All interested parties, primarily returnees from Germany and other Western European countries, from the territory of Sremska Mitrovica, Ruma and Pećinci, who meet the required conditions (see the public invitation in the attachment) are invited to apply for self-employment assistance from December 15, 2022 until January 13, 2023.

This assistance is one of the types of support within the project "ASSISTANCE FOR A NEW START" and aims at self-employment of unemployed persons, by starting or improving their own business.

Priority is given to returnees , but up to 20% of the supported may be non-returnees from vulnerable groups living in similar conditions of poverty.

Assistance for self-employment is awarded to persons with the best business plans (business ideas), in the form of equipment/tools worth up to 87,704.00 dinars (without VAT), with mandatory additional participation of support users with a minimum of 5,847.00 dinars that he is obliged to spend on supplies to perform their work before obtaining equipment. A minimum of 12 support start-up grants is planned. Women are especially encouraged to apply and submit their business ideas.

The right to self-employment support unemployed person can accomplish if he/she plans to start/improve business in the field of production/manufacturing trades and service activities.

Assistance includes, first, completing the training on writing a business plan, which must be submitted with the application for the allocation of equipment, then Commission allocation of the equipment for the job, as well as professional support from EHO advisors on business management.

 

In order to exercise the right to participate in this Public Invitation, it is NECESSARY to:

1. APPLY in person for "Writing a Business Plan" from December 15, 2022 to January 13, 2023.

on PHONE: Milenko Andjelkovic 069 707 452, weekdays 10-14 hours,

2. as well as to take THE NECESSARY APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION  for the application, i.e. writing a business plan (by arrangement with M. Anđelković)

 

This services we provide are supported, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, under the “Migration for Development” (PME) Programme.

 

For more detailed information, download the text of the public invitation for self-employment assistance 2022/2023 HERE (the documant is in Serbian language only)