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Invitation to informative meetings – presentation of the “Challenge to Change” project

Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency SERDA and Eda are organizing informative meetings – presentation of the project “Challenge to Change” (3rd cycle) for small and medium-sized enterprises, which will be held at the following locations: Banja Luka, April 26, 2023 (Wednesday), starting at 12:00, in the premises of the Chamber of Commerce of the RS, “Jahorina” hall, […]

Support in establishing and developing of e-commerce solutions

Digitalization of business is a trend and a challenge that company directors face every day. In the process of digital transformation of companies, the development of appropriate e-commerce solutions is of great importance. The Association for Internet Trade “eComm” operates in BiH, whose goal is to improve the standards of the e-commerce industry in BiH […]

Training for CNC operators in Prnjavor

Thanks to the capacity building of the High School Center “Ivo Andrić” in Prnjavor and the successfully completed accreditation process, training for operators of CNC machines for metal and wood processing will also be available in Prnjavor in the coming period. This is very important since until now there was no institution in Prnjavor that […]

Organized a workshop on the topic of policy advocacy

As part of the arrangement with the MarketMakers project, with financing from the Swiss Helvetas, Eda organized the workshop “Strengthening the capacity of partners of the MarketMakers project in advocacy of policies” in Sarajevo on 29 and 30.3.2023, with the support of a series of lecturers, policy experts. Participants, representatives of associations of new and […]

Grant contracts signed for starting one’s own business

In the premises of the RS Employment Service – Bureau Prnjavor, grant contracts for starting one’s own business were signed. The contracts were signed by three unemployed persons from Prnjavor, who successfully completed training for starting their own business in period December 2022 – January 2023 and prepared business plans that were rated the best. […]

Scholarships for IT education got 49 candidates

The platform NOD.ba in cooperation with Eda announced a call for scholarship applications in the field of non-formal and additional education in mid-February 2023. Over 200 candidates applied for this program, and scholarships were offered in cooperation with partners Q Station, InfoARS, LANACO, Purple Key and SYS Company. Candidates could apply for some of the […]

Productive dialogue and useful suggestions at the Consultation on incentives of the RS Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship

The Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Srpska and Eda organized a Consultation on the incentives of the Ministry of Economy and Entrepreneurship in the Administrative Center of the Government of the Republic of Srpska. The consultation was attended by around 80 representatives of companies, development agencies, municipalities, universities, the RS Chamber […]

Meeting with the US Ambassador

In the premises of the American Corner in Banja Luka, a meeting was held with the ambassador of the United States of America in Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Michael Murphy with the representative of Eda. At the meeting, current topics were discussed, as well as previously implemented projects within the Democracy Commission Small Grants program. […]

With EU and ILO support, equipment for the High School Center “Ivo Andrić” in Prnjavor purchased

Within the capacity improvement process of the High School Center “Ivo Andrić” in Prnjavor for the implementation of training programs, a CNC machine for processing wood by milling, drilling and sawing was purchased and installed. This created technical preconditions for conducting a training program for the occupation Operator on CNC woodworking machines in the High School […]

The third part of the training “Start your business” held

The third part of the training “Start your business”  was held on Thursday, December 17, for unemployed people from the Municipality of Prnjavor who are registered in the Employment Sevice of the Republic of Srpska, as well as for graduates of the High School Center “Ivo Andrić” who will be active participants in the labor market from […]

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New blog: “Building Back Better” – Approach to building resilience of SMEs to crises

Look at new blog prepared by Mr. Zdravko Miovčić about the need and approach to building resilience of SMEs to crises: https://edabl.org/building-back-better-an-approach-for-building-the-resilience-of-smes-to-crises/.

The second part of the training “Start your business” held

The second part of the training “Start your business”  was held on Saturday, December 17, for unemployed people from the Municipality of Prnjavor who are registered in the Employment Sevice of the Republic of Srpska, as well as for graduates of the High School Center “Ivo Andrić” who will be active participants in the labor […]

Focus group with representatives of bidders held

As part of the implementation of activities within the Project to Improve the Efficiency of Local Services in BiH (PIPLS), a focus group was held with representatives of bidders in public procurement procedures in BiH. The focus group was organized and conducted by Eda, while the project itself is implemented by the United Nations Development […]

New blog by Mr. Zdravko Miovčić: Why and how to improve M&E and reporting on the implementation of SBA in BiH

In this blog, we write about the need and opportunities for improvements in monitoring the implementation of SBA by its (sub)dimensions, evaluation of targeted policies to support the development of SMEs at all levels in the country, and collecting data and information necessary for reporting. Look at the blog here and let us know what […]