Public call for financing projects for young entrepreneurs in 2020

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Details: 26 November 2020

Commission for Allocation of Funds for Financing Projects for Young Entrepreneurs of Municipality Bijelo Polje pursuant to Articles 3 and 5 of the Decision on Allocation of Funds for Financing Projects for Young Entrepreneurs in 2020 ("Official Gazette of Montenegro - Municipal Regulations", No. 38/20) announce

PUBLIC CALL

for the distribution of funds for financing projects for young entrepreneurs in 2020

1. Unemployed persons up to the age of 30, who want to start their own business and have a residence in Bijelo Polje, are invited to submit their applications to the Public Invitation.

The funds provided by the budget of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje are distributed for business plans that contribute to the achievement of the goals set in the strategic documents, programs and plans of the Municipality, which in particular:

encourages the economic development of the municipality,
encourages the development of agriculture and rural areas (by improving fruit growing, vegetables, livestock, implementation of programs in rural areas that contribute to the tourist development of the city, encourage the development of organic agricultural production, etc.)
create conditions and encourage the development of tourism and crafts,
contributes to the affirmation and valorization of the cultural potential, traditions and cultural peculiarities of the municipality, raising the level of culture and preservation of cultural heritage,
contributes to the development of sports and physical culture,
contributes to the preservation and protection of the environment,
encourages the development of intellectual services.

2. The Decision on the Budget of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje for 2020, as well as the Decision on the Allocation of Funds for Financing Projects for Young Entrepreneurs in 2020, envisages a total of 20,000 euros for all the listed incentives.

Unemployed young people can apply with a maximum of two business plans, with only one plan being supported.

Unemployed young people can apply for the total amount or for part of the funds for the implementation of activities from the business plan and are obliged to indicate this in the application for the Public Invitation.

The maximum amount of funds allocated for the business plan may not exceed 20% of the total amount provided by the budget of the Municipality for the support of young entrepreneurship.

Unemployed young people are obliged to implement all activities defined by the business plan in a period of 6 months.

3. The public call for the distribution of funds for financing projects intended for young entrepreneurs in 2020, is open 15 days from the date of its publication on the website and bulletin board of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.

4. The application for the Public Invitation is submitted to the Commission for Allocation of Funds for Financing Projects for Young Entrepreneurs, on the prescribed form and submitted to the office of the Municipality of Bijelo Polje.

5. In the sealed envelope, unemployed young people who want to start their own business enclose:

grant application, business plan proposal,
a certified copy of the ID card,
Unemployment certificate from the records of the Employment Service of Montenegro,
statement of the project applicant on legal responsibility,
statement of the submitter of the business plan proposal that after signing the contract he/she will submit proof of registration,
three printed and one electronic version of the business plan on CD.

6. The business plan should contain:

Basic information: Brief description of the business plan,
Analysis of markets, products and services, Location,
Estimate of investments;
Business plan co-financing;
Business Expenditure Plan;
Supporting documents.

7. The elimination criteria for the proposed business plan are:

lack of formal conditions for applying for a business plan,
the business plan does not correspond to the proposed areas from item 1, paragraph 2 of the Public Invitation,
if it includes activities within the competence of the Government of Montenegro, such as education, health, social protection, etc.,
requesting financial resources for the purchase and distribution of humanitarian aid,
which is based exclusively on the one-time production, preparation and printing of books, brochures, bulletins, magazines, etc., if the publication of such publications is not part of a broader program or more comprehensive and continuous activities,
includes activity that is considered illegal or harmful to the environment and a danger to human health.

8. Beneficiaries of financial resources after the implementation of activities defined by the business plan are obliged to continue their economic activity for at least 12 months after the completion of the project.

9. The criteria for scoring business plans for the allocation of funds are:

The applicant has references and capacities for successful implementation of the business plan,
Innovative aspect of the business plan,
The goals of the plan are measurable, realistic and time-bound,
Co-financing a business plan,
The budget of the business plan is realistically presented and harmonized with the activities,
Sustainability of a business idea.

10. The provisions of the Decision on Criteria, Manner and Procedure for Allocation of Funds for Financing NGOs ("Official Gazette of Montenegro") apply accordingly to the scoring procedure, determining the ranking list, making and publishing the decision on allocation of funds, concluding contracts, monitoring the implementation of the business plan and other issues. - Municipal regulations ”, No. 4/17).

11. Information on all issues of importance for the Public Invitation can be obtained every working day from 12 to 14 hours in the Office for Youth in the sports hall in Nikoljac or by phone 069 / 371-533 (contact person Mirha Kasumović).

In Bijelo Polje,

November 26, 2020. year

President of the Commission,

Nemša Omerhodžić

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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

APPLICATION FORM FOR BUSINESS ZONES

CONTACT:

OFFICE FOR LOCAL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT

TelL: +382 69 840 551

E-mail: kler@bijelopolje.co.me

REAL ESTATES

ACCOMODATION:

e-CADASRE

e-LICENSE

USFULL LINKS:

Municipality of Bijelo Polje

Municipal Assembly of Bijelo Polje

Secretariat for the regulation of the area of Bijelo Polje Municipality

Government of Montenegro

Investment Development Fund

Tourist organization Bijelo Polje

Tourism organisation of Montenegro

Chamber of economy of Montenegro

UNDP

Union of municipatilies

Secretariat for Development Projects

Montenegrin employers federation

Employment Office of Montenegro

Portal Prekoveze

Portal zaposli.me

Association of montenegrin managers

Association of business women of Montenegro

Association of Entrepreneurs of Montenegro

BIJELO POLJE WEATHER

R E L I E F S:

Municipal Decision on tax reliefs

Article 4

Companies and entrepreneurs referred to in Article 3 shall be introduced and identified the following financial incentives:

exemption from payment of communal fee for construction land,
exemption from payment of the fee for the use of municipal roads,
exemption from payment of surtax on personal income tax,
exemption from paying tax on real estate above 0.1% of the market value of the real estate.

Article 5

The tax exemption from Article 4 item 1 investor (company and entrepreneur) is realized in the amount up to 7,000.00 euros per one newly employed worker, or newly opened workplace, and can be used only if by investing, it increases the number of employees for 5 or more employees.

The incentives referred to in Article 4 item 2, 3 and 4 of this Decision shall also apply to existing companies and entrepreneurs in the area of the Bijelo Polje municipality for the extension of the economic activity referred to in Article 3 of this Decision, and can only be used if the expansion increases the number of employees for 5 or more workers and is valid for a period of 3 (three) years.

Note: The new Regulation on Business Zones was adopted on December 13, 2016 and was published in the Official Journal of Montenegro, No. 77/2016.

The municipality is obliged to until 21.06.2018, in accordance with the Government Regulation, adopt a new Business Zone Decision.

We are also referring to the Decision on the fee for communal equipment for construction land that was published on 29.12.2015. in the "Official Journal of Montenegro - Municipal Regulations" No. 48/15.

Tax reliefs – New Government Regulation on business zones

Article 15

For employed people working in a business zones, the business zone user does not pay:

1) Contributions for compulsory social insurance for salaries (contributions for pension and disability insurance, contribution for health insurance, unemployment insurance contribution) and contributions for the Labor Fund;

2) Personal income tax;

The amount of the relief referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article can not exceed the maximum allowable aid intensity of 60% for medium and 70% for small companies, in accordance with the regulations governing state aid.

The user of the business zone may use the incentives referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, for a maximum period of five years from the date of employment of persons in the business zone.

For the employee referred to in paragraph 1, item 1 of this Article, the user of the business zone calculates, suspends and pays the employee from the earnings of the employee: the contribution for the pension and invasive insurance at the rate of 15,0% contribution to health insurance at a rate of 8.5% and contribution to insurance against unemployment at a rate of 0.5% upon payment of earnings.

The basis for calculating the contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be gross employee earnings.

The user of the business zone pays the calculated surtax of income tax.

In addition to the relief referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the beneficiary of the business zone shall also exercise the right to other incentives in accordance with the law and special regulations governing state aid, although they must not exceed the maximum allowable amount of incentive in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.

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