Factsheet for measure
SI-2013-1/2566
– measures in Slovenia
Export Window
SPIRIT - Javna agencija Republike Slovenije za spodbujanje podjetništva, internacionalizacije, tujih investicij in tehnologije
Background information
Slovenian government’s Agency SPIRIT is a single point of contact for Slovenian companies and potential foreign investors alike. The agency is in charge of the regulatory, expert and development tasks serving to increase the competitiveness of Slovenian economy in the area of entrepreneurship, internationalisation, foreign investment, and technology. It prepares and provides practical information and advice, offers financial incentives to innovative companies, and develops entrepreneurial competences.
Content of measure
The Agency operates with two networks, 12 local offices - ‘Slovenian Business Points’ (Slovenske poslovne točke, SPOT) - and a network of ‘Innovative Environment Entities’ (Subjekti inovativnega okolja, SIO). Slovenian Business Points offer face-to-face consultation and advice, organise events, training and provide information for SPIRIT’s websites. The Innovative Environment Entities network encompasses 18 incubators and technological parks. It communicates through two channels: websites Business Portal and Export Window.
The ‘Business Portal’ website supports beginners, as well as experienced entrepreneurs who want to build up a healthy and stable enterprise. On the web portal, users can find information about:
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Business opportunities, national as well as international
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Education and training about international business, strategic plaining, sustainable business, and digitalisation
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Financial incentives for company’s growth and development
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Business events for discovering new sales channels
The ‘Export Window’ website provides, free of charge, information and consultancy to existing and potential exporters. Services include:
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A web portal with basic and up to date information for beginners in international trade
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Consultancy and assistance in organising participation at international trade fairs
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Training in international business (including international seminars, lectures about sales techniques, presentation of legislation and the like)
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Supply of contacts to exporters searching for business partners, and in particular industries abroad.
The targeted markets are from 52 countries.
Use of measure
The annual report for the year 2023 reports the following performance data:
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295,963 searches on the Export Window, Business Club and Business Portal;
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35,400 searches on the Business Portal for foreign businesses.
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Overall satisfaction was rated by respondents with an average score of 4.4 on a scale of 1 to 5;
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70 business events attended by 1,695 domestic and 3,222 foreign companies; 12 seminars and training programmes for 261 companies;
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144 searches of foreign companies for contacts of potential Slovenian suppliers;
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1528 business opportunity news published on the Export Window web portal.
The study Internationalisation of European SMEs (2010) presents the Export Window as an example of good practice.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Applies to all businesses
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Does not apply to citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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European Funds
National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
Unknown
Views and reactions
Unknown
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