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Name: National Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Council
(NECC)
Contact: Not indicated
Email: info@nspk.org.mk
Website: http://www.nspk.org.mk/index_en.htm
The National Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Council (NECC) is a tripartite
public-private-civil body comprising leaders from the private, government and civil
society sectors advocating and leading the implementation of policy changes crucial
to the development of more competitive Macedonian businesses. The Council has
been set up in early 2003. The mission of the Council is to raise the dialogue of the
private, civil and public sectors to the level of a strategic and long-term partnership to
make major contribution in the building of the economic prosperity of the FYR of
Macedonia.
The primary task of the NECC members is to work together on the development of
national strategies aimed at improving the conditions for doing business that would
help Macedonian companies, clusters and other active business associations to
develop, promote and export their high value products and services and thus create
higher and growing incomes for the average citizen of Macedonia.
The NECC carries out its programme’s activities through the following organizational
bodies: Assembly, Management Board, Supervisory Board, Advisory Group and 6
internal committees - working groups for Competitiveness, Clustering, Technological
Development, Education and Human Resources, Local Economy Development
Regulations and Budgets and cooperation with donor organizations.
Name: Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic
of Macedonia (APERM)
Contact: Nikola Vapcarov 7, 1000 Skopje, FYR of Macedonia
Email: apprm@apprm.org.mk
Website: http://www.apprm.org.mk/
The Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Macedonia
(APERM) was established in accordance with the Law in December 2003, and
represents a central state institution for support of the entrepreneurship and
development of small business in the FYR of Macedonia. The Agency acts as a legal
entity and is independent in its activities.
Its mission is:
• Creating favourable economic environment and legislation;
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