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

Name of
initiative:
Contact person: Not available
Email: Not available
Website: Not available
Business Incubator Belgrade (Rakovica, Novi Beograd,
Palilula)
Industry/Sector (technology area): Not available
International activities: Not available
D2) Business-start-up Centres/ Technology Incubators in
UNMIK/Kosovo as defined by UNSC Resolution 1244 of 10 June
1999
Name of
initiative:
Business Start-Up Centre Kosovo (BSCK)
Contact person: Belma Bajrami-Kastrati (Director)
Email: b.bajrami@bsckosovo.org
Website: http://www.bsckosovo.org/
The Business Start-up Centre Kosovo (BSCK) was successfully launched in
UNMIK/Kosovo in 2006 as one of the first BSCs financed under a four-year grant of
the Dutch government. The BSCK assists youth between ages 18-35 with special
emphasis on students and young graduates of all faculties of all universities in
UNMIK/ Kosovo in establishing SMEs. It offers practical training courses and
consultancy as well as accessible micro-credits for the most promising business
ideas.
The partners of the Business Start-up Centre Kosovo are:
• University of Prishtina (UP);
• Kosovo Chamber of Commerce (KCC);
• Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MEST);
• Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI);
• Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture; and
• Riinvest Institution.
The Center provides practical business training to young people throughout Kosovo
on how to establish micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSME) and also
assists them through technical (free business consulting hours) and financial
assistance (micro-credit) in starting up MSMEs . The ultimate goal of BSCK is to
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