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KOBİA encourages investors to invest in projects led by small and SMBs and startups 02.05.24

The portal www.invest.smb.gov.az hosts over 100 business ideas and fully developed projects awaiting investment opportunities.

The Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) extends invitations to both domestic and foreign investors to participate in promising projects of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, as well as to explore business ideas from startups.

Investors can leverage the investment portal created by KOBİA, featuring operational businesses, pre-developed projects, and diverse business ideas spanning across various sectors of the economy.

They may already be acquainted with it through (www.invest.smb.gov.az).

Currently, the portal showcases over 100 business ideas and developed projects awaiting investment.

The portal hosts 58 projects, of which 15 are planned for implementation in Baku and Absheron districts, and 43 in various regions.

The projects cover a variety of industries such as industry, education, tourism, services, food industry, trade, transport and logistics. Investors can invest in projects that meet their interests on loan or partnership terms.

Investing in these projects not only ensures profits for investors, but also contributes to the development of small and SMBs. They support these projects by contributing to their development, the creation of new products and services.

Investors can also submit their investment proposals on the portal and receive proposals from the authors of business projects that correspond to their interests in certain sectors.

Indeed, it's crucial to highlight that the portal www.invest.smb.gov.az was established by KOBİA to enhance the investment prospects for small and medium-sized enterprises in Azerbaijan.

Entrepreneurs and startups seeking investors for their projects, as well as investors looking for promising projects to invest in, can fully utilize the resources of the portal. The usage of the portal is free of charge.