evaluation baltic business arena 2013. 78 registrations 60 companies/ organisations participated 175...
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Evaluation
Baltic Business Arena 2013
78 Registrations
60 Companies/ organisations participated
175 Meetings
3 Meetings per company
7 Participating countries
11 European partners
3 European promotion partners
4 Swedish partners
Number of companies and meetings per country
Number of companies Numbers of meeting per country
Estonia 1 12
Finland 2 17
Latvia 43 114
Lithuania 14 91
Poland 3 23
Russia 7 53
Sweden 8 40
Total 78 350
Figures from the evaluation forms
Question Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Number of answers
Website 36% 53.8% 10.2% 0 0 39
Assistance before the event 63.2% 31.6% 5.2% 0 0 38
Assistance during the event 71.8% 28.2% 0 0 0 39
Location 47.4% 50% 2.6% 0 0 38
General organisation 43.6% 51.2% 2.6% 2.6% 0 39
Management of the appointments 46% 46% 8% 0 0 37
Meeting duration 36.9% 52.6% 10.5% 0 0 38
Quality of profiles 25% 52.8% 19.4% 2.8% 0 36
Relevance of the meetings 31.6% 44.8% 18.4% 5.2% 0 38
Did the event meet your expectations? 30.8% 43.6% 17.9% 7.7% 0 39
65%
Meeting feedback
350 meetings in total / 202 evaluated meetings Meetings
Co-operation fixed 10 5%
Co-operation considered 31 15.3%
Further contact planned 57 28.2%
Very informative 45 22.3%
Less interesting 20 9.9%
Not taken place 39 19.3%
Participants by sectors
Clean Tech 29
Creativity Industries 27
Information an Communication Technologies 26
Life Science 25
Technologies for the food Industry 22
Sustainable construction 20
Renewable energy 18
Participants by sector/country
Clean- Tech Creativity Industries ICT Life Science Technologies for the food Industry Sustainable construction Renewable energy
Estonia 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Finland 2 2 2 1 12
Lithuania 3 4 5 4 1 5 11
Latvia 15 15 14 14 15 12
Poland 1 1 2
Russia 1 3 3 1 1
Sweden 7 3 1 3 1 2 2
Comments from a participant
Business Collaborations was created at matchmaking
By participating in the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) matchmaking event at Baltic Business arena in Riga, the consulting firm European minds found new business partners in Russia and Lithuania.The matchmaking Baltic Business Arena was held in Riga on May 29 to 30 with a focus on the Baltic region. About 70 companies and organizations from countries around the Baltic sea region discussed business and new technologies in areas such as cleantech, IT, energy, sustainable construction, food and creative industries. European minds participation resulted in two new business agreements. It was the second time they participated in EEN's matchmaking event at BBA. When Mikael Håkansson, consultant and partner in European minds, received the invitation to participate in this year’s event he didn´t hesitate for a second. "The arrangement with matchmaking is a good symbiosis and a very professional arrangement. Thanks to the contacts we made during the matchmaking event in Copenhagen last year, we could now deepen our discussions in Riga, which resulted in two new business deals. " European minds is an independent consulting firm that works to support and coach companies, authorities and organizations in the work to take advantage of the opportunities of the EU membership. They also have an extensive European network of contacts in various industries.Mikael Håkansson - European minds