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UKIM - BSC still is not separate legal entity. It is using administration support of the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. With other partners there are signed
memorandums of understandings.
By summer 2007, the Centre founded five new companies, all of them led by young
entrepreneurs (students or recent graduates) and all meeting basic criteria of
innovative, profitable and businesses based on knowledge. More than 150 young
people successfully finished ten days training “How to run my own business” and 33
of them applied with the Business plan to the competition organized by UKIM - BSC.
Additionally, UKIM - BSC is providing two-month entrepreneurial training for the
officers that are leaving Ministry of Defense and Army of the FYR of Macedonia
Industry/Sector (technology area): All academic fields since the Centre is
University based.
International activities: WUS (Austria); University of Leoben (Austria); Herbert,
Pock and Partners (Austria); Innofinanz (Austria); members of SENSI Network,
SPICE (Science Parks and Innovation Centers Experts) Group.
Name of
initiative:
DENI INCUBATOR Veleš
Contact person: Iskra Danailova
Email: inkubatorveles@mt.net.mk
Website: Not available
Industry/Sector (technology area): Not available
International activities: Not available
Name of
initiative:
GICA Incubator Ohrid
Contact person: Ljupčo Ivanovski (CEO)
Email: gica@mt.net.mk
Website: http://www.gica.com.mk/gicainkubatoreng.htm
The Gica Inkubator, an incubator for supporting small businesses in Ohrid region,
was founded in February 2001, followed by the activities on reconstruction and
adapting the ruined buildings. The first four pioneer-companies with sufficient
courage and entrepreneurial spirit joined the incubator and started their business in
October 2001, but their number has since considerably increased.
The Incubator is run by incubator manager and project manager with strong support
from the staff at the mother company, GICA DOO. The Incubator provides following
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