National Research University Higher School of Economics (Nizhny Novgorod Branch)
The Higher School of Economics was founded on November 27th, 1992, by an Ordinance of the RF Government. On December 23rd, 2010, the University received the status of an autonomous educational institution.

The system of education at the HSE ensures the competitiveness of Russian education in its most urgently needed and, at the same time, weakest sphere - economics and social sciences. The School was the first in Russia to adopt the commonly accepted world-wide "4+2" practice: four years of undergraduate study and two years for Master`s courses.

HSE has 32 research institutes and centres along with 30 research and educational laboratories. Also the HSE has its own Publishing house.

The HSE curricula are recognized by numerous leading foreign universities, which make it possible to carry out double-degree programs. Student exchange programs have also been introduced.

The HSE contacts
Address: 25/12, B.Pecherskaya str. Nizhny Novgorod, 603155, Russia
Phone: +7 (831) 416-9-777


Nizhny Novgorod Center for Entrepreneurship NRU HSE
Nizhny Novgorod Center for Entrepreneurship NRU HSE was founded on 2010. Its mission is the creation and development of innovation infrastructure of the University as well as removal of entrepreneurship in the region to a new level.

Main activities:
• Consulting;
• Development of partnerships;
• Community development.

Center for Entrepreneurship has wide competence: for example, in the Center for student projects competitions we develop an idea to existing business. A student of any university can become a member of the Business-club "Entrepreneur" to communicate and get knowledge from the professionals of the Russian and international business. There are new ideas are born, cross-functional teams gather and the business plan of the international sample is developed. Then they participate in competitions at various levels to which we are preparing them. The winning projects are invited to a business incubator, where the game begins by the rules of a real business.
Due to wide scope of activities, the Centre for Entrepreneurship gradually forms an innovative ecosystem around itself. There is an area, where cross innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and students.

Nizhny Novgorod Center for Entrepreneurship NRU HSE contacts
Address: 136, Rodionova str. Nizhny Novgorod, 603093, Russia
Phone: +7 (831) 436-17-91

UBS
UBS has been present in Russia since 1996 and is home to advisors from our investment bank, global asset management and wealth management businesses. Whatever your initial request, our experts will work together to provide you with seamless, integrated solutions, fully customized to your requirements. UBS has long been a trusted partner for international wealth management services for our Russian clients, who value our strength in this sector. We have developed Wealth Management into a broad service to help you meet your challenges and achieve your goals. Our holistic approach means we take the time to understand your entire financial situation not just once, but on a continuing basis.

Today, we remain committed to Russia as demonstrated by our plans to expand our local presence and our service offering over the coming months to better cater for our clients needs.

The information on these web pages may refer to the international financial group UBS which has a head office in Switzerland (UBS AG), and representative office in Russia, as well as its affiliates which operate in their countries under their respective licenses. On the territory of Russia the services are provided only by the legal entities which are duly registered in the Russian Federation and operate under their respective licenses including:
”OOO UBS Bank”. Legal address: 11 floor, 2/2 Paveletskaya Ploshchad, Moscow, 115054
Russian Central Bank banking license No.3463 dated 6 June 2006.
Licenses of the professional participant of the securities market, issued by Federal Financial Market Service (FFMS of Russia):
- for depository activity - No 177-12414-000100, issued 30 July 2009
- for broker activity - No 177-12405-100000, issued 30 July 2009
- for dealer activity - No 177-12408-010000, issued 30 July 2009
- for trust management activity - No 177-12411-001000, issued 30 July 2009
“UBS Securities” CJSC. Legal address: 2/2 Paveletskaya Ploshchad, Moscow, 115054
Licenses of the professional participant of the securities market, issued by Federal Financial Market Service (FFMS of Russia):
- for broker activity - No. 077-07006-100000, issued 21 October, 2003
- for dealer activity - No. 077-07018-010000, issued 21 October 2003

PwC
PwC Russia provides industry-focused assurance, tax, legal and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. There are over 2,000 professionals working in PwC offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Vladikavkaz. The firm applies its knowledge, vast experience and creative approach to developing practical guidelines and decisions to generate new opportunities for business development.

"PwC" is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. The global network includes over 161,000 employees in 154 countries. Together, these firms form the PwC network. Each firm in the network is a separate legal entity and does not act as agent of PwCIL or any other member firm. PwCIL does not provide any services to clients. PwCIL is not responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any of its member firms nor can it control the exercise of their professional judgment or bind them in any way.

"PwC Russia" refers to PwCIL member-firms operating in Russia.

The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship
Since 2002, The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) has developed a reputation for quality programming, innovative training and concrete results. Starting with a mission to accelerate entrepreneurship in Russia, CFE has:
- Trained hundreds of entrepreneurs who have created thousands of jobs
- Created proprietary learning materials, conducted innovative networking events, and directed practical peer-to-peer exchanges
- Helped launch and worked with a wide range of business and entrepreneurship organizations that have advanced economic reform efforts in the country
- Started a nationwide professional academic association to create new curricula and enhance entrepreneurship education in universities
- Partnered with international organizations and companies to provide recognition programs for Russian entrepreneurs, including sponsoring and supporting Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
- Conducted policy forums to improve the climate for innovation by highlighting the factors that improve and inhibit a culture of entrepreneurship
- Provided matching funding for new initiatives that allow CFE to work with new partners and expand the breadth and reach of our entrepreneurship development activities
- Facilitated the work of many other important Russian and international organizations such as: Junior Achievement Russia; OPORA; the Russian Microfinance Center Foundation; the Entrepreneurs’ Organization; the US Russia Business Council; the Financial Services Volunteer Corps; the Civilian Research and Development Foundation; Harvard Business School; the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research; the Small Enterprise Assistance Fund; the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia; and the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

As a result, CFE has become a credible, respected and internationally recognized force for economic development, the advancement of opportunity, and community well-being through entrepreneurship.

CFE is an initiative of the U.S. Russia Investment Fund. Initially capitalized by USAID, the U.S. Russia Investment Fund, over the course of many years, was a leading private equity fund dedicated to developing and financing growth companies in Russia.

Nizhny Novgorod region Chamber of Commerce
Nowadays the Nizhny Novgorod region Chamber of Commerce and Industry is considered to be a good platform to achieve the aims of regional business communities. The system of this organization unites people for frank and constructive, face to face dialogue for dealing with powerful structures and creating conditions for business integration into the global economy. NNR CCI on continuing basis provides services to 1050 enterprises of different business entity, there are more than 500 members among them that make about 65% of gross domestic product of the Nizhny Novgorod region.

NNR CCI includes 8 unions, consortiums and other employer’s associations, 21 public entities, 18 regional representatives, 4 organizations established with CCI participation to create favorable conditions for business; Court of Arbitration for resolution of economic disputes and Center of business education. Quality management system ISO 9001-2001 was introduced in the Nizhny Novgorod region Chamber of Commerce and Industry to meet high requirements of international standards.

NNR CCI carries on extensive cooperation with City and Regional Administrations, apparatus of Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Privolzhsky Federal District. Collaboration of these structures is predominantly focused on lawmaking, development and implementation of joint conceptions and programs in different economic spheres, as well as on support of small and mid-sized businesses and innovations introduction, etc.

The Nizhny Novgorod region Chamber of Commerce and Industry represents interests of business communities by taking an active part in the work of departmental committees, councils and commissions of Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Federal Property Governing in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Chief Administration of the Federal Registration Office in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Administration of the Federal Antimonopoly Office in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Privolzhsky Customs Administration, Ministry of Investment Policy of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

NNR CCI assists regional companies in developing regional and international relations as well as in promoting their goods and services to domestic and foreign markets. This is one of the top-priority goals of NNR CCI. The results of foreign economic activities prove a gradual strengthening of NNR CCI international authority, a constant growing number of international business visits and requests, including high-level ones.

National Business
«National Business» - magazine for leaders of new generation.

«National Business» is a monthly business magazine, publishing in major metropolitan areas of Russia. The magazine occupies the leading position in the business media market. Circulation in Volgograd is 5000 copies. The journal contains theory, experience and practice of modern business management. Magazine’s audience: the founders, CEO, owners and top management of commercial enterprises.

Assessment and Information on Innovations and Investments in Russian Regions of the Volga

RVCA
Objectives and goals of RVCA activities:
*Creation a positive political and entrepreneurial environment for investment activities.
*Representing the RVCA members interests at the government level, in press, in financial and industrial markets within the country and abroad.
*Information support and communicative grounds establishment for the Russian venture market participants.
*Building a cluster of highly qualified professionals for the venture business companies.

Business Incubator Higher School of Economics
Business Incubator was founded in 2006 by students and professors of State University – Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow, and has quickly become a catalyst for student entrepreneurial activities far beyond its HSE walls.

The Incubator concurrently hosts up to six startup teams. Startups get a fully equipped office space, administrative and consulting support. They also enjoy free participation at HSE and industry events, and take full advantage of networking opportunities provided by the Incubator’s team.

In just 3 years since its inception, the Incubator became a starting ground for a number of well-known student companies: SmartKniga, Skillopedia.ru, Native Speakers Club, Roomix, PensiaMarket, TimePad, and others.
Business Project Competition

Business project competitions serve an important purpose of popularizing entrepreneurship among students, searching for talented young entrepreneurs and “Next Big Thing” ideas.

HSE {10K} was initiated in 2006 as an analog for the MIT(100K) competition. It is a contest of students’ business projects – be it an idea or a young company.

Startup of the Year is another popular contest that attracts ambitious young entrepreneurs. They not only have to defend their business model, but present the audience with a short video about their startup. Winners of HSE {10K} and Startup of the Year receive cash prizes and a two-year residency at the Incubator.

The Incubator also runs less formal contests and business games:

* Iron Entrepreneur started as a team-building tool for HSE{10K} and spread virally throughout the country.
* Flip-Chat is very popular among technology students, as it allows to generate and present business ideas without an emphasis on presentation skills.

The Incubator partners up with other organizations to run regular business and networking events for startups and young entrepreneurs: BIT contest, Startup Weekend, Startup Point, Harvest (Greenfield.ru project) and many others.

The Incubator capitalizes on the leading role of HSE as a provider of entrepreneurial knowledge. It runs courses in entrepreneurship as well as stand-alone seminars provided by real entrepreneurs. Over 60% of participants come from other schools (mostly technology-oriented), and almost all of them participate in other events organized by the Incubator. Currently, the Incubator offers the following courses in entrepreneurship:

* How to Start a Successful Business, or Entrepreneurship 101,
* Business Laboratory,
* Creative Thinking in Business.


HSE{sun} is a yearly summer conference for Russian entrepreneurial support organizations. The Incubator invites participants from other schools, technology parks, venture firms, private businesses and multinational corporations to discuss common challenges in fostering entrepreneurship, and collaborate on designing a more effective support infrastructure for innovative businesses.

TheAngelInvestor
The Magazine for alternative business investments across Russia. «The AngelInvestor» is the magazine for inside information on what is happening in the angel investment and venture capital worlds. «The AngelInvestor» is Russia's Number 1 source of industry news, resources and Entrepreneur business investment proposals.
«The AngelInvestor» is published monthly and is sent out to over 20,000 accredited high-net-worth business angel investors and potential business angel investors. The magazine covers various topics including; industry news, successful business angel interviews, industry profiles, start-up spotlights, resources, lifestyle features, events, and an entire section of entrepreneur Investment Proposals.
Corporate Publishing Limited is a boutique publishing house catering to niche affluent business angels', venture capital and lifestyle markets. We are a team of highly skilled professionals working to provide direct marketing opportunities through «The AngelInvestor» magazine, one of Russia's most exclusive publications.
«The AngelInvestor» publication is a Russian only magazine which exclusively targets the Angel Investment and Venture Capital community. «The AngelInvestor» is quite simply the fastest and most direct route to achieve your objectives, whether providing a product or service to wealthy High-Net-Worth individuals or, if you are looking to raise investment capital for your start-up or existing business.

Ingria Business Incubator
Ingria Business Incubator was founded by the Government of St. Petersburg. It is part of St. Petersburg high-tech Technopark and a site for launching small businesses utilizing new knowledge, technologies and solutions.
Mission: To utilize society’s human resources, to foster entrepreneurial activity by providing access to required financial resources, business contacts and professional management support.

Association of Personnel Search Consultants
Association of Personnel Search Consultants (APSC) is the largest and the most reputable professional union of recruiters on the territory of the Russian Federation, the CIS and Eastern Europe. The activity of APSC is targeted at providing effective employment of high-profile specialists in the era of market economy.

The APSC mission is to assist the development of the civilized personnel search market in Russia.

The tasks of APSC are:
*formulating professional ethic standards for APSC members;
*providing members of the Association with professional information;
*assisting in upgrading qualification of specialists within the framework of the Association;
*building up and upholding high professional reputation of APSC members;
*representing and protecting the common interests of APSC HR community in the relations with government authorities;
*interacting with international personnel search consultants' organizations.

The composition of APSC:
*More than 100 best personnel search and selection agencies from 26 Russian cities (from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad) as well as recruiting agencies from Belarus and the Ukraine;
*5 regional departments and 8 clubs "Territoria personala";
*Research and Training centers.

The history of APSC:
*1991 "The Izvestya newspaper" published the article "Headhunters" by Vasiliy Zakharko.
*1996 Creation of APSC on the non-commercial basis.
*1997 Foundation of Professional Ethics Commission.
*1997-1998 Well-known American, Canadian and European recruiters held seminars for recruiters in Moscow, Krasnodar, Minsk, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk.
*1998 APSC performed enormous assistance to recruiting agencies in preserving and developing personnel search business during the economic crisis in Russia.
*2000 Organization of the First International Congress in Kiev "Eurasia" employment in the 21st century" with the assistance of International Labor Organization.
*2001 Establishment of the Board of Experts of APSC.
*2002 Registration of the Internet site www.apsc.ru.
*2004-2005 Adoption of the Code of Interpersonal relations of HR market participants after the wide discussion in 20 Russian cities.
*2005 Working out of "The Program of personnel search market development".
*2006 Accomplishment of All - Russian project "Enhancement of efficiency of graduate employment in the era of market economy".
*2006 Creation of Media clubs network "Territoria personala" in 8 Russian cities.

Web-portal “Expomap.Ru”
Expomap.ru is a well-known Russian web portal devoted to trade shows, the exhibition industry and related services. Its data base includes more then 30,000 exhibitions from Russia and the CIS Region and all over the world. The web-portal is owned by Serve Businesses Worldwide (Russia). The user-friendly well-designed Expomap Web portal provides an effective retrieval system, a choice of different exhibition services, business consultancy and advise, regular online-support, latest market data and news and related articles.

Our major business is providing assistance and logistics support in organizing trade fair participation, organisation of the corporate advertising campaign all over the world, consulting on any foreign event, remote trade fair visiting, interpretation service when abroad and organization of business tours.

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