European Exchange Program for young and future entrepreneurs

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Details: 24 May 2022

The Agency for Local Democracy offers young entrepreneurs (refers to the age of the business - businesses younger than 3 years and people with a business idea) to stay abroad in order to improve their business or develop a business idea, within the SEE SMART SMEs project in the 12th cycle of the European exchange program for entrepreneurs.

It also offers the opportunity for domestic, more experienced entrepreneurs (owners or members of management structures for more than 3 years) to host motivated entrepreneurs from abroad in order to adopt fresh ideas, new products, enter new markets and internationalize their business.

The aim of the project is to encourage the exchange of experiences and ideas, networking and discovering new markets for entrepreneurs, who through work in the period from 1 to 6 months with experienced entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to gain skills to successfully run small / medium enterprises.

The program covers the cost of new entrepreneurs for a stay of 500 to 1,100 euros per month, depending on the state, and provides support for finding partners. Additional funding is provided for people in need of disability support.

Advantages:
For a new entrepreneur (potential):

- skills development through work in a small or medium enterprise abroad;
- easier start-up or strengthening of an existing one;
- access to new markets - internationalization of work;
- opportunities for cooperation with partners abroad.

For an experienced entrepreneur (host):

- the possibility of developing fresh ideas brought to the company by a motivated entrepreneur;
- special skills or knowledge of the new entrepreneur;
- discovering different business methods and new contacts;
- informing about other markets and business conditions;
- the possibility of achieving long-term business cooperation.

Who can apply :

- New entrepreneurs (NE) who have decided to start their own business, or have already started it in a period not exceeding three years - to stay abroad at HPP;
- experienced entrepreneurs (HE) who are owners / members of the management of a small or medium enterprise for more than three years - as hosts (without financing).

The application is done through the online registration platform www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu

ie https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/erasmusentrepreneurs/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.welcome , where you need to explain your motives, stay plan, post a CV and basic business plan, as well as choose interests - business area, desired country (s) and language of communication.

The project partners are the Agency for Local Democracy Nikšić, Entrepreneurship Teaching Initiative (Austria), Confartigianato Servizi (Italy), EDA Enterprise Development Agency (Banja Luka), National Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Northern Macedonia), Association for Information and Communication Technologies (Kosovo), Association of Building Materials Manufacturers (Turkey).

The SEE SMART SMEs project is funded by the European Commission.

The Agency for Local Democracy and the Ulcinj Business Alliance are the contact organizations in Montenegro in the 12th cycle of the program, and in the previous period they were the Chamber of Commerce of Montenegro and the non-governmental organization ADP "ZID".

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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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