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Environmental support by Austrian Economic Chambers

ESP – Energy Service Package for Businesses – Vienna, 17st of October 2012

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Facts

Austrian Economy:about 520.000 membersabout 3.400.000 employed personsbut: about 226.000 one-man-businesses

Economy of Vienna:about 118.000 membersabout 780.000 employed personsbut: about 54.000 one-man-businesses

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Only about 3 Per Cent of the Austrian Population are Self-Employed.

Source:Statistics Austria, Micro Census 2003

4,3 million

3,3 million

0,5 million

Employed, civil servants and workersSelf-employed and family workers(including farmers and freelancers)

Non-employed

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40.000

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Chamber Members Austria-Wide (Survey Date 31/12/2009)

7,88%9,12%13,22%14,79%18,45%22,49% 6,44% 4,57% 3,04%

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Persons Employed in Member Companies

In Vienna.

Employed in %

1 to 9 80.5

10 to 19 9.9

20 to 99 7.8

100 to 299 1.3

300 to 499 0.3

500 and more 0.2

Spread (without one-man businesses, survey date: July 2004)

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Tasks of the Economic Chambers

>> Representation of interests>> Balancing of interests>> Legal service>> Business management and business promotion>> Education and training>> Sovereign administration>> Foreign trade>> Public relations in all fields,

Economic lobbying and comprehensive information for members

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The Organisation of the Economic Chambers

7 Federal Divisions 7 Regional Divisions

9 Regional Chambers

GeneralSecretariat

including Professiona

l Departmen

tsHead Office including

Professional Departments and

District Departments

Professional Organisations Professional Organisations

ForeignTrade

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SECRETARIAT GENERALIncl. Professional Departments

Specification

FEDERAL DIVISIONS

HEAD OFFICEIncl. ProfessionalDepartments

Specification

FEDERAL DIVISIONS

Regional Divisions

Professional Associations

Federal Bodies

Regional Guilds

Prof. Representatives

Regional Bodies

Professional Groups

Professional Groups

Professional Groups

Professional Representatives

Prof. Associations

Prof. Associations

Prof. Associations

Prof. Associations

Crafts andTrade

Industry CommerceCrafts and

TradeIndustry Commerce Banking and

InsuranceTraffic andTransport

Tourism andLeisure Indust.’

Informatin andConsulting

Banking andInsurance

Traffic andTransport

Tourism andLeisure Indust.

Informatin andConsulting

Economic Chambers Austria

Federal Guilds

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Legal and technical support and information

Vienna Economic Chamber:

Department of Energy and Environment Policy:• support in environmental questions (technical and

legal)• by phone, mail and personally• publications and other written informations• Internet-Database

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Technical support and information

Vienna Economic Chamber:

Service for facilities:• support in questions concerning permissions of

facilities (technical and legal)• by phone, mail and personally• support while permission procedures• Information about suitability of facilities

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Institute for Economic Promotion (WIFI Wien)

Biggest private institute for adult education:• 55.000 participants per anno• about 5.000 seminars and workshops

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Institute for Economic Promotion (WIFI Wien)Training Acitvities

•Management•Personality•Languages•Business Administration•EDP•Technology: Word procedures; Construction and manufacturing; technology (C-technologies); Metal processing and metal working; Wood and plastics technology; Plant operation / plant organisation;Quality management; Electrical engineering and electronics; Automotive technology; Environmental protection / environmental technology; Safety techniques / labour protection; Technical documentationBranches: special programs

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Institute for Economic Promotion (WIFI Wien)

Consulting:• by extern professionals• individual solutions• environment and energy efficiency: in cooperation with EcoBusinessPlan Vienna

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Standard Models of Consulting

Initial Consultation (max. 2h): for free – definition of the project

Short Consultation (max. 8h): analyze situation, advice for the next steps

Long Consultation (max. 24h): customized solutions (for example: business plan, marketing concept, …)

Coaching (max. 16h): attendance of a process

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Costs for founders and start-up

entrepreneurs (first three years)

Vienna's business development supports this consulting with financial contribution of 75% of the net consulting costs:

Hourly Rate € 74,- net- WIFI contribution (75%) € 55,50 netHourly Rate: € 18,50 net

VAT is 20% (€ 14,80) which is paid by the enterprise.

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Costs for all other entrepreneurs

Vienna's business development supports this consulting with financial contribution of 50% of the net consulting costs:

Hourly Rate € 74,- net- WIFI contribution (50%) € 37,- netHourly Rate: € 37,- net

VAT is 20% (€ 14,80) which is paid by the enterprise.

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Consulting for Vienna's entrepreneurs

business development: external consultants and external knowledge target group: founder/foundress, start-up entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs WIFI Expert Pool – about 500 Experts selection of a qualified consultant (WIFI Expert Pool) Experts can give answers to general or specific questions Experience for decades; ISO-certified

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Facts & Figures (2008)

2.848 registrations for expert advice

2.202 finished sessions

27.354 hours of consultancies

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Facts & Figures

Leading Questions/Issues internal environmental protection 12,4 % company reorganization/restructering 8,4 % maintaining business Business Plan 8,3 % Marketing, positioning on the market 8,1 % Strategy and general planning 6,1 % company's valuation 5,0 % cost accounting, Controlling 4,9 %

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Operating Sectors Crafts and trades sector 29,1 % Trade sector 23,0 % Information and consulting sector 23,4 % Tourism and leisure sector 20,0 % Transport and communications sector 2,5 % Industry sector 1,9 % Bank and Insurance sector 0,1 %

Facts & Figures

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EcoBusinessPlan Vienna

Vienna Economic Chamber and its WIFI are partners of the EcoBusinessPlan Vienna:

• support for the environment• economic stability• job creation

A win-win-situation for all of us!

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Thank you for your attention!

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