Date: 20.03.2020 (Friday)
Time: 12:00h
Target audience: SMEs
Language: English
Fee: free of charge

ABOUT
YES Foundation together calls for participants for the webinar “Social Entrepreneurship”. The webinar will be based on a case study where the participants will have the opportunity to discuss and exchange opinions related to the presented case study.

WHY PARTICIPATE
The participants will have the opportunity to learn about the following aspects:
-    What is Social entrepreneurship
-    Basic principles
-    Social needs and problems
-    Types of social businesses in the EU
-    The importance of social entrepreneurship
-    Challenges and priorities
-    Social businesses in Macedonia

HOW TO REGISTER
Please register your participation on the following link. Shortly after the registration you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing the link to register on the platform where the webinar will be held.

MODERATOR
Professor Radmil Polenakovikj, PhD – full time professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Skopje, subjects: Entrepreneurship and small business, Innovation mamnagement, Human resource management, Logistics, etc. He is author and co-author of more than 300 papers, and has participated in the implementation of more than 100 international and domestic projects of various programs. Professor Polenakovikj participated in the development of several strategic documents in the field of entrepreneurial learning, cluster work, innovation, etc. He is the founder and head of the first University Business Start-up Center in the country in 2006. He also established the National Business plan competition for high schools and students, which has led to establishing of more than 60 start-up companies. In 2009 Professor Polenakovikj founded the National Center for Development of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Learning. He is visiting professor of the UNESCO Department of Entrepreneurship at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

DOCUMENTS
Presentation
Case study

For further information please contact us at contact@yes.org.mk or +38923108891.
The webinar is organized within the project BalkanMed INNOVA, financed by the European Union.

WBEN Western Balkan Evaluation Network  is regional network of evaluators that for 6 years now works and stands for biger and more efficient use of the evaluation as an instrument for learning and accountability in the processes of implementation of state strategies, policies, programmes, projects, laws and measures on central and local level. 

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On 15 and 16 October at the Science Technology Park Belgrade, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre is organising a conference to present the Serbia's Smart Specialisation Strategy (4S) together with the opportunities and challenges for sectoral specialisation of Science and Technology Parks (STPs), Accelerators and Incubators in the broader region of South-East Europe.

The two-day event is co-organised together with EU4TECH Western Balkans, a project funded by DG NEAR, and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. The first day will be focus on Smart Speciliasation Strategy in Serbia and its priority domains such as Information and Communicaiton Technlogies, creative industries and food for the future. On the second day, participants will discuss the role of Science Parks and incubators in the Western Balkans and South-East Europe regions can play in supporting emerging Smart Specialisation priorities. 

Sofija Cali Kuzmanova, project manager at YES Foundation and Business Incubator is visiting the conference as a representative of one of the oldest business incubator in the country and active stakeholder for support of SMEs and entrepreneurship.