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CALL ISSUED BY THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PROGRAM (DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2020)

22. January 2020.

The Sustainable Business Program is a new Smart Collective’s program aimed at developing companies with a strong social impact in Serbia and preparing them for impact investments.  The program participants, together with a team of experienced business mentors, entrepreneurs and investors, will work on a business development strategy and preparation for the investment impact in the country and abroad during the five months of the program. 

Companies with the greatest potential for further development and social impact will have the opportunity to apply for an innovative financial instrument - an interest-free loan of up to 50,000.00 euros. The companies will repay the investment without interest in a period from 3 to 5 years, according to the schedule adjusted to each individual company.

The Sustainable Business Program is part of the Smart Impact Fund - a Sustainable Economy Development Fund that will invest around half a million euros over the next 5 years in the initiatives and businesses that contribute to sustainable and positive changes in their communities.

Applications to participate in the program are open until January 31, 2020.

Applying for the program is made via an online form available on  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBuojuowqk4D1x9yXamdH5vgx-Vef_l2Ju_JCxhSmGHbsFeQ/viewform

Further information on the call and the application guidelines are available on     http://smartkolektiv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SK-Program-za-odr%C5%BEive-biznise_Smernice-i-vi%C5%A1e-informacija.pdf

Source: Smart Collective and Coordination Body