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Awards and prizes

 

EPSA 2011

The Knowledge Based Economy Project has received a new certification of Good Practice at the 2011 „European Public Sector Awards” (EPSA) within the European Institution of Public Administration.

The Best Practice Certificate has been received upon three evaluation steps made by an experienced jury, comprising a shortlist of 58 nominees from a total of 274 projects from 33 participating countries. The Ministry of Communications and Information Society, through the Project Management Unit, competed  in the EPSA 2011 Awards at the „Smart Public Service in a Cold Economic Climate”category. This Best Practice distinction rewards and certify the outstanding results that KEP Project has had until now.

 

The COMPUTERWORLD Honors Program

The Project Management Unit, within the Ministry of Communications and Information Society, has been named a Laureate in the 2011 ComputerWorld Honors Program.

The „Knowledge based Economy Project” joins 254 others from 23 countries as Laureates in this year’s program, from more than 1000 applicants world wide.

The Awards Ceremony will be held in June, 20th 2011, in Washington D.C., USA.

 

National Agency of Public Servants

1st Prize at the National Competition of Best Practices in Public Administration, , for "Improving public services through quality management and organizational performance" category, organized by the National Agency of Public Servants in 2010.

Knowledge based Economy Project is considered to be an example of good practice in Romania's public administration due to its remarkable results, its proven efficiency and its disseminated practices.

 

THE HIGHEST HONOR IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Finalist, at the International Project Excellence Awards 2010, in "Project Excellence in Medium-Sized Projects" category, organized by the International Project Management Association (IPMA).

The solid implementation and success of the IT&C Training Program in school and business and the eCommunity.ro Portal, both part of the KEP Project, have impressed the IPMA jury (Project Management International Association), who recommends them as one of the most important achievements in project management.

 

e-Inclusion 2008

Medal at the e-Inclusion Competitionorganized by the European Commission, at the section “Geographic Inclusion” section, Vienna, 2008. The Knowledge based Economy Project is considered an example of good practice for effective use of IT&C and digital technology to tackle social disadvantage and digital exclusion.

 

Romanian IT&C Awards 2006

Knowledge Based Economy was considered to be the "Project with the best informational content" at the Romanian IT&C Awards – Bucharest, 2006, for contributing to the extensive process of expanding access to information technologies and modern communications to rural communities.

How to make a viable Business Plan

This section brings together resources and useful recommendations for a functional business plan. Because the business plan to be a useful tool for entrepreneurs, it must be adapted to the profile and objectives.

Why you need a business plan

A business, regardless of type, must be based on a strategy to have a strict plan of action in terms of financial resources, supply, etc. targets. The business plan is the synthesis of the data business, including business idea, project development and related calculations.

For a business plan to reach its goal, it must take into account:

  • individual business profile
  • economic environment in which to conduct business
  • objectives in conducting business
  • purpose for which it was conceived (the presentation of the company, attracting partners and funding for an existing business or launching a new business).

The business plan is a document designed to determine the course of an enterprise in a certain period of time. He sets the mission, objectives, strategy and action plans to carry out a specific activity during a specified future period.
The utility business plan is internally (as a working tool for managers) and external (to obtain financing or to achieve a strategic partnership with another firm).
The business plan is the preferred mode of communication between entrepreneurs and potential donors and investors. It is used to explain to employees the meaning of all tasks, and the role they play in the company.

Structure of a business plan

Business plan is on the one hand, a tool to control the whole process of starting and supporting business. On the other hand, a business plan is an important indicator of the maturity of business in relation to the business.

Plan provides business customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders or funding a suite of specific information about business structure, generally in the following sequence:

  • Title and short description

Here are highlighted the contact and identification of company logo, date of completion of a business plan

  • Summary

This is an index of chapters developed in the Business Plan, including the number of pages corresponding to each chapter.

  • Business Description

Here will find a brief history of the business from launch to date, including initial work, further development, the main events of the company and any other relevant information for defining the specific business.

  • Team and company management

It is important to highlight here the group management and the role that each member has in cordonarea business. It is advisable to put the emphasis on knowledge and expertise of specialists recruited into the management team of the company.

  • Presentation of products / services

This will describe the products or services you bid, including their characteristics, the percentage of turnover, the levels of prices and any other relevant information in the same category:

- you sell

- what benefits it brings to consumers offer

- what products are required on the market

- which brings different product or service in relation to the competition, etc..

  • Market Analysis

This section is reserved for presentation of market outlets for products and services:

- the number of existing and potential customers

- size of market outlets;

- existing competition on this market segment

- trends of development of the market.

  • Objectives

This section will highlight the aims and objectives of the business and will make a realistic estimate of the progress of business in the short term and long term.

Business Strategy

This will describe the strategy of introducing products / services market and the measures for maintaining and boosting sales. Also in this section may refer to marketing strategy and how to implement it. The main issues to be achieved are the following:

- Product Policy

- pricing policy

- Distribution Policy

- means of promotion.

Financial

It is the chapter with the highest weight of the structure of a business plan, with great relevance in attracting investment, partnership or association in the contracting of loans.

This section contains, in most cases, the following components:

  • current financial situation - documents and information society (tangible fixed assets, and the legal value of their balance sheet, the profit and loss account, balance accounts, etc..)
  • financial estimates - forecast of sales, revenues or expenses quarterly, monthly or annual business etc..

Will anticipate all aspects of business finance, revenue and costs, including funding, estimated costs, determine profit etc.., indicating that they should be more realistic.

Useful Resources

http://www.animmc.ro/files/comert/Plan_de_Afaceri.pdf

http://www.resurseimm.ro/Management/ Cresterea-eficientei/Ghidul_tanarului_intreprinzator.pdf? id = 49

 

 

http://www.fbb.ro/ home / franchise-archive / plan-of-business i.htm

http:// www.eafacere.ro/articole/cine-are-nevoie-de-un-plan-de-afaceri-_6.html

http: / / www.despreafaceri.com / articles / business-and-marketing / how-to-draws-a-plan-of-afaceri.html

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