SMB

We believe Azerbaijan’s socio-economic development is closely linked with entrepreneurship and its future development!

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

New areas of cooperation were discussed between SMBDA and GIZ 17.01.20

Orkhan Mammadov, Chairman of the Board of Small and Medium Business Development Agency (SMBDA), met with Sonia Fontaine, Country Director of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Azerbaijan.

Cooperation realized towards the development of small and medium businesses (SMBs) between SMBDA and GIZ, and participation and support of GIZ in new events and projects implemented by the Agency were discussed at the meeting. An exchange of views was held on GIZ technical support for SMB Development Centers, which is under construction by SMBDA, organizing training events on the agricultural sector and women entrepreneurship, expanding cooperation in the field of development of incubators and accelerators.