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in in in in in in in joint projects or or by facilitating the the transfer of information regarding the the the financing possibilities to the the the member companies “A cluster is organized in in such way that that you can find out at at at any time the the market value of the the products that that you manufacture in in in Romania If we we insist on on holding on on on to the the old old old ideas and the the old old old products which we we we have been producing for 10‐20 years we we we will wonder why why our our sales are are not so good anymore or or or or or why why we we are are unable to to to make a a a a a a a a profit according to to to our our work Do customers still choose now in in 2019 products of of a a a 2000‐ or or 2010‐model? We will surely discover that we we we do not make such choices ourselves! In order to to have have the results we we we want we we we have have to to to come up with creative ideas to to approach research and and innovation – – which in in in in Romania exists and and is is well developed – in in in such a a a a a a a a a a a a way that that we we can bring additional value to our products through quality or new recipes so that that when we release the the the product product on on the the the market it it gets purchased The future belongs to the the the clusters!” argued Gabriela Mihaela Voicilă in in front of business people In the the European Union clusters have been considered for for almost two decades as the the the new support structures for for companies some of their main goals being increasing competitiveness by generating innovation – – in in in in in in in in in partnership with the academic environment environment – and maintaining a a a a a a a a a a friendly business environment environment through collaboration with local governments The MMACA representative stated that that the ministry has a a a a a a a a a a a foreign trade department that that supports Romanian producers to to develop their sales market and that although SMEs can thus have access to to international trade fairs individually the the ideal option for them would be to associate “We all feel that a a a a a a a a a a lot of products manufactured in in other countries have appeared in the the Romanian Romanian stores but but we should know that Romanian Romanian products are very appreciated first of all for for quality but but also for for the price I I I guarantee that I I I can tell you this because
I I I really wanted to attend several fairs Every Romanian producer can join an an an an an association association each activity field
in in in in Romania has at at at at at least one association association association that brings them together Within the the the association association it it is proposed to to to participate in in several fairs Our products are are at at at of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a high quality and buyers are are not not hard to to find Even if a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a company is is not not a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a member of of an an an an association it it can still take part in such events but it it is is best
if we manage to associate” the MMACA Secretary of State added In the the context of the the current economic realities marked worldwide by rapid technological developments and the the the emergence of of of new increasingly innovative forms
of of of collaboration the the the the Secretary of of of State in in in in in in the the the the Ministry for the the the Business Environment Commerce and Entrepreneurship (MMACA) Gabriela Mihaela Voicilă urged recently the the SMEs representatives to create or or join clusters so so that they can benefit from from information regarding the the the the news on on the the the the market but also from from specialized guidance on on the the the financing possibilities offered by various projects The way in which companies associate nowadays for a a a a a a a a a a a a a common purpose has undergone substantial changes Clusters are today for for the the economic environment what professional associations were before the the new technologies Unlike the the previous forms
of sectorial collaboration clusters not only include companies from the the same field
but also universities and local or regional administrations “By looking more closely at at the way in in which Western European economies have have grown I found that companies have have have have been associated for many years they they have have have had various associations they they have have have created clusters clusters Through clusters clusters you you can can benefit from the the the latest information which can can certainly support your your actions for for the the future of your your company In a a a a a a a a a a a cluster you you you can can benefit from from consultancy from from the the academic environment that that is you you you can can learn new things that that would help you you improve the the technology” explained the the MMACA Secretary of State In Romania clusters are are a a a a a a a a a a a relatively new term but in in the the the the areas in in which they they have already been created – – many related to to the the the the digital area area – they they managed
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