Enterprise Development Agency Eda, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Srpska and the City Development Agency “CIDEA”, within the SBA project in BiH, announced a public call for applications for innovation in SMEs from the area of the City of Banja Luka. Also, in cooperation with the Department for Economic Development, Sports and Culture of the Brčko District of BiH, a public call was announced for the introduction of innovations in SMEs from the area of the Brčko District of BiH.
The deadline for submitting applications is April 15, 2021 until 3.00 p.m., so that companies from the area of the City of Banja Luka and Brcko District of BiH have 10 days left to use this opportunity and submit their applications.
The public call aims to improve the competitiveness of SMEs from the City of Banja Luka and the Brčko District of BiH through the process of introducing innovations that ensure the improvement of existing or development of new products/services or business processes.
The available amount for co-financing consulting services for the introduction of innovations in SMEs from the City of Banja Luka is BAM 100,000. Also, BAM 100,000 is available for co-financing consulting services for the introduction of innovations in SMEs from the Brcko District of BiH. The maximum individual amount of co-financing from the voucher program is BAM 14,000. Applicants are required to provide co-financing of the proposed consulting services from their sources, following the Instructions.
? Public call for SMEs from the area of the City of Banja Luka, with Instructions for application and accompanying forms, is available at: https://edabl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JP-vau%C4%8Der-program-BL .pdf.
? Public call for SMEs from the area of the Brčko District of BiH, with Instructions for application and accompanying forms, is available at: https://edabl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JP-vau%C4%8Der-program-BD .pdf.
Public calls were announced within the project “European Small Business Act as a framework of SME strategies and policies in BiH – SBA in BiH”, funded by Sweden.
