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Business incubator opened in Backi Petrovac

Belgrade, 5 October 2009

State Secretary for Regional Development of the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development Dejan Jovanovic and Slovak Ambassador to Serbia Igor Furdik opened yesterday a business and innovation centre in Backi Petrovac.

This business centre has been created through investment from the Slovak Aid fund, worth €200,000, and the Serbian government, worth RSD 1.7 million.

The centre is intended to serve as support to young entrepreneurs who need assistance in the fields of infrastructure and counseling in the early years of their business activities. Apart from this, it should also contribute to the economic development of the municipality and increasing employment.

After the opening ceremony, Jovanovic said that centres like this one are very important for increasing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises and that they encourage the growth of entrepreneurship and employment and the development of the entire region.

According to the level of development of small and medium-sized enterprises, the district of South Backa is one of the leading districts in Serbia, because South Backa, together with the district of Belgrade, are home to 40% of all small and medium-sized enterprises in Serbia.

Furdik said that since 2003 the Slovak government has realised around 90 different projects in Serbia, with a total value of €9 million, through Slovak Aid.

Those projects involved support to regional development, development of infrastructure and entrepreneurship and assistance to Serbia’s integration into international associations.