AIDA CCI – CAMARA DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DO DISTRITO DE AVEIRO

AIDA – CCI – Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the District of Aveiro. AIDA’s mission is to promote and enable business in the Aveiro District, with special focus on the industrial sector and similar ones.
In order to do this, its taks are statutorily established:
* Develop an ongoing action, which aims the increase of the technical, economic and social progresso;
* Cooperate with other similar international, national, regional, local or sectoral associations about commom interest problems, as well as with any other entities which promote the development of trade relations with Portugal;
* Pormote the companies businesses, namely the Portuguese industrial enterprises, at a national and international level and strengthen the trade relations through the development of activities and support services for the companies internationalisation process, external trade and promotion of exports, businesses and investment;
* Information and technical support, organising trade missions, fairs, exhibitions and similar activities in order to create their own independent or non-independent services.
The Chamber has the status of legal person or authority established under public law since 1993 and it is registered as a training entity certified by DGERT – Quality and Accreditation Services since 1999. AIDA i salso certified by APCER – Portuguese Association for Certification in Quality Management Systems according to the Norm NP EN ISO 9001, since August 2007.
Since the beginning of its activity, AIDA’s has been supporting the companies of the region of Aveiro, by offering a set of actions in áreas such as:
• Prospecting international markets
• Trade missions
• Support for the participation in trade fairs, exhibitions and congresses
• Information and support for companies
• Technical consulting (in the following areas: environment, quality, energy, licensing and incentive systems, reserarch & develpment, industrial property)
• Professional training