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Unlike the other centres, PREDA is still financially supported by the Swiss
International Development Agency (Ministry of Economy 2005).
There are seven business incubators active at the moment: the Incubator Delčevo,
the Incubator “Turtel” Štip, the Incubator “Biljana” Prilep, the Incubator Saša, the Deni
Incubator Veleš, the Giča Incubator Ohrid, and the Inkubator Strumica. Those
incubators were established by the World Bank in 1997 with a purpose to support the
start-up of businesses.
Another incubator, Business Start-up Center Bitola was formed with financial and
experts assistance from SPARK (formerly ATA - the Academic Training Association -
Amsterdam, Netherlands - further information is provided below) and another
business incubator is in a phase of being created - the Youth Entrepreneurial Service
– Business Incubator which is being attained with SOROS Foundation - Open
Society Macedonia donation.
The FYR of Macedonia with its Business Start-up Centre Bitola actively participates
in the Southeast European Network of Business Start-up Centers and
Incubators (SENSI). The network was set up under the auspices of the SPARK in
Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on October 20, 2006, and is a regional network of
business start-up centres and incubators with more than 20 members trough the
whole region of Southeast region (from Slovenia to Macedonia).
By bringing together the different local backgrounds, shared experiences, forces and
know-how of business starts-up centres and incubators in 8 countries (Slovenia,
Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina and the
Netherlands), SENSI members aim to improve their support and business services to
young entrepreneurs and start-ups.
In cooperation with Universities from South East Europe, local governmental
institutions and local business communities, SENSI enhances the capacity of
entrepreneurship in South East Europe.
For more details concerning the SENSI network, its members, and contact lists,
please visit the web-site: http://www.sensi.biz/
Name of
initiative:
Business Start-Up Centre Bitola (BSC Bitola)
Contact person: Rozita Talevska - Hristovska (BSC Coordinator)
Email: r.hristovska@bscbitola.org
Website: http://www.bscbitola.org
The Business Start-Up Centre Bitola supports students, young graduates and young
entrepreneurs (up to 35 years) to start their own small and medium enterprises in
FYR of Macedonia. The project is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
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