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Today a Matchmaking Event is taking place during Polagra Food fairs
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We organise similar events since year 2008
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They are taking place during biggest exhibition events and industry conferences.
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The aim of matchmaking events is gathering together potential
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business partners in one place at one time.
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The most common result of these meetings are signed cooperation agreements
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or business contacts between Polish and foreign entrepreneurs.
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It's a sixth edition of this event
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Each year more and more companies are taking part. We are very happy about that
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Each year there are more foreign participants which is even more important.
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The most of the participants doesn't have their stands on the fairgrounds
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They come specially for meetings and, by the way, they visit the fair and make new business contacts on the fair.
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For businesses it is advantageous that they have arranged meetings and know in advance who they are meeting with
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Participants can exchange some information before the meeting
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So 30 minutes for the meeting is enough to leave good impression for some future contacts and cooperation.
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In time, the man gets the practice of choosing the meetings that will be most beneficial
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Now we are looking for customers for our products and customers for technological lines
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So one meeting was in the topic of "puffins" (the product of Micro Food) and another in the topic of technological lines.
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I think it's a good way to acquire new clients or for networking
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We get new contacts in different ways, among others by taking part in such meetings
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but also by visiting directly the customers, so we make lot of business travels. Asia, Africa, North and South America
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So I think that the meetings are very helpful but direct contact with customer is also very important
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Matchmaking events are organised by Enterprise Europe Network partners
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Enterprise Europe Network is active since year 2008 thanks to European Commision and state funds.
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The aim of Enterprise Europe Network is to help ambitious SMEs to innovate and be active on the foreign markets
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When I spoken first time with Mrs. Natalia our cookies were baked in small oven
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So much has changed since then and currently we employ 40 people.
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All goes in the right direction and we will continue this cooperation.
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We can benefit from new contacts, trainings for management and employees. And much more things wich are useful in running a business
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Polagra Food fair is getting more and more professional
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a specific client arrives who knows what he is looking for
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This customer has his expectations and wants to know what the competition is doing