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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

The number of entities awarded with the "Startup" certificate has reached 151 06.06.24

Six more SMBs, specializing in developing mobile applications and online platforms for the service industry, have been granted exemptions from corporate income tax or personal income tax.

Additional 6 micro and small businesses were awarded with the "Startup" certificate by Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA). Therefore, the total number of entities receiving the "Startup" certificate has reached 151.

The "Startup" certificates were presented for the following innovations: the mobile application by "Money-Tunnel" LLC, connecting clients with financial institutions; Rufat Gulyamli's interactive video training and communication platform; "Yax" LLC mobile application for taxi booking; the artificial intelligence developed by "JI Studio" LLC based on a web page design and development platform; Niyaz Ismayilov's award-winning interactive online competition platform; and the intellectual search platform by "Ainuverse" LLC for video content projects.

The "Startup" certificate exempts SMBs from corporate income tax or personal income tax on income generated from innovative activities for a period of 3 years from the date of certificate issuance. Micro and small business entities with projects in the developmental stage can apply to KOBİA to obtain the "Startup" certificate.

The application form, along with other necessary documents, and detailed information on the relevant criteria, can be found at the following link:https://smb.gov.az/az/nav/startap-sehadetnamesi