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

Next reception of citizens held at KOBİA What events will be organized for entrepreneurs in August? “Ganja SME House” provided entrepreneurs with more than 2,000 kinds of services during the first three months of activity Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation signed between KOBİA and the Turkish Trade Center SME cluster companies create new cooperation opportunities for entrepreneurs Business contracts Applications of entrepreneurs have been heard Interest in the "SME Volunteers" Programme continues to increase Training events are being conducted within the framework of the Business Partnership Programme 35 "Startup" Certificates have been issued during the elapsed period of the current year

Over 300 trainings, over 700 consulting services, support for developing some 150 business plans 14.07.23

In the first half of 2023, KOBİA provided training and consultancy services to over 3,000 SMB entities and people seeking to start a business.

In the first half of 2023, the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) conducted 308 trainings for entrepreneurs seeking to start a business, and startups to acquire business knowledge and expand their existing knowledge. The trainings held by the Agency's SMB development centers operating in different cities and regions of the country covered business start-up, project management, financial management, sales, marketing, digital skills, "green economy" and other topics.

During that period, 13 entrepreneurs and managers attended a professional development course in Germany as part of the " Joint Germany-Azerbaijani Program on Professional Development Managers in the Business Community of Azerbaijan" to gain international experience.

244 entrepreneurs and people seeking to start a business become beneficiaries of the free online training videos uploaded on the video training platform of the agency.

SMB development centers provided consulting services to 729 entrepreneurs and people interested in starting a business on access to sales channels, marketing, business planning, accounting, and legal issues.

Overall, in the first half of 2023, more than 3 thousand SMBs, startups and aspiring entrepreneurs benefited from the support and services provided by the Agency to expand the business knowledge of SMBs.

In the first half of this year, KOBİA supported the development of 148 free business plans in the fields of agriculture, production, service etc.