Maribor Development Agency

Maribor Development Agency, Glavni trg 17, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaTel: +386 (0)2 234 50 70; Fax: +386 (0)2 234 50 80

E-mail: mra@mra.si; WWW Address: www.mra.si

Host Organisation of EIC Maribor

Name: Maribor Development Agency

Founded: 1993

Founder: Municipality of Maribor

Legal status: public organization (NGO)

Owners: Maribor City Municipality, Municipality Rače-Fram,

Municipality Starše, Municipality Duplek, Municipality Hoče-

Slivnica, Municipality Miklavž na Dravskem polju.

No. of employees: 6 (16 including public works staff)

Fields of Activity

implementing the proposals of the regional development strategy,

promoting a regional approach to tackling the problems of the

Maribor area,

attracting new industrial and commercial development into the

region,

encouraging the development of good sites and premises ready for

industrial and comercial use and promoting these facilities,

co-ordinating and providing business advice, especially to growing

SME,

promoting tourism and rural development,

helping to prepare the region to enter the EU,

acting as a co-ordinator for cross-border projects with Austria,

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Regional Program of Activities

• RGIS – Regional Economic Information System

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS

• Animation of Investors• Suppliers to the Automotive Industry in Podravje Region

SITES AND PREMISSES

• Logistic Centre Maribor• Analysis of Business Sites and Premises• Data Base of Business Premises and Offices • SME and Training Centre Maribor

References

References

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

• Regional Strategy of Tourism Development Border Tourist Zone• Development of Cycling Routes Network• Development of Hiking and Forest-Teaching Routes • Development of Wine and Fruit Roads• Revitalisation of Embakement of Drava River• Tourist Sign-posting• Tourist Promotion• Tourist Information Centres - Tourist Information System

SME DEVELOPMENT • Local SME Development Strategy• Local Development Coalition for Small Business• Small Business Counselors Database • Belofice Business Network• Energetics Centre• Feasibility Study of the Guaranty Fund Establishment

Euro Info Centre Maribor

Areas of Specialisation

Business InternationalisationE-CommerceTransfer of Technology

Podravje Slovenia

area 2.160 km2 20.273 km2

population 319.694 1,990.272main city Maribor Ljubljana

The Podravje Region

Networks

automotive industryfood processing industryenergetics