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Interest in SME Houses as an innovative model in the field of business services is increasing Additional 55 people were engaged in training within the framework of the “Karabakh SME 2026” project More than 312,000 services were provided to entrepreneurs in SME Houses in the first half of 2026 Applications of entrepreneurs were considered at KOBİA In the first half of 2026, the KOBİA Call Centre via number 131 responded to approximately 5,000 enquiries The next meeting within the framework of the "Investment Journey" project was held in the city of Aghsu Business projects that have received the "Startup" Certificate are developing More than 50 meetings with entrepreneurs were organised in the first half of 2026 Another meeting with entrepreneurs was organised in the city of Mingachevir A production enterprise for test kits and medical plastic packaging products will be established

Discussions were held on alternative SMBs financing mechanisms with the Participation Banks Association of Turkey 20.11.20

Within the MUSIAD Expo 2020 in Istanbul, Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA) Orkhan Mammadov met with the Chairman of the Participation Banks Association of Turkey (TKBB) Metin Ozdemir.

At the meeting, it was noted that last year in Baku, within the framework of the 7th summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States, a Memorandum of understanding was signed between SMBDA and TKBB, providing for the exchange of experience in the field of alternative financing mechanisms and cooperation of SMBs in support of investment projects, a trilateral Protocol of intent between Ziraat Bank, Turk Exim Bank, and the Agency. During the meeting, where a detailed exchange of views on cooperation took place, alternative mechanisms for financing SMBs, the application of innovative and alternative tools for financing SMBs using the experience of TKBB, and the participation and promotion of Turkish banks in potential investment projects in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from occupation were discussed.