This involves:
Effective help, support and guidance on all issues of interest to companies.

• Promoting measures aimed at creating a favourable environment to expand the productive base of the economy and of enterprises on:
  •  investment, tax and funding incentives
  • production costs
  • widening and promoting the export of goods and services
  • modernising and expanding techno-economic infrastructure
  • simplifying procedures/legislation
  • developing business co-operation
  
  
  
• Promoting the settlement of problems and defending positions jointly with affected members and professional Associations. To this end, OEB co-ordinates the activities of its members either through the professional Associations or through the specialised Co-ordinating Councils on Industry and Services.



• Promoting its views and positions and lobbying decision-making bodies.



• Shaping public opinion through press releases, meetings, memoranda, interviews, conferences, seminars, public discussions, etc.



• Briefing members and public opinion on current business issues through the monthly publication of “EPIHIRIMATIKI” magazine and other publications such as:
  • Practical Guide on Labour Issues and Human Resources Development
  • Guide on Legislation
  • Court Decisions on issues of interest to enterprises
  • Material used in Training programmes
  • Positions and Views of OEB on key economic issues
  • Specialised Studies, Results of Surveys
  • Directories on the Services and the Construction Sectors
  • Financing Schemes/Programmes for Companies
  • Code of Practice for the preventation of sexual harassment at the workplace
  
  
  
• Promoting Cyprus as a regional Services Centre and a reputable Business Centre to develop business activities.



• Collecting and providing information on:
  • opportunities for business co-operation
  • legislation which affects business activities
  • Government schemes, European programmes and Funds to boost the competitiveness of the Economy.
  
  
  
• Carrying out studies and researches on the Economy and Sectoral issues.



• Organising conferences, seminars, lectures, workshops and specialised exhibitions.