Eda has been working on the creation and application of knowledge essential for the development of enterprises and local communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans region.
We successfully integrate an action-research approach to deeply understand the context and nature of challenges, along with development support that focuses on emerging practices and finding practical, feasible and innovative solutions.
We are focused on transforming management approaches from reactive to creative.
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Eda is interested in collaboration in regional projects, where we can be a reliable, proactive, and creative partner. We believe that there are many opportunities for synergy in interactions with partner organizations. Our experiences, references, and acquired credibility can contribute to better project design and implementation.
Key donors in Bosnia and Herzegovina entrust us with the management of increasingly demanding projects, and large international implementers/donors are engaging us more often in carrying out project components where, in addition to deep and specific knowledge, a special sensitivity to the local context and relationships among stakeholders is required. Thanks to our developed capacities, a stable and complementary team, and decades of experience, Eda is a reliable implementer of complex projects.
Eda, together with its partners – the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Banja Luka, the Chamber of Commerce of Republika Srpska, the Innovation Center Banja Luka, and the Development Agency of Republika Srpska, has launched the implementation of the DESET project (Digitally Enabled Sustainable Energy Transition of manufacturing SMEs). The DESET project […]
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Check out the new publications available in Eda’s Reading Room. The first publication, “Practitioners’ Network for SME Development – Challenges and Opportunities“, presents the results of two complementary studies. The first study examined the interest and motivation of private providers of advisory support services in forming a community/network of practitioners, as well as explored possible […]
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The Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina has successfully implemented the project “Improvement of the Work of the Institute of Metrology of BiH through the Development of a Digital Network between Authorized Metrology Laboratories and the Establishment of a Secondary Level Measurement Infrastructure for Calibration.” Within the scope of the project, modern equipment was […]
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Eda, in cooperation with the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with the support of the Embassy of Sweden in Bosnia and Herzegovina through the project “Advanced Implementation of the Small Business Act in BiH2EU – SBA in BiH2EU” organized the 7th Annual Conference on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), titled “SME NEXT […]
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Preparations for the 7th Annual Conference on SME Support in BiH, titled “SMEs NEXT – From (Un)Learned Lessons to Crisis as Opportunity” are in their final phase. If you haven’t registered yet and would like to attend the conference, don’t wait—registration is open until Wednesday, April 9th at 2:00 PM via email at [email protected]. The […]
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Projects and References
Description: This brief study provides an overview of various forms of support and projects through which Eda, within the projects European Small Business Act as a Framework for SME Strategies and Policies in BiH – SBA in BiH and Advanced Implementation of the Small Business Act BiH2EU – SBA in BiH2EU, financed by Sweden, supported […]
Description: The publication presents the results of two complementary studies. The first study explored the interest and motivation of private providers of advisory support services to form a community/network of practitioners. It also examined potential models of mediation between service users and providers through the organization of such a community/network. The second study builds upon […]
Description: This publication presents the voucher program implemented by Eda, with adaptations, within three projects: CREDO Krajina, SBA in BiH, and SBA in BiH2EU. It particularly focuses on monitoring topics, including an overview of concepts such as Project Cycle Management (PCM), Capacity Works, Agile/SCRUM, Weak Signals, Outcome Harvesting, and the Cynefin framework, all of which […]
Description: These guidelines provide local self-government units with concrete steps for implementing gender-responsive principles in public procurement procedures, relying on the results of analyses and recommendations from relevant studies. The guidelines were prepared as part of the project “Enhancing women’s participation and gender-sensitive policies in public procurement at the local level in BiH”. The publication is available […]
Description: The study includes an analysis of the current state and opportunities for improving gender-responsive public procurement in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 2,000 public procurement procedures in 12 local communities in BiH were analyzed during 2023, two focus groups were organized, and seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with relevant stakeholders. The key findings were used to […]
