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Links of useful information to SME/ start-ups

Latvian Business consultants association – information on business consultants; courses; useful publications.

The Ministry of Economics of Latvia – information on policy documents of enhancing commercial activity, to include SME development; support programmes financed by the state and the EU.

Internet portal “EU funds” – information on the EU structural funds; support programmes and projects in Latvia financed by the EU structural funds; contact information of institutions introducing and implementing the EU structural funds.

European Small Business Portal - European Commission's information on SME support policies, support instruments, incuding access to finance.

Latvian Investment and Development Agency – information on LIAA administered programmes of EU structural funds as well as useful information for start-ups

Latvian Guarantee Agency – information on LGA commercial activity support instruments (loan guarantees, export credit guarantees, mezzanine loans)

Rural Develompent fund- information on loan guarantees for rural entrepreneurs

Environmental Investment Fund - information on loans for implemention of environmentally friendly projects

Enterprise Europe Network Latvia - information on EEN one stop shop's services to enterprises (EU support programmes, foreign trade, technological transfer, innovations).

Coonect Latvia - information on organization's consultancy services to enterpreneurs and inventors.