KARAIĆ DRAGICA, Prof.VERN – Under-graduate Study for Economy of Entrepreneurship
10 020
Hribarov prilaz 4
Tel: (+385 1) 610 68 12Fax: (+385 1) 610 91 14E-mail: dragica.karaic@inet.hr
Date of
birth:
Nationality: Croat
Civil
status:
Married, 2 children
Education:
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Institution |
High
School-Gymnasium Vukovar |
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Date: |
1968
- 1971 |
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Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: |
High
School Certificate – Classic Type |
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Institution |
Faculty of Philosophy |
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Date |
1971 - 1976 |
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Degree or Diploma obtained: |
Professor of Italian
Language and Literature, and Phonetics |
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Institution |
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Date: |
May 1999 - June 2000 |
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Degree or Diploma obtained: |
Certificate of
Trainer/Teacher for Entrepreneurship |
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Institution |
University of
Zagreb, Faculty of Informatics and Organization, Post-graduate Study on
Business System Management – Management of small and medium sized companies |
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Date |
October 2003 - October
2006 |
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Degree or Diploma obtained: |
Master of Science |
Membership of professional bodies:
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Croatian Technical and Scientific Translators Association
since 1976;
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Croatian Phoneticians Association since 1982; and.
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Association of Trainers for Entrepreneurship since 2000.
Present
position:
Head of Department for International
Institutions and the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship and
National Co-ordinator of EU Charter for Small Enterprises
Years
within the firm: Since March 1997
Key qualifications: (Relevant to Economic development
& SME Management
- unique experience of
development processes in a transition economy
- experience in creating country policy for SME support and development
- experience in creating and
implementing program for SME long-term
development on national, regional
and local level
-
knowledge and experience in relations between central,
regional and local governments and local entrepreneurs
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networks set up
-
enterprise promotion
and utilizing foreign spots and donors
-
experience in setting up institutional support for SME
development
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competence in development and implementation of national
programs:
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Train the Trainers
for Entrepreneurship
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Train the Advisers for Entrepreneurship
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Train the Promoters for Entrepreneurship
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entrepreneurship and SME development issues
-
pedagogical methods in SME development work
Specific experience:
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Date: |
From September 2002
– to present |
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Institution: |
Undergraduate Study
for Economy of Entrepreneurship – VERN |
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Location: Position : |
Part time lecturer |
Description:
Lecturing on Dynamic Entrepreneurship, enterprise economic development and
growth, economic theories, principles and applications relating to the
management of growing company
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Date: |
October 1997 - June
2000 |
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Institution/Company
: |
International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development |
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Location: Position : |
13 Counties in Head of Project
within the Ministry of Economy |
Description: Private Sector Development Project (PSDP). Learning and
Innovation Loan for strengthening of the SME institutional support. Japanese
Grant Agreement signed between Croatian Government and World Bank in October
1997 was intended for financing of the project preparations for establishing
of new or service improvement in those already founded Small Business
Assistance Centers (SBAC). 13 Proposals for Financing SBACs are in their
final stage. Ms.Karaic position was to coordinate and to supervise the
development of preparations done by Project Coordination Leader, foreign and
local consultants, WB, and regional
governments.
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Date |
January 1999 - June 2000
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|
Company |
SENTER the Netherlands Government Agency |
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Location
Position |
Head Project within Ministry of Economy
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Description:
Support to the Development of the Small Business Sector in |
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Professional Experience Record:
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Date: |
November
2001 - and present |
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Location |
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|
Company |
Ministry of Economy
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Position |
Head
of Minister’s Cabinet |
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Description:
Organization of Minister’s of Economy Cabinet staff work; Ministry internal
co-ordination of the five Divisions, and Assistants to the Minister;
organization and co-ordination of the Minister’s public activities toward
international bilateral and multilateral co-operation and co-operation with
European and International organization. |
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Date: |
February
2000 - November 2001 |
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Location |
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|
Company |
Ministry of Crafts & SMEs
|
|
Position |
Head
of Department for International Co-operation |
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Description:
International bilateral and multilateral co-operation. Co-operation with
European and International organization. Heading of programs PSO, WB, UNECE,
ILO, EBRD, |
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Date: |
March
1997 - February 2000 |
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Location |
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|
Company |
Ministry of Economy
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Position |
Head
of Department for |
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Description: SME
national policy, SME development program in co-operation with cities,
municipalities, counties and all other governmental and governmental SME
institutions in Croatia. |
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Date: |
October
1994 - March 1997 |
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Location |
|
|
Company |
AURELIA
Ltd. |
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Position |
Owner
and manager (self employed) |
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Description: General
food items, wholesale, retail shops and super market chains in |
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Date: |
December
1992 - January 1995 |
|
Location |
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|
Company |
Voce
Export-Import Ltd. |
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Position |
Assistant to General Manager
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Description: Co-ordination of business activities
on international market in trading food and non-food items.
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Date: |
1982
- 1992 |
Location
|
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Company
|
Agrokomerc
Inc. |
Position
|
Executive Marketing Manager
|
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Description:
Food processing production. National and international marketing. |
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|
Date: |
1979
- 1982 |
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Location |
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|
Company |
Agrokomerc
|
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Position |
Factory Manager
|
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Description:
Dehydrated soups, and mayonnaise production. Managing a hundred workers
production under Liebig Brand Name. Production license by Brooke Bond Liebig
Italiana Co.Milan, |
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Date: |
1974
- 1979 |
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Location |
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|
Company |
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Position |
TV
Speaker & Journalist |
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Description:
Regional News Pool; covering economic, social and cultural information for TV
News presentation |
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Others:
National Program
of Entrepreneurship Education and Training
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1998
- 2000 |
Location/Company
|
|
|
Position |
Head
of Project |
|
Description |
National
Program of education and training for entrepreneurship has resulted with a first national educational structure of 75 Trainers
–Teachers of Entrepreneurship. The network of trainers continued further
education and training of Advisers for Entrepreneurship. Those are majority
of local and regional government officials, employees of regional chambers
for crafts and commerce, cooperatives, state employment offices and
entrepreneurial centers. Under this program 190 advisers have been certified
by the end of year 2000. |
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National
Program of the |
1998
- 2000 |
Location/Company
|
|
|
Position |
Head of Project
|
|
Description |
Project
of Enterprise Promotion by Ministry of Economy was aimed to create a friendly
and encouraging environment for entrepreneurs and to build a culture of
entrepreneurship within broader society. Thus encompasses information
efficient distribution, research about needs, education about how to promote,
public relations network establishment, media campaign, and monitoring. |
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Date: |
June 1997 - June 2001
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Location/Company |
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Position |
President of
National Conference Organizational Committee
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Publications
|
Guide
for Entrepreneurs, 1997 |
Revised
II Edition by Ministry of Economy Position:
Co-Author |
|
Guide
for Innovators “From Idea to Profit”, 1998 |
I
Edition by Ministry of Economy Position:
Co-Author |
|
Small
Business and Entrepreneurship, 1998 – 2001 |
Monthly
Newsletter Position:
Chief in Editor |
|
Guide
for Entrepreneurs, 1999 |
III
Edition by Ministry of Economy Position: Co-Author |
Paper at International
Conferences and Events:
1.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG Enterprise and Industry, Conference
on the European Charter for Small Enterprises,
2. EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DG Enterprise and Industry,
Conference on the European Charter for Small Enterprises,
3. CEI
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on Legal Aspects of SME Development & Best Practice in Simplification of SME
Legal Environment",
4. `SME FORUM on
“Best practice in Development of
Entrepreneurship and SMEs in Countries in Transition , 1November
2000 at Palais de Nations in
“SME
Promotion, training, advice and counselling policy in
5.
UNITED NATIONS
ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR
Expert
Meeting on Best Practice in Financing SMEs, Geneva, Switzerland, 14-15 May 1998 - within framework of Southeast European Co-operative
Initiative (SECI) with assistance of the USAID Delivered paper and country group presentation on "Small Business Strenghtening Program - Croatian Experience" -
published in Expert Meeting Summary .The Meeting created an Open-ended Ad Hoc
Group of Experts for the elaboration of Conclusions and Recommendations on Best
practices headed by Ms D.Karaic. Working Groups for SMEs (SECI and CEI) will
implement these Conclusions and recommendations in programs which are subject
for discussion between international organisations like OECD, UNIDO, EU, EBRD,
UNECE. The Expert meetings are carried out on yearly regular basis.
6. CEI SUMMIT
ECONOMIC FORUM -
Delivered
paper
and presentation:on SME Promotion and Support with title: Program for Encouragement the Small Business Sector - Croatian Model.
Main issues: SME definition, obstacles, existing institutions, supporting
measures and activities i.e. promotion, education and training, counselling and
Consulting services, institutional support, incentive financing.
7.
CEI - OECD-IMO-UNECE
Women's
Entrepreneurship- East-West Co-operation,
Delivered paper and presentation on "Women Entrepreneurship within the
Croatian Model of Small Business
Development" - published in CEI - IMO Conference Proceedings,
Ad-hoc Working Group
were convened for General Recommendations on the Role of Central and Local Governments with Ms. D.Karaic as member and spoke-person.
8.
CEI - International
Workshop
Regional and Local Development
and Small Business Promotion,
Delivered paper and presentation on “Entreprenurship Promotion, Education
and Training in Regional Economic Development”
9. EUROPEAN
Delivered paper: SMEs in the
Delivered paper: Impact
Assessment, 15-16 June 2005,