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We invite entrepreneurs, organizations representing and supporting businesses, and municipal representatives of the Kurzeme region to the forum “Funding and Support for Business in Kurzeme” on May 31 in Liepāja. During the event, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to gain comprehensive information about available state and Kurzeme Planning Region support programs and conditions, listen to the experiences of several companies, and receive consultations from representatives of various state support institutions during the contact exchange session.
The forum will be opened by the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics, Jurģis Miezainis, and the Chairman of Liepāja City Council, Gunārs Ansiņš. At the beginning of the forum, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics, Edmunds Valantis, will provide an overview of state, Recovery Fund, and EU fund support programs for business development, productivity, and export capacity enhancement.
In the discussion “How to Promote Sustainable Development of Kurzeme's Companies and Region with State Support?”, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Economics, J. Miezainis, will discuss with representatives from the Liepāja Special Economic Zone and businesses about the necessary support for faster business development in the Kurzeme region.
Following this, representatives from the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), Altum, and the Central Finance and Contracting Agency will inform about currently available support programs for entrepreneurs. Representatives from the Ventspils High Technology Park, the Kurzeme branch of the Latvian IT Cluster, will inform about support opportunities for company digitalization provided by European Digital Innovation Hubs, and the representative of the Kurzeme Planning Region will inform about municipal support for entrepreneurs. Additionally, representatives from several companies will share their business experiences during the forum.
During the forum, entrepreneurs and all interested parties will have the opportunity to receive in-person consultations from representatives of LIAA, Altum, the State Revenue Service, the Latvian Digital Accelerator and the Latvian IT Cluster, the Patent Office, the State Labor Inspectorate, and the Rural Support Service about support instruments and conditions for receiving support.
The forum for Kurzeme region entrepreneurs will take place on May 31 at 10:00 a.m. at the concert hall “Lielais dzintars” (Radio iela 8, Liepāja). The forum agenda and registration form for participation are published on the Ministry of Economics website.