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Mentoring support is crucial for the further development of SMEs in the Western Balkans countries
As part of the project "Strengthening and expansion of mentoring services in SMEs in the countries of the Western Balkans", financed by the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation JICA, on May 27, 2025, a technical meeting of project partners was held in the premises of SERDA.
The meeting discussed the results so far, as well as the challenges in the implementation of project activities, as well as the possibilities of improvement and further cooperation. The participants of the meeting confirmed that mentoring services are one of the key forms of support for SMEs in all partner countries, but that it is necessary to further strengthen the capacities of mentors so that their support to companies is even better.
The third phase of the regional project is being implemented in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and North Macedonia, and the partners of the project are the Development Agency of Serbia, the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, and the Agency for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship in North Macedonia. The coordinator of the project for Bosnia and Herzegovina is the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Federal Ministry of Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts, the Sarajevo Regional Development Agency SERDA and the Development Agency of the RS participate as partners.
Currently, there are 23 active mentors in the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, of which 11 mentors are from SERDA. Also, SERDA has 6 trainers for classroom training and 6 trainers for workplace training.
