The overall objective of the project is to contribute to economic growth and employment generation in Gorazde area through development of Business Improvement Zone (BIZ) for SMEs and entrepreneurship development. Business improvement zone will be located in the area in the centre of Gorazde (former old part of the City) where SMEs will be able to get better services and better conditions for development (specific objective 1). Better services will be provided by Business service centre with training facility that we plan to establish. Better conditions means that SME support programs and new financial instruments will be developed and offered to SMEs. It is planned to offer more attractive infrastructure in the BIZ (specific objective 2). The project aims to open “House of Crafts” as new tourism attraction, improve public infrastructure and initiate investments in private infrastructure. The project aims also to extend the efforts to establishing business improvement zone, valorising the river Drina for the first time (the biggest natural resource of Gorazde) and putting it in function of SME development.
Support the establishment of public-private partnerships (PPP)
Development of workshops and training sessions for SMEs and entrepreneurs
Harmonization of programs and action plans for the development of the SME sector
Support in the development of plans for tourism development
Support the creation of a regional cooperation
Transfer of best practices
Support for internationalization
Preparation and design of promotional materials
With a responsive opening ceremony started its activities the Business Service Centre in Gorazde, a city located in Podrinje Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Centre, which will be the core of the new Business Improvement Zone of the city, was financed by IPA Programme funds for local development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the coordination […]
Start date: 10/11/2014
End date: 09/06/2017
Role: Partner