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Grant contracts for women entrepreneurship support signed
05.06.2019

Grant contracts for women entrepreneurship support signed

Two contracts for awarding grants to support women entrepreneurship from the SIEM fund have been signed in Eda today. The SIEM mecahnism  is being developed and used to improve implementation of strategies and plans focused on SMEs. The RS Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship, as one of the main partners of the project “European Small […]
The first application of the SIEM mechanism: selected projects to support women entrepreneurship
27.05.2019

The first application of the SIEM mechanism: selected projects to support women entrepreneurship

Within the framework of the project “European Small Business Act as a framework of SME strategies and policies in BiH – SBA in BiH”, the SIEM mechanism was applied for the first time. The SIEM mechanism is being developed and used to improve implementation of strategies and plans focused on SMEs. The first application was […]
Visit by Representatives of The Embassy of Sweden in BiH
22.05.2019

Visit by Representatives of The Embassy of Sweden in BiH

Today, Marie Bergstrom from the Swedish Embassy in BiH visited Eda, together with her colleagues Ina Hasanbegovic and Johan Norqvist. The visit was a great opportunity to talk about ongoing activities within the project SBA in BiH, which in the forthcoming period will include harmonization of SME-focused policies in areas such as innovations, environment, technical […]
Good progress of BiH in implementing the Small Business Act
08.05.2019

Good progress of BiH in implementing the Small Business Act

Representatives of Eda attended the EBRD Annual Meeting & Business Forum in Sarajevo, where the “SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2019” was launched. In the new issue of the publication “SME Policy Index: Western Balkans and Turkey 2019”, prepared by the OECD in cooperation with the EBRD and the ETF (European Training Foundation), […]
The Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on SME Development was adopted
25.04.2019

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

The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska adopted the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the SMEs Development. Among other, the Draft enabled full harmonization of the SME definition with the Recommendation of the European Commission thus representing an important step in harmonizing with the Small Business Act – European framework for […]
Round table on the topic “Digitalization aimed at improving enterprises’ competitiveness” held
15.04.2019

Round table on the topic “Digitalization aimed at improving enterprises’ competitiveness” held

A round table was held on the topic “Digitalization aimed at improving enterprises’ competitiveness” was held in the premises of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Srpska today. The round table was attended by about 40 participants – representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Srpska, the Ministry […]
Support for preparation of the Action Plan for SMEs Development in the Republic of Srpska within the project SBA in BiH
02.04.2019

Support for preparation of the Action Plan for SMEs Development in the Republic of Srpska within the project SBA in BiH

In the premises of the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Srpska, a working meeting was held aimed at preparation of the Action Plan for SMEs Development in the Republic of Srpska for the period 2019 and 2020. At the meeting, activities for support of SMEs development in the Republic of Srpska […]
Prepared and distributed practical guides for reporting corruption
26.03.2019

Prepared and distributed practical guides for reporting corruption

Within the project “Strengthening public integrity in the Republic of Srpska and the Federation of BiH”, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Srpska, a practical guide for reporting corruption as a wall poster has been prepared. Posters were distributed to addresses of more than 1000 institutions and organizations in all […]
Services of German experts aimed at enterprise development – great satisfaction with successful cooperation in the company FullDent
15.03.2019

Services of German experts aimed at enterprise development – great satisfaction with successful cooperation in the company FullDent

Within the SES (Senior Expert Service) program from Germany, which official representative is Eda, Dr Christian Schmitz from Germany has been engaged for the company FullDent from Banja Luka. During his three-week stay in the company, by working on practical examples, he transferred a part of his long-standing experience and improved knowledge and practice of […]
Eda on the forum “How to achieve economic competitiveness in the Western Balkans by 2030” in Berlin
07.03.2019

Eda on the forum “How to achieve economic competitiveness in the Western Balkans by 2030” in Berlin

Eda representatives participated in the forum “How to achieve economic competitiveness in the Western Balkans by 2030”, organized in Berlin by the Aspen Institute on March 6th and 7th, 2019. Twenty-five representatives of think tank organizations from Germany, Austria, Serbia, Northern Macedonia and BiH participated the forum, as well as representatives of OECD and Division […]
Strengthening interactions between companies and support institutions, a key factor in improving innovations
28.02.2019

Strengthening interactions between companies and support institutions, a key factor in improving innovations

Having in mind the importance of innovations for development of the economy, business opportunities offered by the green economy, as well as the importance of harmonization of strategic and operational plans of relevant institutions and organizations, Eda and the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship of Republika Srpska organized together a workshop “Overview of support activities […]
Digitization aimed at improving enterprises’ competitiveness
27.02.2019

Digitization aimed at improving enterprises’ competitiveness

Research on status of development level of digitization in metal and wood processing companies in selected BH municipalities is currently ongoing. Representatives of Eda, together with German experts, are conducting interviews with company directors in order to identify opportunities for improving the competitiveness of enterprises by using appropriate IT solutions. This topic is also discussed […]
Methodological innovations in planning of SMEs development
19.02.2019

Methodological innovations in planning of SMEs development

During 2018, by engaging relevant stakeholders, a new, “Standardized methodology for strategic planning and managing development of SMEs in BiH” was created. Due to changes in the environment in which SMEs operate, there is a need to adapt approach in planning of development processes involving SMEs. By retaining proven concepts and developing and applying new […]
Experiences and challenges in improving SME innovations, summarized in a new blog
13.02.2019

Experiences and challenges in improving SME innovations, summarized in a new blog

In the new blog “SME innovations – Experiences and Challenges”, experiences and challenges related to improvement of SME innovations were summarized, which came through implementation of the KRIN project – Creation of Regional Innovation Network. The blog describes how the project concept was created, how the project was implemented, and what kind of findings came […]
Training for implementation of the Law on whistle-blower protection in Republika Srpska was held
07.02.2019

Training for implementation of the Law on whistle-blower protection in Republika Srpska was held

In the premises of the Chamber of Commerce of Republika Srpska, training for representatives of public companies, public institutions and companies from Republika Srpska was held. The aim of the training was to provide assistance to responsible persons in the mentioned organizations in creating conditions for safe reporting of corruption, efficient dealing with corruption reporting […]