Asociatia Camera Mesteşugarilor, Satu Mare

Fundaţia Sătmăreană TNCI -The Satu Mare and Northern Transylvania Foundation for International Cooperation- aimed at the economic promotion of crafts, small businesses and agriculture in the North-Western region of Romania is implementing in the period September 2007 November 2008 the PHARE CBC programme, project code RO2005/017-536.01.01.01.13, for the foundation of the Chamber of Crafts and Trades in Satu Mare county. The project is financing the construction of an attic on the building situated on 1 Fragilor Str. to accommodate the main offices of the Chamber of Crafts and Trades, as well as the development of the appropriate infrastructure, training of the personnel of the Chamber of Crafts and Trades and the organisation of seminars for the small enterprises. The need to set up such an institution resulted, on the one hand, from the number and diversity of this category of entrepreneurs in Satu Mare county and, on the other hand, from the lack of any facility that would make information sharing, co-operation, counselling and representation of the common interests of the craftsmen possible. The objectives of the Chamber of Crafts and Trades from Satu Mare county are to represent the interests of the crafts and trades sector while creating and maintaining the conditions that would favour the development of the handicraft enterprises. By founding the Chamber of Crafts and Trades, craftsmen will be united in an association that will stand up for their interests at the higher level institutions of the state, will offer counselling in different problems and will organise training and specialisation courses.