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Highlights from the 2nd Annual Conference on Support to SME Development in BiH
02.12.2019

Highlights from the 2nd Annual Conference on Support to SME Development in BiH

The main emphases from the opening remarks, the first and the second panel discussions at the 2nd Annual Conference on Support to SME Development in BiH, held on November 20, 2019 in Sarajevo, can be classified into four groups: on the importance of supporting the development of SMEs and entrepreneurship; on harmonizing support; on support […]
Common support to the harmonization of the legal and strategic framework for SMEs in BiH.
20.11.2019

Common support to the harmonization of the legal and strategic framework for SMEs in BiH.

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of B&H, the Foreign Trade Chamber of B&H, the Foreign Investors Council (FIC) B&H and Eda – Enterprise Development Agency, with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the Embassy of Sweden in B&H, have organized jointly the 2nd annual conference “How to […]
The 2nd annual conference on support to SME Development – Sarajevo, 20th November
14.11.2019

The 2nd annual conference on support to SME Development – Sarajevo, 20th November

The 2nd annual conference “How to Provide Better Support to SME Development by All Levels in BiH” which will be held on 20th November 2019 from 12:00 to 16:00 hours in the Foreign Trade Chamber of B&H in Sarajevo. The conference is organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of B&H, […]
Findings of the survey on attitudes of Republika Srpska citizens on NATO and Euro-Atlantic integration presented

Findings of the survey on attitudes of Republika Srpska citizens on NATO and Euro-Atlantic integration presented

In the premises of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Banja Luka, the results of the first out of three surveys on attitudes of Republika Srpska citizens on NATO and Euro-Atlantic integration were presented. The results of the research were presented by Mr. Borislav Vukojevic, Head of the Polling Center of the Faculty of Political […]
Public call to SMEs to submit grant applications for individual participation in specialized fairs in EU countries
31.10.2019

Public call to SMEs to submit grant applications for individual participation in specialized fairs in EU countries

The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support of the project „SBA in BiH“, announced the start of implementation of the project “Support for individual participation of BiH SMEs at fairs in EU countries” and a public call for export oriented SMEs in the metal and/or electro as well as wood processing […]
An informative class for participants of the programming training held
28.10.2019

An informative class for participants of the programming training held

The first informative class for participants of the programming training was held at the premises of Lonac HUB in Banja Luka. The informative class was organized by Technetis within the MarketMakers’ “Pilot Project of Financing Mechanism for Financing IT Training with Deferred Payment”, funded by the Government of Switzerland. On this occasion, representatives of Technetis […]
Concepts of project proposals for support of women entrepreneurship development in the Brcko District of BiH evaluated as acceptable
24.10.2019

Concepts of project proposals for support of women entrepreneurship development in the Brcko District of BiH evaluated as acceptable

Within the project “European Small Business Act as a Framework for Strategies and Policies for SMEs in BiH – SBA in BiH”, using the SIEM mechanism which is being developed and used to improve the implementation of SME-focused strategies and plans, concepts of project proposals for support of women entrepreneurship development in the Brcko District […]
Survey of Republika Srpska citizens on NATO integration began
18.10.2019

Survey of Republika Srpska citizens on NATO integration began

As a part of the project “Starting a Discussion on NATO Integration in Republika Srpska”, a survey of Republika Srpska citizens on NATO and Euro-Atlantic integration began. The first wave of the survey will include telephone surveys of more than 1000 citizens of Republika Srpska by using the CATI (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) methodology. The project […]
The Law on Amendments to the Law on SME Development was adopted
16.10.2019

The Law on Amendments to the Law on SME Development was adopted

The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska adopted the Law on Amendments to the Law on the SMEs Development at its 6th regular session. Among other, the Law fully harmonizes the definition of SMEs with EU recommendations, fully adopts the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) principles, defines process of their operationalization (through strategies […]
Support for SMEs in introducing technical standards in focus of a joint meeting of Metal and Wood Processing Industry Sector Boards
10.10.2019

Support for SMEs in introducing technical standards in focus of a joint meeting of Metal and Wood Processing Industry Sector Boards

A joint meeting of Metal and Wood Processing Industry Sector Boards was held on introducing technical standards in premises of the RS Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic Bureau for Standardization and Metrology of RS, the RS Ministry of Economy and […]
A public call for submission of project proposals for improvement of energy efficiency of SMEs from Republika Srpska published
01.10.2019

A public call for submission of project proposals for improvement of energy efficiency of SMEs from Republika Srpska published

Within the project “European Small Business Act as a framework of SME strategies and policies in BiH – SBA in BiH”, Eda has launched a public call for submission of project proposals for improvement of energy efficiency of SMEs from Republika Srpska through grants from the SME Strategy Implementation Enabling Mechanism – SIEM. The public […]
Deadline for submission of project proposal concepts for support of women entrepreneurship development extended
30.09.2019

Deadline for submission of project proposal concepts for support of women entrepreneurship development extended

NOTICE TO THE EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION DEADLINE The deadline for submission of project proposal concepts for support of women entrepreneurship development in the Brcko District of BiH through grants from the Strategy Implementation Enabling Mechanism – SIEM is extended with the new deadline for submission of applications: October 15th 2019 at 15. 00 p.m. […]
Financial support for training in programming and information technology for unemployed
25.09.2019

Financial support for training in programming and information technology for unemployed

Within the MarketMakers’ “Pilot Project of Financing Mechanism for Financing IT Training with Deferred Payment”, funded by the Government of Switzerland, a supporting mechanism for implementation of programming and information technology training was prepared. The training is intended for young, unemployed persons who wish to acquire practical and -marketable knowledge in the field of programming […]
Valuable experiences from study visit to Berlin on promoting quality, innovation and green economy
17.09.2019

Valuable experiences from study visit to Berlin on promoting quality, innovation and green economy

As part of promotion of systemic approach in implementation of the Small Business Act in BiH, a study visit to Berlin was organized, focused on the promotion of quality, innovation and green economy, in the period September 9-13th 2019. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, the RS Ministry of […]
A new publication published: Two sides of the medal – Integrity of contracting authorities and tenderers in public procurement
02.09.2019

A new publication published: Two sides of the medal – Integrity of contracting authorities and tenderers in public procurement

Within the project “Two sides of the medal – Integrity of contracting authorities and tenderers in public procurement”, supported by the Open Society Fund of BiH, the publication of the same name was published. The publication presents findings of monitoring of the integrity of contracting authorities (public sector institutions) in the field of public procurement, […]