CIPE in Romania and the Region
Strengthening Albanian Business Support Organizations (2010 - 2011)
The purpose of this project is to identify and address the specific training needs of Albanian business support organizations.
This project aims to strengthen business associations in the Balkans and Caucasus by developing a permanent network of trainers, facilitators, and consultants for the region.
The training program was designed to respond to Armenian needs and current situation, as identified during an assessment conducted by representatives of the Regional office. Carmen Stanila, Deputy Director traveled to Yerevan in the fall of 2008 to meet the Armenian future beneficiaries of the training, to discuss about their needs and expectations and understand their challenges and opportunities.
The program’s objective was strengthening Balkan business support organizations’ professional standards, organizational capacities, and advocacy techniques to prepare them for effective participation in policy making.
The goal of this project (with funding from the National Endowment for Democracy) was to create a network of Balkan women business associations able to foster economic cooperation and to promote public policies that will improve the status of women entrepreneurs and the business environment, both at local and regional level.
In 2004, at the request of prominent women associations from Romania and with funding from National Endowment for Democracy, CIPE started a project aiming to strengthen the Romanian women’s ability to participate more actively within the democratic society, and to build broader public understanding and support for their efforts.
Under this program, CIPE targeted three sectors- tourism, manufacturing and ICT, working with business associations and chambers of commerce towards institutional development and involvement in public policy advocacy.
LATEST
CIPE actively supports the 2011 Global Entrepreneurship Week.
CIPE launches its fourth annual International Youth Essay Competition.
CIPE Development Institute is an open resource for students and professors around the world looking for self-study and classroom materials on democracy, market economy, and their role in development.
PROGRAM UPDATES
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011: Practical Advice from Successful Romanian Entrepreneurs
CIPE Regional Office Supports Creation of Women’s Alliance of Business Associations in Zimbabwe
The Association of Business Women and Top Managers in Brasov (Romania) Launches CIPE Publication
Romania Wins First Prize in CIPE's Youth International Youth Essay Competition Two Years in a Row
CIPE Regional Office Director Facilitates Serbian Association of Managers' Board Retreat
RCOM Invited to Provide Advocacy Training to the Macedonian Chamber for Information and Communication Technology (MASIT)
CIPE IN ROMANIA & THE REGION
Strengthening Business Support Organizations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Romania Program (2007-2008)
KEY RESOURCES
- CIPE Development Institute
- Business Fighting Corruption Portal
- National Business Agenda Handbook (English)
- National Business Agenda Handbook (Romanian)
- National Business Agenda Handbook (Russian)
- Advocacy Guidebook (English)
- Advocacy Guidebook (Armenian)
- Advocacy Guidebook (Russian)
- Corporate Governance Handbook
- A Practical Guide to Advocacy Campaigns: The Romanian Experience
- Guide for Business Associations - Montenegro: How to Advocate Effectively (Serbian)