommodation Services, Bank, Insurance and General Financial Services,
Services for Supporting Business Activities (e.g. training, media,
translators)
Handicrafts:
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Construction, Timber, Electrics, Iron, metal, automotive industry, Food,
Health, other Services, Garment, Textile, Leather and Other Professions)
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Services of BCCI
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Certificate of origin, ATA carnet
Completion of trade documents
Foreign trade consultancy
Library, Internet access
Address and Contact Lists
Trade Missions, exhibitions
Organization of business meetings
Professional training, teaching
Master’s examination
Settlement of disputes out of suit
Consultancy in finance, grant applications and tendering
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Services for Crafts and
Artisans I.
EVENTS in April 2006
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Visit in Trade Show LIGHT & BUILDING 2006, for
electricians
How to deal with covering activity in Wood
Manufacturers Industry, new trends
Jury for Artisans
Professional Day for Cleaning companies + Master of
Ceaning exam
Professional Day and meeting for Section of Cloth-,
Textil-, Leather
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Services for Crafts and
Artisans II.
Regular advices on:
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Taxation, accountancy
Social contribution
Laws, regulations
Széchenyi-card, financial support
Master exam
Enterprise fundation, start-up
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EU-Office of BCCI
Main roles:
 Targeted knowledge base for members and
universities, research centers, public bodies
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offer access to EU-databases and CD-ROM‘
collect all kind of relevant information so as to help companies
in the integration
Services:
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EU leaflets, documents
Library, consulting
Seminars, workshops
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EU-funds for Crafts and
Artisans
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In the framework of National
Development Plan (GVOP, HEFOP, AVOP, ROP,
KIOP)
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MAP, CIP, FP7 and other direct grants
from Brussel
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Best practices - Summary
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Internationalisation – events, meetings
Web-pages
http://www.bkik.hu
http://www.kezmuvesportal.hu
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Széchenyi Credit Card
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Jury activity
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EU-funds and grants
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Many thanks for the attention!
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