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2 nd Edition of Master CESPEM Master in Creation and Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Transition Countries A.A. 2006-2007. Nice to meet you…. Tijana Knezevic Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade
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2nd Edition of Master CESPEM Master in Creation and Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Transition Countries A.A. 2006-2007
Nice to meet you… Tijana Knezevic Belgrade, Serbia Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade Degree in Economics – International Economy and Foreign Trade E-mail: tijana.knez@gmail.com
University-based Business Incubator Center in Kragujevac Project Work
Space (under beneficial terms) What is a Business Incubator Center? A business support institution Business start-up Business support Administrative support Networking with other BICs
Government policy and legal framework • The Programme for Business Incubators and Clusters Development in the Republic of Serbia 2007-2010 (December 2006) • Law on Innovation activity (December 2005) • Business-technological incubator • Science-technological park
Why Business Incubator Center? • Business Support Centers – soft resources • Technoparks – physical resources • Business incubators – identify the bottle necks and try to overcome them
Best Business Incubator in Serbia • Business Incubator Center Nis (July 2005) – ENTRANCE Project • Domestic and foreign partners: • Ministry of Economics • Republic Agency for Development of SMEs • Regional Agency for Development of SMEs Nis • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Norwegian Government
Other Business Incubators registered in Serbia • BIC Knjazevac (2005) • BIC Zrenjanin • BIC Bor • BIC Subotica • Novi Sad, Krusevac, Valjevo, Belgrade (Rakovica, Novi Beograd, Palilula) … • Serbian Association of Business Incubators
Why University-based BIC? • Defuse entrepreneurial culture among young people • Help students start up their own business • Transfer of new technology • Use of new scientific discoveries in practice
Why Kragujevac? • Regional center – Sumadija and Pomoravlje • Capital of Serbia 1818-1841 • Cultural center • Industrial center • Educational center • Belgrade-Nis highway
Why Kragujevac? • The biggest municipality in the Region • High unemployment rate 29,04% (2005) • Reconstruction of the old motor works factory ZASTAVA
University of Kragujevac • Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kragujevac • Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac • Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Kragujevac • Faculty of Law in Kragujevac • Faculty of Medicine in Kragujevac • Faculty of Philology and Arts in Kragujevac • Technical Faculty in Cacak • Faculty of Agronomy in Cacak • Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kraljevo • Teachers Training Faculty in Uzice • Faculty of Pedagogy in Jagodina
Grant Holder and Project Partners • University of Bologna • Scientific and Didactical Pole of Forli • Faculty of Economics - Master CESPEM • University of Kragujevac – Sector for International Cooperation • Faculty of Economics • Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kragujevac • The City of Kragujevac • Dragan Rankovic - Main expert for project management
Competition for the best Entrepreneurial and Business idea The Council of the UniBIC Kragujevac: • one representative from The City of Kragujevac, • one person from the office of the University dean (to be delegated), • two professors from the Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac, • one professor from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kragujevac and • one professor from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty in Kraljevo Selection of tenants: • development and sustainability of the UniBIC
Project budgeting Project budgeting Funding: IPA - The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (2007-2013)