S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net

The Business Start-Up Centre - Kragujevac (BSC-KG) is a project of 6 local partners:
• Municipality of Kragujevac;
• Regional Economic Development Agency for Sumadija and Pomoravlje region
(REDASP);
• University of Kragujevac;
• Sumadita;
• SLOGA; and
• Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kragujevac.
As stated above, the Centre is financially supported via the project budget of SPARK
and via financial as well as in kind contributions by all project’s partners. There is a
Coordination Committee represented by all partners and a project manager
responsible for overall management of the Centre.
The objectives of the BSC Kragujevac are:
• Reduce poverty levels under youth, women and vulnerable groups in
Kragujevac by creating jobs at existing companies and through establishing
new Small and Medium Enterprises;
• Contribute to the capacity building of project partners by the implementation of
new ICT systems and training of staff (based on needs assessment;
• Remove bureaucratic and political obstacles in doing business that have been
identified during the first two years of the project on regional, national and
international level, and reduce the remaining obstacles or have them on the
political agenda; and
• Establish a regional BSC Network, together with BSC’s throughout
Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and FYR of
Macedonia.
Industry/Sector (technology area): All technology sectors, special emphasis on
young population 18-35 of age, and innovative businesses.
International activities: As a part of the BSC Network cooperating with FYR of
Macedonia, Montenegro, UNMIK/Kosovo, Bosnia&Herzegovina.
Name of
initiative:
ENTRANSE Business Incubator Centre Niš (BIC Niš)
Contact person: Zoran Popović (Technical Manager)
Email: info@bicnis.co.yu
Website: http://www.bicnis.co.yu/
The ENTRANSE Business Incubator Centre Niš (BIC Niš) was officially opened on
September 30, 2005 as a business incubator. BIC Niš is primarily targeted at
business start-ups with a growth potential in the Niš region. The owners are the City
of Niš (51%) and the Regional Center for Development of SMEs in Niš (49%). It is
located in premises of Mechanical Industry Niš. Business Incubator Center Niš was
established with the support of the Norwegian Government.
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