Organisers

 IRP Institute for Entrepreneurship Research


mag. Matej Rus
"Our own entrepreneurial activity, teaching and research work at the Faculty of Business and Economics Maribor made us aware of numerous concepts, models and good practices of entrepreneurship promotion. The IRP Institute was established out of the wish to build mechanisms for the transfer of innovation from the university to the entrepreneurial practice.

In cooperation with the university, enterprises, state, the local community and individuals with a sympathetic ear and a clear vision, we succeeded in establishing a university-entrepreneurial incubator Tovarna podjemov, which supports entrepreneurial groups with innovative entrepreneurial ideas and helps them in their efforts to become successful companies.

The organisation of the PODIM conference represents a small stone in a mosaic of our efforts to give professionals from all over the world a special treat here in Maribor. In this way we can give our contribution to the building of a friendly and effective entrepreneurial and innovative environment."

Matej Rus, M.A., Director of IRP and Assistant for entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics and Business Maribor


Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investments and Ministry of the Economy


 "The mission of the JAPTI is to raise the level of the entrepreneurial culture and to put in place an efficient system of measures designed to improve competitiveness, encourage innovativeness, assist Slovenian companies in entering foreign markets, expanding the network of representative offices of the Slovenian economy abroad, and setting up an administrative and business environment perceived as friendly to foreign investments."

Igro Plestenjak, director of JAPTI
 

 

 

University of Maribor

prof. dr. Ivan Rozman
 "The transfer of knowledge and different forms of cooperation are the foundation for economic growth. At the University of Maribor we are well aware of that fact, so the integration with the economy, flows of knowledge and information sharing are our key focus and mission. So we care to develop human resources on one hand and on the other for quality development projects.

With the support of the conference PODIM University of Maribor wants to help increase awareness of the importance of knowledge transfer and business development, and thus to contribute to the development of global competitiveness. " 

Full Prof Ivan Rozman, PhD, Rector of the University of Maribor