Business Support Organisations

CONSORZIO DELLE D.O.C. – F.V.G.

The Consortium of D.O.C. founded in 2012, is composed by the Wine Protection Consortia of Friuli Annia, Friuli Aquileia, Friuli Colli Orientali and Ramandolo, Friuli Grave, Friuli Isonzo and Friuli Latisana, to which, in 2020, the Collio and Friuli Venezia Giulia Consortia were added, thus including all the regional consortia. The Doc-Fvg Consortium is the reference for the story and promotion of regional wine.

The adhesion of the Collio Consortium and the Friuli Doc Consortium completed a framework whose purposes are: promote, enhance and increase the knowledge and the dissemination of regional wine excellences; the activity of guided struggle and wine making technical assistance in a coordinated manner at the regional level; the promotion of the Friuli Venezia Giulia territory in a unified manner – known as a region dedicated to quality wine production and highlighting the particularities of the territories and its wines.

For over a year, the Doc-Fvg Consortium has collaborated with the table managed by Promoturismo FVG, which has allowed regional stakeholders to work together by proposing common promotional actions capable of reaching the public and professionals.
Addressing the markets, listening to the specific needs of the territories and putting order with respect to our particularities, together with the work in the vineyard, represent the specific mandate of the Consortium.

AGRIFOOD FVG

Agrifood FVG is an agency that aims to create, promote and encourage the coordination and development of the FVG agri-food and bio-economic sector. The Agency was born to identify groups of subjects such as agricultural, craft or SMEs in the area and determine their value, give them visibility, favor their aggregation on shared strategies and objectives, helping their growth in terms of turnover and employment.

The team, thanks to a consolidated experience, supports customers, members and regional management following their initiatives.

AgriFood supports companies in the reference sectors from the development phase of the concept, to the verification of procedural and economic feasibility, up to their actual implementation.

Ukrainian Association of Business Support Centers (UABSC)

Ukrainian Association of Business Support Centers (UABSC) is an association born in 2001, composed of independent professional organizations from all regions that are part of Ukraine that work successfully in the field of business support, investment and regional economic development.
The aim of the Associationis to form a single information space, business support, economic development and establishment of international contacts, that ultimately contributes to the continuous improvement of business services quality, business development in Ukraine and professional growth of the UABSC members, coordinating the work of business communities.

Organizations-members of UABSC directing its activities on meeting the needs of SMEs, state, public and international organizations provide: business, educational, consulting, research, information retrieval and advertisement services.

INFORMEST CONSULTING SRL

Informest Consulting srl was set up in 2010 as a spinoff of the Assistance & Consultancy Department of INFORMEST whose mission is the promotion of economic development and internationalization processes of Italian SMEs. Nowadays INFORMEST Consulting provides technical support to economic operators, both SMEs and institutional organizations in the internationalization field. It has highly qualified staff with more than 15 years of experience in the internationalization processes of SMEs; moreover the company has a highly competent network of more than 70 experts in over 50 Countries (mainly Eastern European, Mediterranean and Asian countries, Emerging Countries) specialized in market and legal issues (market, tax, customs, etc.). It supports SMEs in their internationalization process, facilitates their access into European and emerging markets, advises on financial incentives and EU funding for the internationalization of SMEs (including Structural Funds), consulting on tax, legal and contracting issues for the establishment of joint ventures or other forms of foreign investments.

BSOs involved in the project (UKR)

1 - Association of Craft Winemakers of Ukraine (AKVU)

Created 18 of June 2021 by craft winemakers from all regions of Ukraine to protect their interests. The main goals of the union are to deregulate the wine industry and create conditions for the emergence and operation of thousands small wineries, which will bring the industry out of the crisis.

Among the main objectives there are quality inspection of craft wines, forming positive Brands image of Wine of Ukraine, lobbying interest of wine’s sector at Government, participation in international exhibitions and organization of national and local events, development of marketing programs, consulting, strategic business planning: development of new products and services, international representation, search for foreign partners and assistance in entering foreign markets, implementing educational programs, creating, promoting and protecting Wine of Ukraine brand.

Black Sea Craft Winemakers Association (BSCWA)

Regional association representing the interests of small wine producers in the Black Sea region. In 2019, more than ten winemakers from Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odesa regions have officially united and created the Black Sea Craft Winemakers Association (BSCWA). The main goals are to protect the interests of small businesses, promote craft winemaking, hold wine festivals and registrate geographical indications.

The Road of Wine and Taste of Kherson Region

Organization composed by producers of local wines and traditional products of Kherson region, tour operators, restaurants, hotels, etc. Its main goal is to promote local, including craft, producers and winemakers, which introduces tourists to new tastes and Ukrainian history. To promote the local wine makers and wine consumption culture the BSO developed and launched on the constant base wine tours and festivals and wine well-known in the south of Ukraine wine games.