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Name of initiative: <strong>Net</strong>work of Regional and Local Business Centres (BSCs) Contact person: Ljiljana Božović (Senior adviser for institutional support, SMEDA) Email: ljiljana.bozovic@nasme.cg.yu Website: http://www.nasme.cg.yu/eng/projects/isupport/is1.php In Montenegro, a network of regional and local business centres (BSCs) has been developed (six regional centres and three local ones), providing a number of subsidised services for businesses. In partnership with donors (such as EAR and GTZ), SMEDA has created: • 4 regional agencies/centres (Podgorica, Bar, Rozaje and Bijelo Polje). • 7 local sub-centres. • 1 Euro Information Correspondence Centre. More than 70% of the territory of Montenegro is now covered by these regional centres, which provide support to entrepreneurs during the various phases of their operation, expansion and development. The services include: • Consulting; • Business plan development; • Internet support; and • Marketing. A number of other organisations are active in Montenegro, such as GTZ. In addition, private bookkeepers, lawyers and auditors have also become established in Montenegro. Most BSCs have developed on an adhoc basis, with different donors and international organisations typically taking the lead in developing their own models and approaches. None of them have achieved financial sustainability and are not likely to do so in the near future (OECD and EC 2007). As indicated on the webpage of the Directorate for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, establishment of regional and local business centres is one of the priorities of the Agency and is organizing institutional support for their development local / regional level. The main project objective is SMEs development support through establishing institutional network at local and regional level - and providing support for citizens in place where they live. The sub-objective would be lightening regional differences through adequate SME development support at local and regional level, but also getting needful information for better defining the Government policy and strategy in this area. The strategic development destination of this economic segment has been defined through this system, at all regional levels, which the Commune covers. Therefore, it is needed to provide the development decentralization. The main project task of "institutional support for small and medium-sized enterprises" is establishing business centers at local level, which will afford certain services: a) Develop - analytical page 20/MNE
• Defining strategy development at local-regional level, suggesting measures and activities; • Preparing developing projects and implementing concrete projects; • Elaborating business ideas and researching; • Affirming the priority development of the region-municipal; and • Analyzing development at local level and statistics. b) Business • How to set up a business and how to find financial sources; • Preparing feasibility studies (idea application) and business plans; • Providing training and market analyses; • Connecting with consulting agencies; • Recording business ideas; • How to perform and make a contact with the Government in order to expose problems and their solutions and how to surpass business problems; and • Permanent control in credit using. For the purpose of this thematic report focusing on research and innovation infrastructure, we are not concentrating on regional and local business centres (BSCs). More information, materials and contact details to individual BSCs can be downloaded at: http://www.nasme.cg.yu/eng/projects/isupport/is1.php. E) Others, related Organisations Name: Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency (MIPA) Contact: Jovana Tomaševića bb, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro Email: info@mipa.cg.yu Website: http://www.mipa.cg.yu The Montenegrin Investment Promotion Agency (MIPA) is a national investment agency set up by the Government of Montenegro in 2005 in order to promote foreign investments in Montenegro and to facilitate the economic development of Montenegro. The mission of MIPA is to partner with foreign and domestic investors, the public and private sector, and international groups and individuals to increase investments in Montenegro and help bring accelerated economic development, dynamic growth and prosperity for all Montenegrin citizens. It promotes specific projects to foreign investors and has a publicity function in bringing such projects to the attention of the international public. MIPA advances Montenegro as a competitive investment destination by actively facilitating investment projects in the country. page 21/MNE
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INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE STEERING
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Information compiled by: Jana Macha
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1 Introduction This thematic report
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Task Force to ease market entry bar
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United Nations Development Programm
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1.3 Specific Programmes and Instrum
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- IFC/PEP Southeast Europe is part
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Name: Ministry of Labour and Social
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government sector. The first to ini
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Name of initiative: Specialty Touri
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favouring international cooperation
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• Demise of Business Incubator en
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investments. Since its establishmen
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3 Conclusions/Recommendations In ov
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• Properly evaluate the existing
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5 Further Sources ACIT (2007). ALBA
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World Bank, International Finance C
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OECD - Organisation for Economic Co
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• Central Bosnian Economic Develo
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provides consulting, training, anal
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stakeholders, and provided assistan
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2 Existing Innovation Structures in
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Name: Federal Ministry for the Deve
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• Establishment of a single infor
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Name of initiative: Wood Processing
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Name of initiative: Contact person:
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C) Technological and Science Parks
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Name of initiative: Business Start-
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The Business Incubator in Mostar wa
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There is no universal model or stru
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• Prioritise the support to SMEs
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5 Further Sources Alagić I. (2007)
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Uvalić, M. (2004). Science, Techno
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PRSP - Poverty Reduction Strategy P
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Entrepreneurship Incubator OSVIT -
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co-ordinated at the highest level,
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sector in the Republic of Croatia,
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Infrastructure Development Programm
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science, technology and human resou
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ased companies; development of adeq
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The National Science Council (NSC)
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A) Clusters The development of clus
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Employers’ Organizations (IOE) an
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infrastructure. It has started soci
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Name of initiative: Metallurgic Clu
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usiness. They provide effective sup
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entrepreneurship. Its objective is
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C) Technological and Science Parks
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Industry/Sector (technology area):
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development of small and medium siz
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Name of initiative: Entrepreneurshi
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FINA has been operating under this
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factors of growth that commonly sha
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4 References Becic, E. and J. Svarc
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Samardžija, V. (2006). Institute f
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NFS - National Foundation for Scien
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setting up business incubators can
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The Memorandum of Understanding (Mo
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Name of initiative: Business & Tech
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dramatically increase the yield and
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• Identifying locations for Green
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3 Conclusions/Recommendations Serbi
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4 References Business Technology In
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Government of Serbia (2003). A Stra
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USAID/MEGA (2007). Municipal Econom
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IRDP - Integrated Regional Developm
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