CALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE '' START UP ACCELERATOR"MENTOR PROGRAM ISSUED (DEALINE: JANUARY 31, 2017)

18. January 2017.

The French-Serbian Chamber of Commerce announced a competition for a mentoring program called "START-UP ACCELERATOR" that targets young entrepreneurs and managers up to 40 years of age who want to start or accelerate the growth of their companies. The program includes a free one-year technical support by a group of members of the Franco-Serbian Chamber of Commerce in the most important aspects of business management (development of business plans, legal consulting, finances, sales and marketing).

Signing up for the program is open until the end of January 2017.

The jury, made up of members of the Board of the Chamber and Managing Directors of large French companies operating in Serbia will select up to three entrepreneurs or teams that will receive support with starting or further developing their business solutions. Candidates can apply independently of their business sectors, while they may submit their applications on http://www.ccfs.rs/sr/single-news/n/otvoren-konkurs-za-start-up-akcelerator/

The program will be implemented during the year, as of February 2017, and it includes mentoring, meetings, expert consultations and monitoring of the projects by the Board of the Chamber. In addition to mentoring, the selected candidates and projects will win a one-year free membership in the Chamber, the opportunity to expand their network of contacts among the directors, managers and other employees of French companies doing business in Serbia, as well as support in promoting their business projects.

Eligible to apply are all persons residing in Serbia that are up to 40 years of age, who have worked out their business ideas or launched their companies less than a year ago. Also eligible to apply are teams of up to three members, in which one person at the most may be a foreign national. Participants in the program must be fluent in the English language.

Priority in selecting the projects will be given to the level of creativity and innovation that characterize the projects.

In this way, the French-Serbian Chamber of Commerce wants to give an extra boost to local entrepreneurs who want to offer their innovative products or services for competition on the global market, as well as to provide better conditions for the development of domestic entrepreneurial environment, and thus the overall business environment in Serbia.

Source: portalmladi.com and Coordination Body