Conference on the European Charter for Small Enterprises

In the course of implementing the “European Charter for Small Enterprises” which came into force in 2000, the European Commission has been holding annual implementation conferences. 

On 13 and 14 June 2006, in the context of the Austrian Presidency, the Conference on the European Charter for Small Enterprises - financed and organised jointly by the European Commission - will be held in the Hofburg in Vienna. Around 350 participants are expected to attend.

The aim of the conference is to exchange ideas concerning established practices for promoting the competitiveness of European small enterprises. For this reason, the conference will include six workshops for the presentation of best practices in the following areas:

• better utilisation of the internal market, in particular regarding better access to information on laws and regulations;
• first-class support, especially in relation to the establishment and transfer of enterprises;
• the Euro-Mediterranean experiences;
• successful models for e-commerce, particularly concerning support for SMEs;
• one-man enterprises, particularly concerning possibilities for developing business potential;
• other lines of action of the European Charter for Small Enterprises.

As a prelude to the event, participants will be given an opportunity to engage in informal exchanges of experiences in the Kursalon Hübner on the evening of 12 June 2006. A Gala dinner in the Albertina is planned for 13 June 2006.

Contact:
Maria Christine Grubmann
tel: +43 (1) 71100-5823
Maria.Grubmann@bmwa.gv.at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/charter/conf2006/index_en.htm