The eEnterprise Slovenia (Slovenia Incorporated) is a virtual organization bringing together Slovenes in Slovenia and other countries of the world sharing interest in eCollaboration. For the first time the idea has been proposed as an initiative Innovation for Life Quality – Slovenia Living Lab in July 2007.
It is open to similar virtual organizations in any cross-border (macro) eRegion engaging business, chambers of commerce and craft, national and local government, IT providers and academia. The organizations having interest are invited by the members of the Inter-Municipality Initiative: Cross-border eCollaboration in the Danube eRegion. The eEnterprise Slovenia will contribute to new and more efficient business and/or increased chances for more successful joint research and development project proposals. The actors of the eEnterprise Slovenia are encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in a cross-border business using latest eTechnologies to support all e-transactions of a business process: inquiry, catalog, purchase order, order confirmation, delivery note, invoice, payment.
To the countries in Central, East and South Europe, the EU strategies for the Danube, the Adriatic and Ionian, and the Alpine region are very important. Interoperability of the eRegions is an opportunity for all countries involved. For example, interoperability with the Baltic Sea Region, or the eRegions on the New Silk Road.
Canadian Slovenian Chamber of Commerce – CSCC, Toronto, Ontario
The CSCC established in 1990 is striving towards making the organization even more responsive to your business needs and connect you with the most up to date information and opportunities from the Slovenian business world: Canada, Slovenia as well as the United States (particularly Ohio and Cleveland). As the latest Canada-EU agreement opens the door for exciting new commerce opportunities, the Canadian Slovenian Chamber of Commerce is evolving to a place for you to share ideas, network, or engage in trade or investment between Canada, Slovenia and the United States.
Contact person: Simon Pribac, Executive Director, Simon@CanSlo.com
International Center for Promotion of Enterprises – ICPE Ljubljana, Slovenia
ICPE acts as a hub which brings together the knowledge from the diverse corners of the world and is at the same time an open network which can provide meaningful support to the internationalization of national economies.
Contact person: Janez Podobnik, Acting Director General, Janez.Podobnik@ICPE.int
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Mohorjeva-Hermagoras, Klagenfurt/Celovec, Austria
Founded in 1851, Mohorjeva družba (St. Mohor’s Society) is the oldest Slovene publishing house. It was established in Klagenfurt (present-day Austria) on the initiative of Bishop Anton Martin Slomšek(1800–1862) with the aim of fostering the Slovenian language. The publications of Mohorjeva družba played a decisive role in the history of reading and literacy among the Slovene people. As a result of historical and political shifts, Mohorjeva družba partly relocated to Celje, an additional branch was established in Gorizia, Italy. Today all three branches remain active and collaborate on meetings, book presentations, and other related events.
Contact person: Dr. Karl Hren, Director, Karl.Hren@Mohorjeva.at
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Slovenia-Hungary Business Club, Budapest, Hungary
The Slovene-Hungarian Business Association was founded in 2009 to provide a successful community for Slovene companies in Hungary and those Hungarian entities that are interested in the Slovene market. The Association offers a platform for information exchange and provides a possibility for efficient promotion and interest protection.
Contact person: Dr. Róbert Gombis, President, info@SloHun.org
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Slovenian American Business Association – SABA, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
SABA main objectives are:
- to support business cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the United States of America;
- to stimulate trade, cooperation in development, investments and other economic relations between Slovenia and the USA;
- to initiate and maintain information ties between economy and the state;
- to organize education seminars for representatives of slovenian and USA companies;
- to stimulate science research connections and cooperations between education institutions for business development support.
Contact person: Jurček Žmauc, Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia, Jurcek.Zmauc@SloABA.com
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Slovenian Australian Agency for Trading and Cultural Exchange – SAATCE, Monbulk, Victoria, Australia
Contact person: Vinko Rizmal, Project Coordinator, SAATCE@SlovenianBusiness.com.au
Slovenian Business Association in Carinthia, Austria
The Slovenian Business Association is the economic umbrella organization of the Slovene minority in Carinthia. It was founded in 1988 by economic operators of the Slovene minority in Southern Carinthia as a non-partisan association.
Contact person: Mag. Marina Einspieler-Siegert, Director, Office@SGZ.at
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Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA) Brussels, Belgium
The Slovenian Business and Research Association (SBRA) is a Brussels-based representation office of several Slovenian organisations from both the public and private sectors. Established in 1999 as an international non-profit association connecting business, research and local communities in Slovenia with the EU institutions and other public and private bodies at EU level. SBRA members represent a wide-spectrum of Slovenian interests, from the fields of business and research.
SBRA puts primary focus on issues common to all our members, such as knowledge-based competitiveness defined by the Europe 2020 strategy. Besides directly representing the individual interests of its members, SBRA also represents the interests at a more general level of Slovenian businesses, the research community and municipalities.
Contact person: Dr. Draško Veselinovic, President, Drasko.Veselinovic@SBRA.be
Slovenian Cultural and Economic Union Trst/Trieste, Gorica/Gorizia, Čedad/Cividale del Friuli, Italy
The Association was founded in 1954 with the aim to serve as a connecting and strengthening element of the Slovenes living in Italy in the fields of culture, economy and civil society in general.
Contact person: Rudi Pavšič, Regional President, SKGZ-Ts@SKGZ.org
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Slovenian Migration Institute (SMI), Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Ljubljana
The Institute is involved in interdisciplinary research of international migration. Researchers are focused on emigration and immigration issues, analyses of return migration, ethnicity, migration and integration processes and policies, cultural-artistic production of migrants and different methodological and theoretical research approaches to migration.
Contact person: Mateja Gliha, Technical Assistant, MGliha@ZRC-SAZU.si
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Slovenian-Turkish Business Club Ljubljana, Slovenia
As non-profit non-government Institute we are building the bridge of easier business collaboration and activities between the two countries. We wants to be the real and virtual of interests, ideas, cultures and – of course – real people.
Contact person: Vito Komac, CEO, Vito.Komac@Slovenia-Turkey.org
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Slovenian-Spanish Business Club ECE – Spain Canary
The purpose of the initiative to found the first Slovenian-Spanish business club in Spain in 2011 was to connect the common interests of Slovenian and Spanish economists and entrepreneurs who wish to deepen and expand the bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries.
Contact person: Mladen Tomašič, M.Sc., President, ClubdeNegocios.ECE@gmail.com
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Slovenian Union of America (SUA), Joliet IL, USA
SUA is the leading Slovenian Heritage and Cultural organization responsible for promoting interest, and awakening passion in those Americans of Slovenian ancestry and to serve their diverse interests.
Contact person: Bonnie Prokup, President, SUA@SlovenianUnion.org
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SPIRIT Slovenija – Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Development, Investment and Tourism
SPIRIT Slovenija offers free of charge services for Slovenian companies, exporters, foreign companies and potential investors which include:
- tailor made information about Slovenian suppliers,
- distribution of inquiries among Slovenian exporters,
- connecting Slovenian and foreign companies within business delegations and collective presentations of Slovenian companies on international trade fairs abroad,
- answering inquiries about local investment opportunities,
- providing guidance on site location and selection,
- linking with industry, local authorities, government levels,
- counselling and advice in practical matters.
Contact person: Mag. Mateja Gnidovec, Senior Advisor, Mateja.Gnidovec@SpiritSlovenia.si