Confartigianato, the trade union organisation that is most representative of the handicraft sector in Italy, combines its trade union activity with efforts in the field of services to enterprises. In Confartigianato, handicraft enterprises find information, representation in subjects of general interest, relations with counterparties in negotiations and with public institutions. On the other hand, for enterprises, the handicraft trade union is a partner ready to supply customised and integrated services. Confartigianato is present in the Friuli Venezia Giulia territory with several provincial offices.

The Union of craftmen of the small and medium-sized enterprises of Udine is an association representing the handicraft sector, small and medium-sized enterprises and autonomous work in the province of Udine. The Union offers fiscal, trade union, bureaucratic and credit assistance; organises exhibitions and training courses; carries out statistical surveys; deals with accounting, waste materials, quality certifications, law-making initiatives, tariff policies, projects and programmes for development, relations with the public administration. The Union is a member of the Confartigianato national network and is provided with 27 offices and addresses throughout the province of Udine, in Buia, Cervignano, Cividale, Codroipo, Fagagna, Forni di Sopra, Gemona, Latisana, Lignano, Manzano, Moggio Udinese, Ovaro, Palmanova, Paluzza, Paularo, Pontebba, Rivignano, San Daniele, San Giorgio di Nogaro, Talmassons, Tarcento, Tarvisio and Tolmezzo.

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The Union of craftmen and small and medium-sized enterprises of Pordenone is a trade union association for the development of handicraft entrepreneurship. The Union deals with: social assistance and protection in the relations between users and social security institutions; promotion and development of members; subsidised credit; entrepreneurial and professional training; quality certifications; trade union assistance; safety of working places; accounting; productive settlements; insurance services; legal, computer science and financial advice; technical development and assistance for various categories.

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The Isonzo Association of craftmen and SME of the province of Gorizia is a member of Confartigianato and is a trade union organisation for the protection of handicraft enterprises. The Association contributes to the management of the main local and regional institutions committed to enterprise problems and supplies assistance in dealing with the bureaucratic and administrative procedures required by public institutions, in complying with civil and tax obligations related to accountancy, in performing salary management and in providing trade-union advice.

The Association headquarters are in Gradisca di Isonzo, Grado and Monfalcone.

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The Consortium for the granting of credit (CON.GA.FI) among handicraft enterprises of the province of Pordenone is aimed at facilitating access to credit for handicraft enterprises. For this purpose, the cooperative allows guarantee up to 50% of credit/financing obtained by enterprises, ensuring subsidised rates. Furthermore, it helps new enterprises, female entrepreneurship and heavily distressed companies (with measures against usury). Financial advice is also supplied, in order to help companies in choosing the most subsidised and least expensive form of financing.

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The Consortium for the granting of credit (CON.GA.FI.) of Udine is a cooperative made up of handicraft enterprises of the province of Udine and established in cooperation with category associations, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Craftmanship of Udine and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Authority. Its aim is to promote the consolidation, development and innovation of handicraft enterprises in the province of Udine. The Cooperative guarantees access to credit and provides financial advisory services to help companies in choosing the most suitable and least expensive form of financing.

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The Bilateral Handicraft Institution of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Ebiart) is part of the Italian National Handicraft Bilateral Institution and promotes a model of trade union relations based on conciliation. In this way, it gives value to shared elements, able to boost enterprise growth and employment safeguard. The purpose of Ebiart is to study and present initiatives aimed at increasing the development of the handicraft sector; managing financial resources and structures deriving from national and regional inter-federation agreements; promoting professional and entrepreneurial training as well as prevention and safety in working places.

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The Union of industrial entrepreneurs of the province of Gorizia provides services to enterprises for the economic, social and organisational protection of the category. Moreover, the Union aims at supplying the assistance necessary for the solution of economic, administrative, technical and training problems of its member companies. The Union is directly represented in the major meetings and managing boards of institutions, administrations and consortia, at provincial, regional and national level, where it can grant its greatest support to the needs of industrial companies.

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The Association of industrial entrepreneurs of the province of Udine has the following purposes: promoting the organisation of the industrial entrepreneurs of the province; representing the member companies in their relations with institutions and administrations and in negotiations on working conditions of personnel; fostering, developing and protecting, also through collective actions and negotiations, the moral, trade union, economic, fiscal and technical interests of the provincial industry, consistently with general interests; organising researches, debates, conventions and training activities.

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The following territorial handicraft chambers operate in the Obalno-Kraška region:

• Obmocna obrtna zbornica Koper,
• Obmocna obrtna zbornica Izola,
• Obmocna obrtna zbornica Piran,
• Obmocna obrtna zbornica Sežana.

The first three chambers cover the territory of a single municipality whereas the chamber of Sežana gathers craftsmen from the four Karst municipalities (Sežana, Divaca, Komen, Hrpelje-Kozina).

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The following territorial handicraft chambers operate in the Goriška region:

•  Obmocna obrtna zbornica Nova Gorica,
•  Obmocna obrtna zbornica Tolmin,
•  Obmocna obrtna zbornica Idrija,
•  Obmocna obrtna zbornica Ajdovšcina.

Each chamber covers the territory of the municipalities within its scope.

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The territorial handicraft Chamber of Nova Gorica represents those who carry out a handicraft activity. It mainly deals with:

• issuing handicraft licences and keeping handicraft records;
• representing the interests of employers and looking after their relations with employees;
• promoting the interests of its members both at national and at international level;
• organising the Nova Gorica exhibition;
• organising professional training activities;
• disclosing information regarding changes in the laws governing SME;
• providing assistance in obtaining credit;
• organising professional advice and assistance in the establishment of new businesses.

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The Slovenian Economic Regional Union (URES) is an inter-category association representing Slovenian entrepreneurs in Italy. Ures is divided according to category into five sections (foreign trade and services; retail trade; shops and tourism; craftmanship; autonomous work). It supplies trade union, training and promotion services. Furthermore, it assists its members in administrative and bureaucratic issues (accounting and income tax statements, salaries and personnel management, safety and environment, food hygiene, financing to enterprises, tax and legal advice, translation of tax models and of other official texts).

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