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A region driving international economic development with an average growth rate of nearly 5% in 2015 (3% worldwide), ASEAN (10 countries in South East Asia) has a population of 625 million (against 500 million in Europe) - and forecasts for 2025 announce an increase to 700 million people, characterised by the significant development of the middle class with higher income levels. To help EPVs (Living Heritage Companies) to position themselves in this market, the ISM (Institut Supérieur des Metiers), along with CCI France International, is organising a workshop / speed meeting with country advisers.
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At AccorHotels Arena (Paris) on 25 and 26 May 2016 Bpifrance Inno Génération will bring together thousands of entrepreneurs from all over France and from all sectors of the economy. The program for these two days dedicated to entrepreneurship will include many events and workshops. At one of these workshops, entitled "Excellence of know-how, tradition and innovation", the EPV (Living Heritage Company) label and its exceptional living heritage companies will feature strongly.
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Tuesday, 3 May 2016, the regional Bpifrance branch in Clermont-Ferrand is organising a breakfast on the theme: "Financing the growth of businesses with excellence of know-how". This event will include the opportunity to present the label and to give an update of label news for 2016. Several heads of EPV-certified companies will be there to talk about their businesses.
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On Thursday, 19 May 2016, during a day dedicated to Living Heritage Company (EPV) know-how at the Ardèche Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) premises in Privas, Alain Triolle, Prefect of the Ardèche, along with local chambers of commerce officials and Alexis Govciyan, Director of the Institut Supérieur des Métiers, will present diplomas to three companies who have recently received EPV certification or have had their certification renewed for another 5 years.
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