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2 EDITION-MASTER CESPEM IN CREATION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN
TRANSITION COUNTRIES A.A. 2006 2007.
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• Project Work
• Women Entrepreneurship Supporting Project WESP
• Prepared by
• Jelena Tešic, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and
  Herzegovina
• Mob 328 015 3895
• E-mail jelenatesic88_at_yahoo.com

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Personal Information

• Date of birth 8. 8. 1983.
• Education graduated in September 2006. in the
  Faculty of Economics Banja Luka temporary
  participant of Master CESPEM studies on Bologna
  University
• Engagement working as a professor assistance in
  the Faculty of Economics Banja Luka, on subject
  International Economic Relations.

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City and country where I was born - Banja
Lukaand ex Yugoslavia
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Few words about Bosnia and Herzegovina

• According to the Dayton Peace Agreements from
  1995. country is divided in two entities
• Republic of Srpska
• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• 4,5 million inhabitants (2007 estimate)
• Capital Sarajevo
• Other big cities Banja Luka, Tuzla, Zenica,
  Mostar
• GDP per capita 9.473 (PPP) 
• Population below poverty line 25
• Unemployment rate
• Statistical 40
• Real 20-25

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Project Work

• Title Women Entrepreneurship Supporting Project
• Acronym WESP
• Funds Progress (2007 - 2012) Decision
  n1672/2006/EC of 24 October 2006 of the European
  Parliament and of the Council establishing a
  Community Programme for Employment and Social
  Solidarity PROGRESS.
• General Idea creation and support of
  entrepreneurial potential among women population
  as a latent source of added economic growth and
  new job creation

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Motivational factors of the Project

• Stereotypes in the society (women are not
  capable to run business)
• Stereotypes among women population (I am not
  capable to run business)
• High unemployment rate for both gender but
  specially among women population (unemployment
  rate among women is 44 and women consist 51 of
  the population in the BiH)
• Economic dependency of women
• Low rate of women in the business activities
• Informational gap
• Technical gap
• Lack of knowledge in finding alternative ways for
  business financing

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Objectives
specific
overall

• Contribution in resolving first four motivational
  factors/problems
• Stereotypes in the society
• Stereotypes among women population
• High unemployment specially among women
  population
• Economic dependency of women

• Contribution in resolving next four motivational
  factors/problems
• Low rate of women in the business activities
• Informational gap
• Technical gap
• Low level of knowledge in finding alternative
  ways for business financing

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Project Borders

• Geographical Borders Banja Luka region
• Banja Luka Region is one of the seven Regions of
  Republic of Srpska (one of the two entities in
  BiH)
• Its center is the city of Banja Luka,
  approximately 280.000 inhabitants, the biggest
  and capital city of the Republic of Srpska as
  well as the cultural, university and industrial
  centre
• Total area of the region is 8 936 km2.
• As said by census of 2005, the population of the
  Banja Luka Region was 709.000 inhabitants located
  in 22 municipalities of the region.

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• Banja Luka region dominates in total
  participation in the number of small and medium
  enterprises in the Republic of Srpska.
• Total number of persons employed in micro, small
  and medium enterprises represent 45,5 of total
  number employees in SMEs in the Republic of
  Srpska

Sarajevo
Banja Luka City (the blue area is Banja Luka
Region)
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• Sector borders will be precisely addressed
  after Survey conduction
• there will be three focused groups of women
• women still not in the business
• women who already run business but still need
  help for long-term sustainability
• women who already run own business but informal
  one
• Time border of project is 12 month (one year)
• Budget approximately predicted for project
• is EUR 43.000

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Methodology

• Activities
• Research/Survey
• Round Table 1
• Training and Workshops
• Regional Radio Programs
• Open Telephone Advice Service (one day a week)
• Web Site Service
• Assessment of the Results
• Round Table 2
• Final Meeting

• Critical factors (purpose of every activity)
• navigational service
• practical skills
• informational diffusion
• specific promotional service
• overall promotional service
• control service

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Survey

• navigational service

• Training and Workshops

practical skills
Open Telephone Web Site Service

• informational diffusion

• specific promotional
• service

Regional Radio Programs
Round Table 1 Round Table 2

• overall promotional
• service

• control service

• Assessment of the Results

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General phases of the Project

• bring into being phase
• Kick-Off Meeting
• Partners Commitment Meeting
• Research/Survey
• Round Table 1
• proliferation phase
• Training and Workshops
• Regional Radio Programs
• Open Telephone Advice Service
• Web Site Informational Service
• verifying phase
• Assesment of the results
• Partners Conclusion Meeting after phase 2
• bring to a close phase
• Final Meeting

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Pert scheduling of activities
Partners Conclusion Meeting
Kick off Meeting
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Partners

• Grant Holder University of Bologna
• Partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Partner 1 University of Banja Luka, Faculty of
  Economics Institute of Economic Sciences
• Partner 2 Agency for Development of SMEs of
  Republik of Srpska
• Partner 3 The United Women Banja Luka, Local NGO

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Organizational Chart
Stakeholders Committee Under Responsibility of
Local NGO
Research Unit
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Contacted Potential Partners of the Project

• Faculty of Economics, Institute of Economic
  Sciences
• Director of Institute of Economic Sciences,
• Professor Dr. Gordana Cenic-Jotanovic ei_at_efbl.org
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  gordanac_at_blic.net
• Agency for Development of SMEs of Republik of
  Srpska
• Director of Agency, Professor Dr. Nikola
  Vukmirovic
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  rars-msp_at_blic.net
• Vladimir Corda, employee vladimircorda_at_gmail.c
  om
• The United Women Banja Luka, Local NGO
• Official address office_at_unitedwomenbl.org
• Lana Jajcevic, Project Coordinator
  ljajcevic_at_unitedwomenbl.org

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Useful links

• www.efbl.org/ (Faculty of Economic Banja Luka)
• www.rars-msp.org/(Agency for Development of SMEs
  of Republic of Srpska)
• www.unitedwomenbl.org/ (Local NGO)
• www.komorabl.inecco.net/ (Chamber of Commerce
  Banja Luka Region)
• www.banjaluka.rs.ba/ (Official web site of Banja
  Luka City)
• www.vladars.net/ (Republic of Srpska Government)
• http//ec.europa.eu/ (Official site of EU)

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• Grateful for your attention!