With the objective of focusing on direct poverty alleviation through the support of local institutional initiatives that support start-up companies as well as existing SMEs to create jobs, SPARK recently opened a request for proposals inviting innovative, results-oriented local not-for-profit organizations (business incubators, science and technology parks and business support centres or similar initiatives). This call for proposals is part of a SPARK programme supporting Business Start-Up Centres & Incubators in South-East Europe.
YES Foundation issued the final report on the project Investment readiness of the MSME sector in South-East Europe, which was conducted in cooperation with the Dutch Foundation SPARK. SENSI Secretariat would like to thank all members that participated in this project. Read the full report .
Lafarge is starting 2010 as Serbian first success story
Lafarge BFC’s Beocin Business Park welcomed its first investor who shall commence operation this year, creating conditions to opening new job positions in Beočin. Beocin Business park is the regional unique business friendly environment, providing all requirements to investors looking toward South East Europe.
Take part in the European Entrepreneurship Video Award 2010 and win more than € 3,000!
The European Commission is encouraging enterprising film lovers to prove their creativity and skills by producing a short video that deals with the following questions: What is entrepreneurship all about? What could encourage people to become entrepreneurs? What could counteract old prejudices and offer new visions of entrepreneurship?
„Entrepreneurship – A different way of life“
„Entrepreneurship – Challenges and rewards“
„Entrepreneurship – The way into the future“
As we all agreed in the last SENSI workshop, the next step towards creation of the regional Business Angel Network is the Investment Readiness Survey. Therefore,YES Incubator from Skopje, Macedonia (www.yesincubator.org.mk) with a support of SENSI and ECAbit networks is currently conducting research on start-up's investment related needs in Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Kosovo, Romania, Armenia and Bulgaria.
The SENSI workshop "Business Angel Networks and their role in financing
start ups" was organized by the SENSI Secretariat in cooperation with
BSC Kosovo. The workshop took place in Pristina (Kosovo) on 10 July
2009 and it was open to all existing and potential SENSI members.
Within the Summer University in Tuzla, the round table on: "Entrepreneurship and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor” was held. It was attended by students, young entrepreneurs, as well as guests who presented their activities and experiences. SENSI and Business Start-up Centre Zenica presented mission, vision, and activities of their projects.
Representatives of successful business start-up and incubator networks in Europe and the United States participated at the seminar to share their experience with us. Their insights into establishment and management of a business start-up centre and incubator network helped us to establish an effective organizational structure for SENSI.
