Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO) which develops projects for SMEs of Bursa to increase their export and abroad experiences get the representatives of the business community with 21 fair organizations within Global Fair Agency Project in the first 6 months of 2015. Businessmen, who had the opportunity to examine the innovations in their sectors closely through the project, returned to the country with business contacts that they made.
BTSO has been continuing to get its members together with the abroad fair organizations within Global Fair Agency Project that is one of the 16 Macro Projects of BTSO. BTSO which got its nearly 1000 representatives of business community to 23 separate abroad made many organizations from USA to China, from Russia to Germany.
MEMBERS OF BTSO ARE FOLLOWING THE WORLD CLOSELY
BTSO has been continuing to get the companies of Bursa together with the most prestigious fairs with Global Fair Agency Project that is a role model to chambers and exchanges in 2015. Members of BTSO have had the opportunity to visit 21 fairs which were held in USA, China, Germany, United Arabic Emirates, France and Italy in the first 6 months of this year. Members of BTSO visited the Heimtextil Fair in January with a private airplane from the Yenişehir Airport, and attended International Franchise Expo Fair in New York, USA with a delegation of 160 people in June.
GREAT INTEREST IN FAIRS...
Members of BTSO showed great interest in fair organizations that KOSGEB and BTSO provided financial support. Nearly 800 representatives who benefits from the project had the opportunity to realize important business contacts during visits.
“WE GET OUR MEMBERS TOGETHER WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMER”
Mr. İbrahim Burkay; President of the Board of Directors of BTSO who pointed out that Bursa enabled representatives of business world to meet with potential customer thanks to the fair organizations said that fairs had a vital importance for SMEs. President Mr. Burkay who reminded that they introduced nearly 1000 companies with fairs abroad previous year pointed out that the aim is to make this number to reach to 2000 at the end of 2015. Mr.Burkay said “We have scheduled 58 fairs this year within our Global Fair Ageny Project. We would like our members to follow the innovations related to their sectors closely and make business contacts in accordance with our export-oriented growing aim. We are would like to see the companies of Bursa to fair organizations held by BTSO.
“I RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY WITH COOPERATION”
Some companies that benefit from Global Fair Agency Project emphasized that they made important business negotiations in fair visits. Mr.Ümit Karaefe, a businessman, who attended Innotrans and Bau Munchen Fair held in Global Germany, expressed that the fair went quite productive for his company. Mr. Karaefe who expressed that they returned to Turkey with business contacts that they made in Innotrans Fair, said that “Innotrans Fair was very important for us. I had the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with world-famous companies in the fair. We made collaboration with a company that is active in railway system sector from Czech Republic. We are realizing some projects of the company at the moment as a result of this cooperation. I could not have this cooperation without Global Fair Agency Project.”
“I WAS ABROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME THANKS TO BTSO”
Mr. Yusuf Calayır, a businessman, who expressed that he visited Gulfood Fair which was held in Dubai with the project pointed out that he had the opportunity to go abroad for the first time thanks to fair organization of BTSO Global Fair Agency Project.
Mr. Calayır who pointed out that Global Fair Agency Project is an important service for business world said that “I have had an abroad experience for the first time thanks to BTSO. The fair visit went quite great for my company. I also had the opportunity to make various business contacts during the fair visit. I would like to thank BTSO for the organization.” |
