The management organization of the South West Hungarian Engineering Cluster is the Chamber of Com- merce and Industry of Pécs-Baranya. The chamber, besides being the voice of business in Baranya county, provides its members with the best possible services and professional advice.
It plays a leading role in the region in creating a business and economic environment in which its members prosper and can compete effectively domestically and on the world market.
On the one hand, the aim of the chamber is to provide a wide range of support to developing family companies in the SME sector, that are already working here and are strongly connected to the local ecosystem, and to involve the government, local governments and the university in this work. The development of the local supplier and business ecosystem is of key importance for these successful companies. On the other hand – in addition to activating the existing development potential for the county – it is also a task of the chamber to attract knowledge-intensive industrial investments employing between 25 and 500 people. One of the main tools of organization of economy is the enhancement of local collaborations along the exploration and iden- tification of entrepreneurial competencies.
Products, Services:
- 31 expert staff members are available to help companies achieve their business goals in 3 foreign languages (English, German, French).
- The services are provided in Baranya county’s 5 city offices.
- With the continuous professional cooperation of 648 voluntary members of the chamber, they actively par- ticipate in the realization of the economic and social goals of the
- 23 000 businesses in the county are provided with access to up-to-date economic information and
- Every year, 1 000 to 3 000 entrepreneurs take part in the online events and
- Over the past 20 years, the Chamber has participated in nearly 100 internationally implemented projects to develop key sectors of the
- The Széchenyi Card Program offers a solution to financial problems.
- The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the European Union’s only and at the same time the largest busi- ness development network in the EEN – launched by the European Commission – offers high quality services for the growth of local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in all EU Member States and beyond. The chamber is the regional representative of EEN in South West Hungary. It can connect with companies, institutions and organizations in more than 60 countries of the network, and uses the expertise of 3 000 colleagues in 600 offices to obtain market information and deliver it to its destination.
- Sharing the knowledge and experience accumulated in the member companies is a strategic goal of the chamber. Therefore, in order to strengthen the business community and improve its competitiveness, the chamber organizes
- More than 1 000 children take part in the chamber’s career orientation events each
- The chamber has been engaged in cluster development activities for many years, mainly in the fields of me- chanical engineering and construction, and supports clusters in the fields of applied earth sciences, biotechnology, information and communication technology, creative industries and
- Within the framework of the EU-funded CNCB cluster development project, a number of cooperation agreements have been concluded, mainly with clusters operating in South West Hungary, with the aim of strengthening the economic and innovation potential of the region. The clusters and cluster members get international visibility throughout the chamber’s EU projects, training and business opportunities. The use of innovation results, the development of export capacity and joint marketing activities are implemented within the framework of
- The chamber uses various databases to provide access to information during business, technology and re- search & development partner
- The chamber uses international innovation management assessment tools – IMP3ROVE and Innovation Health Check – as benchmarking
- The chamber issues certificates of origin, commercial documents and other certificates required for the export of goods to exporting
- The Intellectual Property Protection Information Point in the chamber provides information and profes- sional advice on intellectual property rights in more than a hundred cases
- More than 100 business representatives work voluntarily for the prosperity of the solidary business community.
The chamber is open to new opportunities and is constantly looking for chances to expand its network of contacts.
Year of establishment: 1881
Number of employees: 31
Address: Hungary, 7625 Pécs, Majorossy I. u. 36.
Phone: +36 [72] 507-148;