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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