{"id":836,"date":"2020-04-26T13:36:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfic.me\/?p=836"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T09:51:56","slug":"314-powerup-capacity-building-for-early-stage-firms-in-the-western-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfic.me\/cnr\/314-powerup-capacity-building-for-early-stage-firms-in-the-western-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"PowerUP: Capacity Building for Early Stage Firms in the Western Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">World Bank\u00a0has initiated a\u00a0<b>free of charge<\/b>\u00a0program \u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">PowerUP<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">: Capacity Building for Early Stage Firms in the Western Balkans\u201d\u00a0for more than\u00a0<b>200 companies<\/b>\u00a0funded by\u00a0the European Union under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development &amp; Innovation Facility (WB EDIF) and implemented by\u00a0Deloitte.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">We are proud to share that\u00a0<b>we are partners<\/b>\u00a0on this important\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">project<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0and we would like to\u00a0<b>warmly encourage you to apply.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">If you are looking for help in\u00a0<b>building your\u00a0company&#8217;s\u00a0resilience,\u00a0<wbr \/>adapting your business model,\u00a0and\u00a0growing your market share<\/b>, while at the same time making\u00a0your firm more\u00a0<b>attractive to investors,<\/b>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">PowerUP<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0program is for you!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>The selected companies will receive\u00a0free of charge\u00a0capacity building training\u00a0aimed at supporting their\u00a0<b>resilience to\u00a0COVID-19, growth prospects and increasing the investment readiness.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Around 100\u00a0best-performing companies from the Program will be invited to compete in the\u00a0<b>\u201c<\/b><b>PowerUP<\/b><b>\u00a0Finals\u201d<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b>and showcase their business on stage to an exclusively invited group of\u00a0investors and\u00a0business leaders. Three best pitches will win the\u00a0<b>\u201cWestern Balkan Entrepreneurial Excellence Award\u201d<\/b>\u00a0for different categories as well as\u00a0an\u00a0exclusive, tailor-made business advisory support by local and regional experts from global consulting firm\u00a0Deloitte.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>The eligible companies should be from\u00a0<i>Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, or Serbia and should be\u00a0operating for at\u00a0<b>least 1 year<\/b>,\u00a0be\u00a0<b>innovative<\/b>,\u00a0have between\u00a0<b>3-100 employees<\/b>\u00a0and have a\u00a0<b>product or a service that is generating revenue in at least one market.<\/b><\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Find out more and apply until\u00a0<b>September 30\u00a0the latest<\/b>\u00a0by filling in the\u00a0application form available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/me\/en\/pages\/powerup\/program-za-mala-srednja-preduzeca-start-up-kompanije.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/me\/en\/pages\/powerup\/program-za-mala-srednja-preduzeca-start-up-kompanije.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600416645112000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFFpObtsoY7SV4BV9M6HpUbHs89gw\">https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/me\/<wbr \/>en\/pages\/powerup\/program-za-<wbr \/>mala-srednja-preduzeca-start-<wbr \/>up-kompanije.html<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Don<span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">miss<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0this opportunity and\u00a0<\/span>should\u00a0you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to the contact person below.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><i><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Contact person\u00a0from Deloitte:<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Biljana Deliba\u0161i\u0107<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Executive Assistant\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\"><span id=\"cloak345025e153b52c458f309be542f73cde\"><a href=\"mailto:bdelibasic@deloittece.com\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"noopener\">bdelibasic@deloittece.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span lang=\"EN-GB\">+382 67 631 731<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Bank\u00a0has initiated a\u00a0free of charge\u00a0program \u201cPowerUP: Capacity Building for Early Stage Firms in the Western Balkans\u201d\u00a0for more than\u00a0200 companies\u00a0funded by\u00a0the European Union under the Western Balkans Enterprise Development &amp; Innovation Facility (WB EDIF) and implemented by\u00a0Deloitte. 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