Joint meeting of the presidiums of OPORA RUSSIA and NP OPORA

A joint meeting of the presidiums of OPORA RUSSIA and the Association of NP OPORA was held on March 10. The Association of Russian Timber was represented at the event by its First Vice President Andrey Goncharov, who also heads the OPORA RUSSIA Commission on the Forest Complex.

The meeting summed up the results of the past events, including the Congress of Leaders in Irkutsk and the General Meeting of the Association of NP OPORA with the participation of the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov. In addition, the focus was on current areas of work:

• Development of a professional standard for an entrepreneur, supervised by the First Vice President of OPORA RUSSIA Eduard Omarov. This step is aimed at systematic training and recognition of entrepreneurship as a full-fledged profession.

• Participation of “OPORA RUSSIA” and the “NP “OPORA” Association in the development of the creative economy as a new driver for small and medium-sized businesses.

Preparations are currently underway for key events: a joint meeting of the Presidium and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, where issues of interaction between business and the department will be discussed, a meeting of the Board of Trustees chaired by Sergei Borisov, as well as the Russian SME Forum, which will traditionally be held on the first day of the SPIEF.