Around 500 business entities participated in the info sessions of Challenge Program

For the purpose of the promotion of the first public call for project proposals of Challenge Fund, the Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency SERDA and the Republic Agency for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, with the support of the municipality and local development agencies, organized 10 info sessions during the month of May 2017, where the basic criteria and how to complete an online application were presented. Info sessions were held in Goražde, Trebinje, Prijedor, Mostar, Zenica, Doboj, Bijeljina, the City of East Sarajevo, Banja Luka and Bosanska Krupa.

Around 500 business entities across the country were willing to learn more about the conditions of the first call for proposals which was published on 27 April this year. During the info session, the conditions for application on this public call for project proposals were presented, and additional information and clarification about completing the application form were given. Participants had the opportunity to ask specific questions related to the call for proposals, which is open by 12 June 2017.

At the invitation of the Association of Business Women of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first public call of C2C program was presented on 25 May in Sarajevo in the Days of female entrepreneurship in 2017. In addition, a call was presented on 26 May at the round table "Opportunities for development of women entrepreneurship and examples of good practice" which is held in the organization of the Chamber of Commerce Branch Banja Luka.