Friday, January 20 2017 13:54

ArmInfo. New SME  program   starts in Armenia. The project funded by EU, German Ministry of  Economic Partnership and Development of Germany and implemented  within the Project of Southern Caucasus Private Sector Development  under Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit  (GIZ),  within the cooperation of Enterprises Incubator, announced launching  the Scientific and Technological Enterpreneurship Project (STEP). 

As ArmInfo was informed at GIZ press office, The Small and Medium  Enterprises Support Armenian Project  is a part of  EU4Business and  EU4Innovations initiative. The project is aimed at support of  innovation based entrepreneurship, and also  startups support,  innovators, scientists and engineers promotion at the market, at  joint ventures establishment in Armenia.  

The contest is open for startupers teams comprising 2-3 members,  developing ideas in architecture, clean technologies and  biotechnologies.  Applicants should be  Armenian nationals  or at  least  have permanent residence status in Armenia. 

The STEP is implemented in Armenia since 2006 by the Enterprises  Incubator fund in cooperation with civil researches  center of USA  (CRDF Global) and Armenian Ministry of Economic.