Economic development & innovation

Boosting the region’s dynamic economy and considerably increasing its capital attraction capacity and the productivity and efficiency of SMEs are areas where supporting innovation and technological developments are basic requirements. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hajdú-Bihar County considers the improvement of conditions for the competitiveness and prosperity of enterprises as a key responsibility.

Law monitoring and information:

providing information on changes in the laws that affect enterprises as necessary.
forwarding legal amendments received from the MKIK to enterprises.

General professional consultation on the protection of industrial and intellectual property:

providing help, general advice, descriptions, publications, and report forms.
providing information on all forms and conditions of property protection.
providing information on patent administrators.

Tender monitoring:

monitoring published calls for economic development and sending them out to the
enterprises in the County.
selection of current calls fitting to the development ideas and plans of enterprises as requested.

Events on Economic Topics:

Organizing grant application forums in cooperation with the Széchenyi Program Office.
Organizing conferences and forums on public procurement, consumer protection, the construction industry, and other topics.
Exhibition organization
The successful Plato Program—which focuses on developing entrepreneurial skills for SMEs—continues in a renewed format as the Sesztina Entrepreneurship Program.

Advocacy for Economic Interests:

Compiling packages of proposals on taxation and subsidies for the government based on feedback received from businesses.
Organizing sector-specific business roundtables with the involvement of relevant partner organizations.
Providing input on draft national and local economic legislation.

Awards for Businesses:

The Innovation Awards, jointly presented by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Northern Great Plain region, INNOVA, and the Debrecen Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), are presented annually as part of the Science Day event series.
Chamber trade fair awards are presented at exhibitions in Debrecen and other counties to recognize the most informative and uniquely designed exhibition booths.
Announcement and presentation of the “Business of the Year” awards (Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdúböszörmény).

Business Climate survey:

Sending out the MKIK Economic and Enterprise Research Institute’s situation assessment questionnaire, collecting the answers, and sending out the research findings to the participating enterprises.