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

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Vojvodina
Investment Promotion (VIP) and the local government of Zrenjanin, which allowed the
establishment of the BIZ Ltd. (limited liability company). The funding is provided
mostly by the Regional Government of Vojvodina and the local governments of
Zrenjanin. In addition, a number of donors are supporting the initiative both through
financial and non-financial assistance.
Industry/Sector (technology area): ICT
International activities: Cooperation with GTZ, Norwegian government and OSCE.
Name of
initiative:
Business Incubator Subotica (BIS) - Vojvodina
Contact person: Ildiko Zedi (BIS Manager)
Email: Not available
Website: Not available
The Business Incubator in Subotica (BIS) was officially opened in December 2006 as
the second business incubator in AP Vojvodina. The Incubator is supported under
the project: ‘Building Business Incubators’ as part of the Integrated Regional
Development Plan of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
The BIS assists entrepreneurs with enterprise start-ups and support start ups to help
establishment of sustainable businesses in the region. The business incubator in
Subotica represents a separate legal entity managing the business incubator (limited
liability company organizing activities, taking care of assets, trainings and advising,
negotiating and contracting with stakeholders, suppliers, clients, etc).
The Incubator founders signed Ltd incorporation agreement and established the BIS
Ltd.: local self-government of Subotica, Executive Council of AP Vojvodina, Subotica
Technical Vocational High School, ATB Sever (foreign investor company), Subotica
Regional SMEs Development Agency and the Serbian Agency for Development of
SME and Entrepreneurship. This project is also supported by three international
institutions – GTZ, ENTRANSE and USAID-MEGA.
Services provided to the tenant-companies are similar to the services of the Business
Incubator Zrenjanin (BIZ):
• Quality office space;
• Small non-refundable grants for equipment;
• Entrepreneurial training;
• Business development advisory services (legal, marketing, finance, business
planning, etc.); and
• Technical support (utilities, ICT infrastructure).
Industry/Sector (technology area): Multi-sector (manufacturing, services, textile,
food production)
International activities: Cooperation with Business incubator BIOS Osijek (Croatia)
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