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Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Pawel Zuromski, President of the Board, Lodz Regional Developmemt Agency “Regions for economic change: Regional Policy responses to demographic challenges” Brussels, 25 -26 January 2007 1

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region Integrated Regional Operational Programe - IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund • • • General Topics National and regional background for the Measure’s implementation. Criteria of the projects’ selections. Characteristic of the implemented projects. Characteristic of the final beneficiaries. Experiences after two years of the implementation period: positives features and obstacles. 2

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region IROP - Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund General information • The objective of the measure is to develop the appropriate foundations and conditions favoring the undertaking of independent business activities and employment creation by stimulating the set up of new local enterprises in non-traditional sectors of economy. • Beneficiaries – project holders selected within the competition (Final Recipients). • Projects’ costs include: a)Costs of Beneficiary related to project implementation (cannot exceed 100 thousand PLN per year). b)Costs of individual bridging allowance and one time business startup investment grants • Ultimate Beneficiary – natural person, not registered as unemployed, intending to undertake business activities (regardless of age, sex, possessed vocational experience), excluding persons who have been the owners of an enterprise and have conducted business activity after 1 January 2004. 3

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund Utilisation of allocated funds: the Lodz Region IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion Amount of allocation (ESF) according to IROP Programme Complement Amount of contracted EU financial support (ESF) Indicative share of contracted EU Financial Support in total allocation of funds for years 2004 -2006 (ESF) Lodz Region 9, 00 mio PLN 6, 29 mio PLN 69, 88 % 2. 356. 000 EUR *3, 8235 = 9. 029. 370 PLN [Allocation of funds for IROP multiplied by average rate of EUR in Polish National Bank on 22. 11. 2006] 4

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund Submitted projects in figures Projects Number of projects registered 113 approved (after formal evaluation) 104 transferred to PAC 1 72 recommended 12 contracted 12 5 1 PAC – Projects’ Assessment Committee

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund Problems / Opinions of Ultimate Beneficiaries STRENGHTS: • Improvement of vocational qualifications and skills • Long term, complex and proffesional support • Fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit among persons who didn’t seem to be capable to start business activities independently WEAKNESSES: • Complicated procedures (too many documents) • Extending procedures for payments of allowances • Quality of training courses (sometimes far away from expectations) 13

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund Problems / Opinions of Final Recipients (Beneficiaries) STRENGHTS: • Great interest of the measure, particularly among young and unemployed persons • Promotion and development of institution/individual opportunities WEAKNESSES: • Complicated and often changed procedures/documents • Extending period for payments • Project laboriousness 14

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region IROP Measure 2. 5 Entrepreneurship Promotion European Social Fund Problems / Opinions of Implementing Institution STRENGHTS: • Great interest in this measure • Opportunity to implement projects aiming unemployment reduction through support of entrepreneurial activities that implies set up of new enterprises (the measure strongly corresponds with LRDA’s mission) WEAKNESSES: • Over-developed institutional system • Procedures / guides / programme documents (frequent changes) • Projects laboriousness / lack of sufficient skills of Final Recipients for project implementation (mainly staff shortages) 15

Promotion of the entrepreneurship - fostering positive attitudes towards an entrepreneurial spirit Lodz Region Pawel Zuromski M. Sc. President of the Board Lodz Regional Development Agency Tuwima 22/26, 90 -002 Lodz, Poland tel. (+48 -42) 664 37 51 fax (+48 -42) 664 37 50 e-mail: Pawel_Zuromski@larr. lodz. pl Pawel. Zuromski@neostrada. pl , http: //www. larr. lodz. pl Elaboration in co-operation with: Ewa Lefik Alicja Grzesiak Krzysztof Jasczak Lodz Regional Development Agency 16