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Department for SMEs and Entrepreneurship

Small and medium-sized enterprises are the initiator of the development in the market economy and countries in transition.

Development of small and medium-sized enterprises provides:

  • Increase of gross domestic product
  • Increase the number of entrepreneurs
  • Balanced Regional development
  • Creation of new jobs – unemployment decrease
  • Import substitution
  • Greater export competitiveness of the domestic economy

Activities performing in the Department for Development of SMEs and Entrepreneurship are related to:

  • Monitor and analyze business and the business environment of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship;
  • Preparation of the laws in the Sector’s jurisdiction;
  • Proposing economic policy measures for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship, and monitoring the effects of the proposed measures;
  • Preparation and coordination of policy implementation for development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia;
  • Proposing measures to encourage investments in small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship;
  • Coordination of the work of the Agency for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship and other organizations;
  • Initiation, coordination and participation in the implementation of donor activities in the field of encouraging the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship;
  • Activities related to the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises;
  • Proposing measures for the legal and other solutions in order to improve the business environment for small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship, as well as other tasks in this field.

The Department consists of small internal units:

  • Department for SME and entrepreneurship policy;
  • Department for competitiveness.