Our mission is
to activate Turkish SME dynamics and support them, directly or indirectly, in order to support Turkish economy in global markets.

Our vision is
to be a leader SME center by using knowledge and information technology, effectively.

Unique SME media in Turkey

Since 1999, monthly industrial and economy magazine, called KobiEfor , has been published regularly, providing information to/from small and medium size enterprises in globalization context. Presently, it has over ten thousands subscribers countrywide, institutional as well as individual. It can be found at leading bookstores including D&R's, airports, hotels, hypermarkets etc. throughout Turkey . The magazine, which is distributed free-of-charge in current SME platforms and activities, is published minimum of 14.000. Each month, it is also published at its own web page.

lts goal is to support SMEs in their globalization process

Presently, Turkish SMEs under great pressure for being global and competitive during integration process with EU. For holding a place in global competition, SMEs should activate research activities; use enhance and communication technologies, be creative and innovative. KobiEfor tries to inform, train and orientate Turkish SMEs with the responsibility of being unique media of SME.

Content of KobiEfor is the demand of SMEs.

Current SME demands modify content of the magazine. Some of them includes EU information, developments, legislations and improvements which are interested in SMEs, announces of government in order to support SMEs, researches and analysis of national market, researches of support and service projects for SMEs, projects and cooperative efforts of universities for industry, magazine pages for range of life, demands of goods, service and cooperative efforts from national market, information and method of announcement of export in global market, information about brand name as well as property rights, etc.

Dynamic corporate relationship and SMEs

KobiEfor magazine is the media of SME with a vision of covering all the corporations that are in direct or indirect relation with SMEs. It provided common platform for EU's 6th Frame Program together with TUBITAK-MAM and TOSYÖV. This cooperative effort has gone on until 2006 and provided series of seminars from SME perspective, particularly in Marmara Region. This action is going to be generalized in cities which important for Turkish industry.

The magazine provides bridge of a communication between SMEs and TUBİTAK, TUBİTAK-MAM, TİDEB, KOSGEB, TOSYÖV, TTGV, İGEME, İKV, TOBB, DEİK, KalDer, MESKA, MEKSA, İMKB, TÜSİAD, MÜSİAD, SİAD, OBS, KSS and techno parks. The magazine joins and supports national and international SME activities like; Technology Conference and awards by TÜBİTAK-TTGV-TÜSİAD, National Quality Conferences by Kalder and TÜSİAD, SME summit and Eurasia Economic Summits by TOSYÖV-TOBB-KOSGEB as formal media sponsor.
 
The magazine enhances SME culture

In order to enhance communication with SMEs and be able to understand them correctly, KobiEfor tries to open up passive culture of SME, in all aspects. Business firms, corporations and institutions that have difficulties about ascertaining demands and aptitudes of SMEs, uses KobiEfor viewpoints in order to make correct decisions. Because of unique existence for providing information about SMEs; KobiEfor magazine got an irreplaceable quality for either SMEs or person and companies, which want to reach SMEs.
 
Subscribers of KobiEfor

Subscribers of KobiEfor are main actors of Turkish economy. They are industrial producer, manufacturers, government institutions including ministries, large-scale companies, public bodies, industrial sites, governorships, municipalities, industry and trade chambers, industrial foundations and associations, councils, committees, consultancy and information corporations, trade bodies, range of financial corporations including banks, universities, consulates and embassies in Turkey as well as Turkish attachés of trade and advertisement agencies abroad.