01 Jan 2008

enabling private sector development in the western balkans (bsck 1) / spark-ministry of foreign affairs, the netherlands

Developed a Credit Facility for the new SMEs. Business Plan Competition organized – 3 competitions held for 666 applicants. BSCK through SPARK was part of the consortia with following project aims: To strengthen SEE regional cooperation and improve inter-ethnic relations;To decrease the likelihood of social unrest through economic development.To accelerate Kosovo’s economic integration into the European Union          To assist students and recent graduates to start their own SMEs based on regional models;To raise the entrepreneurial spirit amongst students and recent graduates;To improve the employability of university graduates through changing study programmes. Results of the project were Business Trainings Implemented Over 700 persons trained; Over 60 training modules developed; Over 35 businesses received over 100 hours of free consultancy/coaching..