The choice for Best Business Idea of Accelerator Pilot Program the Agency organized within the project ACCELERATOR which is co-financed by the European Union from the funds of the European Regional Development Fund and IPA funds within the Danube Transnational Program.

“This program is one of the most important activities in the project ACCELERATOR and it implies support for innovative beginners in business in the form of training, advisory support, using free facilities within the business incubator, administrative and technical support for the use of funds from different finanical programs, the possibility of presenting in front of potential investors and promotion and international networking”, explained Marica Beric from the Republic Agency for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, project manager.

At the public call, that was published by the Republic Agency for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises  in March, 30 applications were received, and 16 were selected for participation in the program. Ten of them successfully passed a training and mentoring program.

“The participants of the acceleratror pilot program in the previous two months have gone trough an intensive educational and advisory support program, thus acquiring all the knowledge necessary for business success, as well as advisory support for the purpose of realization their business idea. Individuals and teams that participated in this program were from all over the Republic of Srpska, from Novi Grad to East Sarajevo, and their business ideas belong to different sectors from: IT, food production, agriculture, machine industry, textile industry, tourism and providing certain services “- said Beric

The best business idea within accelerator pilot program is "Naše teglice''– growing and processing of the rosehip by Dusanka Surlan from Novi Grad. 

In the next period of time, we expect a significant inclusion of all institutions of Republic of Srpska, especially those who provide some kind of financial support, because the biggest problem that the innovative startups face is the lack of financial resources for realizing their business ideas.