The results of the regional Exporter of the Year competition for 2020 have been summed up in Omsk

The award ceremony for the winners and laureates of the regional Exporter of the Year competition was held at the My Business Center. A total of 26 applications were submitted for the competition.

The regional competition "Exporter of the Year" is being held for the seventh time and unites Omsk Region enterprises that have achieved the greatest success in exporting non-primary non-energy goods, works, services, as well as the results of intellectual activity.

The organizer of the annual competition is the Omsk Region Export Support Center. Conditions for the development of entrepreneurship and an increase in the volume of exported products of local producers in the region are being created within the framework of the national projects "Small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and support for individual entrepreneurial initiative" and "International cooperation and export".

The unified competition commission, which determined the winners and prize-winners, included representatives of the regional Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, the Omsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the public organization Opora Russia, Omsk Customs and the regional Fund for Support and Development of Small Business. The jury evaluated the companies based on a number of indicators: the number of types of exported products, the intensity of shipments and participation in visiting international events as part of the delegation of the Omsk region.

The best exporters were identified in several categories:

Nomination "Exporter of the Year in the field of agro-industrial complex": 1st place - Center for Logistics and Foreign Economic Operations LLC, 2nd place - Grain Lines LLC, 3rd place - Rus-Agro LLC.

Food Industry Exporter of the Year nomination: 1st place - LLC "TPK "Sladonezh", 2nd place - LLC "TD "Sibirsky", 3rd place - LLC "Siberian Squirrel".

Nomination "Exporter of the Year in the field of industry": 1st place - LLC KB Technologiya, 2nd place - IP Marichev S.N., 3rd place - LLC Kvazar.

The nomination "Exporter of the Year in the field of services and other fields": 1st place - LLC "Deep-service", 2nd place - LLC "Big House of wood", 3rd place - LLC "Pretty Boy".

"Breakthrough of the Year" nomination: 1st place - IP Sheikina NG, 2nd place - LLC "Diborexport", 3rd place - LLC "Impex-Group".

As prizes, the winners who took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the nominations received certificates for the purchase of economy class air tickets, within the framework of business events planned by the Center, in denominations of 100,000, 75,000 and 50,000 rubles and valid until December 31, 2022.

"It is important to note that Omsk small and medium-sized businesses make a significant contribution to the development of non-primary exports. Our entrepreneurs export food products, for example, biscuits, waffles, sweets, canned milk products. Agricultural products are grown, processed, stored and sold: wheat, flax, rapeseed, legumes and oilseeds. Equipment for the food industry and the construction of security systems, musical instruments, and women's leather goods are also supplied to foreign countries. Plastic parts, wood, spare parts for seeders, and IT services from Omsk are conquering international markets," the Omsk Region Export Support Center shared.

Today, any entrepreneur in the Omsk region can be sure that when exporting, he will be consulted, trained, helped to collect the necessary documents, and accompanied throughout his export activities. In 2020, with the assistance of the regional Export Support Center, more than 120 export contracts were concluded, the volume of supported exports amounted to 42.989 million US dollars, and more than 250 enterprises used the Center's services.

The Export Center provides services for the promotion of Omsk goods to foreign markets. The list of government support measures includes the search for foreign partners, organization of participation in international exhibitions and business missions, product placement on marketplaces, creation and modernization of the website in foreign languages, international certification and much more. Most of the services are completely free for entrepreneurs, some are provided on a co-financing basis.

The Export Support Center is located at 21/1 Komarova St., Omsk, tel.: +7 (3812)95-77-75, e-mail: export@ved55.ru .