Good ideas are born out of dialogue. It was already noted by the fourteenth-century preacher, Jakub from Paradyż, who said that true wisdom is born during a dispute, because only then can it sound like a bell struck by hearts.
The City of Kielce undertakes a wide dialogue that is to connect business, academic, local government and social circles - NGOs, city activists and residents in order to build cooperation supporting the sustainable development of Kielce. This is the purpose of the project ‘Kielce for entrepreneurs’ #KielcedlaPrzedsiębiorców. The main assumptions of the initiative established by the Investor Assistance Centre operating in the City Hall are: broad cooperation, comprehensive development and promotion of entrepreneurship. The project brings together institutions and organizations working for business in Kielce, including: Kielce Technology Park, Municipal Employment Office in Kielce, Chamber of Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs of Kielce.
As a part of the initiative, a number of business activities were undertaken in wide cooperation with various institutions:
"Women's Business" is an open project, which will be based on cyclical meetings of ladies, in order to exchange experiences in the field of running a business, obtain support and provide knowledge, networking. The project was created with a view to promoting women's businesses from the City of Kielce and activating women to develop within their own company. As part of the initiative, a meeting was held under the slogan "Women's business in the times of COVID-19" dedicated to women who run a business or want to start their own company. The initiative is aimed at starting cyclical cooperation and integration of the entrepreneurial community of women from the City of Kielce, both those who have already achieved success in business and those who are starting the adventure with their own company.
Project promoting entrepreneurship - "Kielce Craftsmen"
The project "KIELECE CRAFTSMEN" aims to promote small craft enterprises on the local market. Until recently, craft professions were very popular. The crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic has hit small businesses particularly hard. Some laboratories are closed, others are on the verge of bankruptcy. Craftsmen try to fight and adapt to the current reality and to the new needs of customers. Some plants decide to use new solutions, such as moving to the Internet, as an attempt to appear in the virtual space, and thus in the minds of the inhabitants. This solution is not possible for everyone. Therefore, the Entrepreneurship Office and Investor Assistance Centre, the Design Institute in Kielce and the Chamber of Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs of Kielce decided to join forces in the promotional campaign "Kielce Craftsmen", carried out as part of the Kielce for Entrepreneurs initiative.
The aim of the project is to promote the services of craft plants from the City of Kielce in the local media, the Internet, brochures and on billboards, as well as to create and popularize an interactive map of Kielce craft plants.
The City of Kielce joined the nationwide campaign ‘Cities with entrepreneurs’ #MiastazPrzedsiębiorcami. The information campaign kicked off on June 21, on the occasion of the Entrepreneur's Day, and was started by the Association of Polish Cities, the Family Business Initiative Association together with nearly 100 local governments.
The organizers, together with local governments that applied for the #MiastazPrzedsiębiorcami campaign, showed on information boards and through available communication channels the role and contribution of entrepreneurs to the local economy, as well as to the well-being of its community. The motto of this year's campaign "Act loyally - buy locally" was to encourage local companies to buy their products and services, thus keeping capital in the city. The data presented as part of the information campaign comes from the Local Development Monitor of the Association of Polish Cities - a comprehensive analysis of cities, municipalities and functional urban areas, which was presented to cities on July 8 this year during an online seminar organized by Association of Polish Cities as part of the Local Development Forum. Monitor is available at www.monitorrozwoju.pl and contains data previously unavailable to cities, including data from the POLTAX system, ZUS and KRUS. The theme of the event was the local economy - its condition and impact on the development of cities.
The city of Kielce was very actively involved in the promotional campaign, wanting to draw the attention of residents to the importance of entrepreneurs in our community. The information campaign was carried out as part of the #KielcedlapPrzedsiębiorców initiative, on its FB profile from June 21 - 25. Information on the campaign and statistical data on the role of entrepreneurs in Kielce was published every day. Kielce cultural institutions, city units - the Municipal Employment Office, Kielce Technology Park, Public Transport Authority, schools, as well as local entrepreneurs who were invited to participate in the spot promoting the said action were invited to participate in the campaign. Feeling a great need to exchange experiences and ideas with other cities, the City of Kielce initiated, in cooperation with the Association of Polish Cities, the idea of creating a catalogue of good practices in the field of entrepreneurship. Sharing experiences or providing current information allows you to better see emerging trends, better understand the nature of change and undertake more targeted and thought-out projects between local government and business. Joining groups - formal or not, creating a network of cooperating institutions increases the potential to effectively respond to emerging challenges and opportunities. We hope that this latest initiative of KIELC and ZMP, another effect of the joint campaign, will enrich our common base of good practices - dobrepraktyki.pl, and at the same time will be a starting point and an excellent substantive contribution to the Experience Exchange Network, which will be launched soon. Link to the good practice notification form: https://tiny.pl/9q662
The activities are also of international character. Kielce City Hall remains in dialogue not only on the local level, taking part in works on programs and strategies for the City of Kielce. From 2017, the Municipal Employment Office was actively involved in the Jobs and Skills In The Local Economy partnership of the Urban Agenda of the European Union, in which Kielce represented the interests of Polish cities. Thanks to cooperation with Porto, Rotterdam and representatives of the Greek government, a pioneering concept of Talent Office was created, i.e. city services coordinating the service of the labour market. On this basis, a pilot project of the Career Support Centre was created, which was submitted in June this year. to the Ministry of Development, Labour and Technology. The Municipal Labour Office is also the only representative of poviat level offices in the Sectoral Competence Council for the Marketing Communication Sector.
The City of Kielce undertakes a wide dialogue that is to connect business, academic, local government and social circles - NGOs, city activists and residents in order to build cooperation supporting the sustainable development of Kielce. This is the purpose of the project ‘Kielce for entrepreneurs’ #KielcedlaPrzedsiębiorców. The main assumptions of the initiative established by the Investor Assistance Centre operating in the City Hall are: broad cooperation, comprehensive development and promotion of entrepreneurship. The project brings together institutions and organizations working for business in Kielce, including: Kielce Technology Park, Municipal Employment Office in Kielce, Chamber of Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs of Kielce.
As a part of the initiative, a number of business activities were undertaken in wide cooperation with various institutions:
"Women's Business" is an open project, which will be based on cyclical meetings of ladies, in order to exchange experiences in the field of running a business, obtain support and provide knowledge, networking. The project was created with a view to promoting women's businesses from the City of Kielce and activating women to develop within their own company. As part of the initiative, a meeting was held under the slogan "Women's business in the times of COVID-19" dedicated to women who run a business or want to start their own company. The initiative is aimed at starting cyclical cooperation and integration of the entrepreneurial community of women from the City of Kielce, both those who have already achieved success in business and those who are starting the adventure with their own company.
Project promoting entrepreneurship - "Kielce Craftsmen"
The project "KIELECE CRAFTSMEN" aims to promote small craft enterprises on the local market. Until recently, craft professions were very popular. The crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic has hit small businesses particularly hard. Some laboratories are closed, others are on the verge of bankruptcy. Craftsmen try to fight and adapt to the current reality and to the new needs of customers. Some plants decide to use new solutions, such as moving to the Internet, as an attempt to appear in the virtual space, and thus in the minds of the inhabitants. This solution is not possible for everyone. Therefore, the Entrepreneurship Office and Investor Assistance Centre, the Design Institute in Kielce and the Chamber of Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs of Kielce decided to join forces in the promotional campaign "Kielce Craftsmen", carried out as part of the Kielce for Entrepreneurs initiative.
The aim of the project is to promote the services of craft plants from the City of Kielce in the local media, the Internet, brochures and on billboards, as well as to create and popularize an interactive map of Kielce craft plants.
The City of Kielce joined the nationwide campaign ‘Cities with entrepreneurs’ #MiastazPrzedsiębiorcami. The information campaign kicked off on June 21, on the occasion of the Entrepreneur's Day, and was started by the Association of Polish Cities, the Family Business Initiative Association together with nearly 100 local governments.
The organizers, together with local governments that applied for the #MiastazPrzedsiębiorcami campaign, showed on information boards and through available communication channels the role and contribution of entrepreneurs to the local economy, as well as to the well-being of its community. The motto of this year's campaign "Act loyally - buy locally" was to encourage local companies to buy their products and services, thus keeping capital in the city. The data presented as part of the information campaign comes from the Local Development Monitor of the Association of Polish Cities - a comprehensive analysis of cities, municipalities and functional urban areas, which was presented to cities on July 8 this year during an online seminar organized by Association of Polish Cities as part of the Local Development Forum. Monitor is available at www.monitorrozwoju.pl and contains data previously unavailable to cities, including data from the POLTAX system, ZUS and KRUS. The theme of the event was the local economy - its condition and impact on the development of cities.
The city of Kielce was very actively involved in the promotional campaign, wanting to draw the attention of residents to the importance of entrepreneurs in our community. The information campaign was carried out as part of the #KielcedlapPrzedsiębiorców initiative, on its FB profile from June 21 - 25. Information on the campaign and statistical data on the role of entrepreneurs in Kielce was published every day. Kielce cultural institutions, city units - the Municipal Employment Office, Kielce Technology Park, Public Transport Authority, schools, as well as local entrepreneurs who were invited to participate in the spot promoting the said action were invited to participate in the campaign. Feeling a great need to exchange experiences and ideas with other cities, the City of Kielce initiated, in cooperation with the Association of Polish Cities, the idea of creating a catalogue of good practices in the field of entrepreneurship. Sharing experiences or providing current information allows you to better see emerging trends, better understand the nature of change and undertake more targeted and thought-out projects between local government and business. Joining groups - formal or not, creating a network of cooperating institutions increases the potential to effectively respond to emerging challenges and opportunities. We hope that this latest initiative of KIELC and ZMP, another effect of the joint campaign, will enrich our common base of good practices - dobrepraktyki.pl, and at the same time will be a starting point and an excellent substantive contribution to the Experience Exchange Network, which will be launched soon. Link to the good practice notification form: https://tiny.pl/9q662
The activities are also of international character. Kielce City Hall remains in dialogue not only on the local level, taking part in works on programs and strategies for the City of Kielce. From 2017, the Municipal Employment Office was actively involved in the Jobs and Skills In The Local Economy partnership of the Urban Agenda of the European Union, in which Kielce represented the interests of Polish cities. Thanks to cooperation with Porto, Rotterdam and representatives of the Greek government, a pioneering concept of Talent Office was created, i.e. city services coordinating the service of the labour market. On this basis, a pilot project of the Career Support Centre was created, which was submitted in June this year. to the Ministry of Development, Labour and Technology. The Municipal Labour Office is also the only representative of poviat level offices in the Sectoral Competence Council for the Marketing Communication Sector.