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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

Rufat AtakishiyevDeputy Chairman of the Board

Rufat Tofig oghlu Atakishiyev was born in 1985.

In 2001-2007, earned his bachelor and master degrees in International Law and International Relations from Baku State University; in 2010-2013 pursued his second bachelor degree in Law.

He is a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science.

In 2006-2011, worked as an assistant to the Chairman of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2012-2018, acted as a head of the Foreign Investments Sector at the Department of Interstate Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Attended the training events, seminars and courses organized in several foreign countries, as well as participated in the organization of various international events hosted in Azerbaijan.

In 2019 he was awarded with "Taraqqi" medal by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

On 06 February 2020, appointed Deputy-Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Speaks English and Russian.

Married and has two children.

Telephone: (+994 12) 404-04-01

E-mail: rufat.atakishiyev@smb.gov.az