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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

Online meeting held for clustering 15.03.24

The online meeting was arranged for informing entrepreneurs on incentives considered for SMB clusters.

The meeting was held for raising awareness of entrepreneurs regarding SMB clustering with the organization by the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA).

The representatives of relevant state institutions also attended the online meeting whereupon more than 40 entrepreneurs were participating.

At the meeting the participants were informed of the definition of the SMB cluster, advantages of the cluster, tax incentives considered for the SMB cluster, SMB cluster company, rules for obtaining the SMB cluster certificate; opinions on cooperation among SMBs in the field of clustering, on establishment of cluster companies in various sectors, especially in agricultural, transport, construction, tourism etc., that are traditional and priority for our country were shared, and questions of entrepreneurs were answered.

Note that micro, small and middle entrepreneurs may BBE eligible for a number of tax incentives by creating SMB cluster. So, the SMB cluster company is exempted from profit tax for 7 years since the date of inclusion in relevant register, land and property tax for lands used in the SMB cluster activity, and VAT for the import of technological equipment and devices. SMB cluster stakeholder is exempted from profit or income tax of the part of the profit or income it gets for goods presented, which is aimed at reimbursement of its capital expenses for 7 years under the contract concluded with the SMB cluster. The commercial legal person seeking to leverage incentives considered for the SMB cluster should obtain the certificate of the SMB cluster company. For this, the commercial legal entity should apply to KOBİA in writing or online.