PROJECT:
“ROADMAP OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT”
08/2022 – 12/2022
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The “Career Development Roadmap” project was developed as a direct response to the problems affecting young people in the City of Kragujevac and its surroundings. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the improvement of the position and quality of life of young people from the territory of the City of Kragujevac through the improvement of employment and employability. The idea on the basis of which the overall goal was formulated is that the opportunity for employment and economic independence are key conditions for a quality life of a young person, as well as necessary conditions for improving self-confidence and self-esteem of young people and empowering them to actively participate in the life of the community as full-fledged adult citizens. The indicators on the basis of which progress towards the overall goal is measured are the reduction of the youth unemployment rate and increase of number of entrepreneurial initiatives of young people in the territory of the City of Kragujevac.
Project value: 2,000 EUR
DONOR:
City of Kragujevac
PROJECT:
“We Enhance Business Support – working towards sustainable growth of SMEs in Sumadija and Western Serbia”
05/2022 ongoing
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The project focuses on providing technical support to 20 SMEs in order to improve their business, quality of products and services and management capacity in terms of internal quality standards. This will be achieved through a tailored business support program for 10 SMEs, a quality management training program for 10 professionals, mentoring support in preparing for and obtaining certification for 5 SMEs and procurement of equipment/services for the needs of 5 SMEs.
The program is divided into three thematic units within which the support will be implemented:
Digitization of SME business
Marketing and internationalization of SME business
Standardization of SME business
Project value: 49,210 eur
DONOR:
EU within the European Union program for local development – EU Pro Plus.
PROJECT:
“Turning Digital” – building sustainable adult e-learning system working towards providing beneficiaries opportunity
03/2022 ongoing
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The project is aimed at solving digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity through the creation of new, innovative or common curricula or courses, new digital content, technologies and practices by overcoming skills mismatches and addressing labor market needs.
The goal of the project is to establish a sustainable adult e-learning system that works to provide opportunities for users to develop skills, improve access to education and increase participation in adult education.
Project value: EUR 60,000
DONATOR:
European Commission / Erasmus + program / Tempus Foundation
PROJECT:
“Design and organization of Hackathon”
09/2021 – 10/2022
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The “Hackathon” program is realized within the framework of the four-year program “Inclusion of Roma and other marginalized groups”, which is implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in partnership with the Ministry for human and minority rights and social dialogue, Republic of Serbia.
The target group of the program consists of Roma and members of other marginalized groups who face the same socio-economic challenges between and are in the age of 15 and 30.
The goal of the “Hackathon” program is to enable the creation of favourable conditions and a favourable environment for young people from Kragujevac and Pirot, which will give them the opportunity to conceive, design, plan and implement transparent and sustainable solutions to the problems they face in their communities and to come to inclusive solutions for generating income and employment.
The program involves the realization of the concept of social mentoring with the goal of self-actualization of the individual while taking into account the environment and all relevant external conditions, as well as full inclusion in the community. Within this project, the goal of social mentoring is to support access to the labour market and employment, as well as the achievement of the participants’ personal goals through the “Learning by doing and thinking approach”.
Youth projects that developed within the Hackathon provided sustainable answers to local challenges related to inclusive income and employment promotion, considering the social, economic and environmental dimensions.
Project value: 23,200 eur
DONOR:
GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
PROJECT:
“Your career way”
07/2021-12/2021
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The project was designed as a direct response to the problems and challenges faced by two groups of young people from the territory of the City of Kragujevac: young unemployed, who are thinking about a career in entrepreneurship, and who do not have relevant work experience, lack a capacity, knowledge, skills and capital placing them in problematic position for starting their entrepreneurial initiatives, and young people who graduated from seconadry schools who are faced with decisions that will significantly affect their future, which they cannot make due to a lack of information and support. Within these groups, special emphasis and access is put on young women, young people from rural areas, young Roma and other particularly vulnerable groups of young people who face multiple discrimination on the labor market.
The goal of the program is to contribute to the improvement of the position and quality of life of young people from the territory of the City of Kragujevac through the improvement of employment and employability.
Project value: 2,000 EUR
DONOR:
City of Kragujevac
PROJECT:
“Intersectoral support for the smart growth of small and medium-sized enterprises”
12/2019 – 12/2020
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The goal of the project “Intersectoral support for the smart growth of small and medium-sized enterprises” in Central Serbia, financed by the European Union in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Serbia through the EUPRO program, which is implemented by Biznis Inovacioni Centar doo Kragujevac, in partnership with Business Innovation Programs, BIPS is to help small and medium-sized enterprises from Central Serbia improve their products/services in order to better respond to demand and place them on the appropriate market.
The goal of the support program is to contribute to the development of sustainability and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises through services that improve processes and the quality of products/services. The project provides targeted services, in accordance with the needs of each company/beneficiary of the program, which will result in the improvement of products/services, design, branding, production processes/service provision and other areas that are significant for the sustainability and competitiveness of the company.
Program value: USD 40,120
DONOR:
European Union / EU Pro program
PROJECT:
“New jobs for young people in Kragujevac”
07/2019 – 01/2020
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The project was designed as a direct response to the problems and challenges faced by three target groups of young people from the territory of the City of Kragujevac: unemployed young people who do not have relevant work experience and therefore have a problem finding a job, young people from rural areas who work in family farms , who lack the capacity, knowledge and capital to diversify production on their farm and introduce new profitable activities and young people who graduated secondary school and are faced with decisions that will significantly affect their future, which they cannot make due to a lack of information and support . The aim of the project is to improve the employability and employment of youth, as it contributes to the improvement of employment and employability of young people through 3 innovative mechanisms intended for these target groups:
The project is implemented in partnership by Business Innovation Programs – BIPS and the City of Kragujevac.
Value of the program: RSD 1,816,690
DONOR:
Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia
PROJECT:
Education to Employment
2016 – 2019
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
E2E is four-year partnership program of Swiss and Serbian governments, aiming to improve employability and employment of youth in Serbia. The program is implemented in five pilot municipalities – Kragujevac, Kruševac, Knjaževac, Novi Pazar and Pirot. Program goal is to test innovative models to increase youth employment through sustainable cooperation between industry, public sector, training providers and the community.
Program value: 6,700,000 CHF
DONOR:
Swiss Development Cooperation SDC
PROJECT:
Big Ideas for New Businesses
2017 – 2018
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal is to contribute to development of market economy in Serbia and improve conditions for participation of youth and women. In order to reach this goal, the program envisages establishment of pre-incubation mechanism to improve success chances of new business initiatives managed by youth and women, while also promoting the role of entrepreneurship and start-up initiatives as drivers of economic development.
Project value: 21,000 USD
DONOR:
United States Embassy in Serbia
PROJECT:
Rehabilitation and renovation of the museum’ exhibition in the Norwegian house, Gornji Milanovac
2017 – 2019
OPIS PROJEKTA:
Project goal is to renovate the Norwegian house in Gornji Milanovac, as well as to modernise museum exhibition and make it more historically accurate. The project is implemented in partnership with Friendship association Norway – Western Balkan.
Project value: 132,912 EUR
DONOR:
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade
PROJECT:
Step by step
2016 –
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal is to develop new, alternative sources of funds for clients who don’t have access to traditional bank products. Target groups of this project are start-ups and social enterprises. Resource center for start-ups and established enterprises was developed within the program, as well as special credit line provided by Erste bank Serbia.
Project value: 55,000 EUR
DONOR:
Erste Stiftung
PROJECT:
Post-flood technical and financial assistance for SMEs in Obrenovac
2014-2016
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal was to secure technical and financial assistance for Obrenovac SMEEs which had suffered damages due to floods in May 2014. Project results are:
- 20 training for business and recovery plans development were organized, with the total of 427 participants,
- Grant-scheme was established and 174 grants for business development and recovery were distributed
- Help-desk and other technical support instruments were established.
Project value: 589,334 EUR
DONOR:
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade
PROJECT:
We’re here together. European support for Roma inclusion
2014 – 2016
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
We’re here together – European support for Roma inclusion was EUR 4.8 million project, implemented by OSCE mission in Serbia and funded by European Union. Project goal was to support implementation of the Startegy for improvement of the position of Roma in the Republic of Serbia.
BIPS’s role was to train project beneficiaires in business planning, implement business assessment and provide recommentation for financial support. After the grants were distributed, BIPS organized assessment of clients’ needs regarding consultancy for business development and implemented consultancy and mentoring program in accordance with clients’ needs.
DONOR:
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE
PROJECTT:
Honey production – Export chance for Branicevski district
2013 – 2014
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal was to contribute to socio-economic development in Branicevski districts through revival of rural areas and introduction of honey production as an income generation activity. 111 bee-keepers who were awarded the total of 1,032 bee-hives to improve their production and 278 bee-keepers who participated in training. Export channel from Serbia to Norway in cooperation with Norway’s largest honey importer Honnig Centralen was established as part of the project.
Project value: 98,895 EUR
DONOR:
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade
PROJECT:
Student entrepreneurship
2006-2014
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Program goal was to develop capacities for entrepreneurship and promote entrepreneurial spirit among secondary school students in Serbia. During the eight years, 212 secondary schools from the entire Serbia, 441 teachers and 6,456 students who formed 1,387 student companies participated in the program. Advocacy initiative to improve legal framework for entrepreneurial education was also launched during the program.
Program value: 600,000 EUR
DONOR:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway
PROJECT:
Different – equally important
2013 – 2014
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal was to improve the work of civil society organizations working with vulnerable groups through establishment of work area and capacity building of employees. Within the project, Network of organization for social inclusion in Pozega – GASI was established, and six organizations were given office space in the building provided by the Municipality of Pozega.
Project value: 117,000 EUR
DONOR:
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade
PROJECT:
Cross-border youth entrepreneurship
2012-2013
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal was to increase capacities for entrepreneurship and promote entrepreneurial spirit among secondary school students in Serbia and Montenegro. 10 secondary schools from Serbia and Montenegro, 20 teachers and 220 students who formed 41 student companies participated in the project.
Project value: 154,000 EUR
DONOR:
Delegations of the European Union to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro
PROJECT:
GROWTH program
2010-2011
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal was to support growth and development of established small companies. 26 companies participated in the project and went through BIP GROWTH methodology cycles.
Project value: 45,000 EUR
DONOR:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Norway
PROJECT:
Fruits and berries
2010
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Danish program for development of fruit production in south Serbia, whose goal was to improve production, processing and sale of sourcherry, plum, cherry, strawberry, raspoberry and blueberry. The program was implemented in Nisavski, Toplicki, Jablanicki, Pcinjski and Pirotski dostrcits. General program goals were:
- Strengthening sustainable development of private sector,
- Increasing export and income,
- Job creation and migration reduction.
The main components of the program were capacity building and grants for development of value chains.
DONOR:
DANIDA
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PROJECT:
Start your business
2008 – 2009
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Project goal was to increase capacities of relevant stakeholders involved in youth entrepreneurship. 14 business support institutions, 21 trainers/consultants, 746 young entrepreneurs participated in the project. 42 trainings were organized, 152 companies established and 198 jobs created within 6 months after project completion.
Project value: 490,000 EUR
DONOR:
Bilateral project Norway – Serbia