Gordana Danilović Grković, Nataša BabačevNovi Sad, May 25 2007

Founders Four Technical Faculties of the University of Belgrade

– Civil Engineering, – Mechanical, – Electrical and – Technological/Metallurgical

Palilula Municipality and Democratic Transition Initiative

Supported byOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE

Based onInternational experiences and best practice examples

The goal of Business Technology Incubatorof Technical Faculties Belgrade

• Create an instrument that will encourage young and educated people to start their own business and stay in the country

• Development of critical mass of trained entrepreneurs creation of conditions for direct commercialization of the results obtained through research activities of university professors and their associates, by setting up their own enterprises

• Creation of new small and medium enterprises in Hi-tech sector

• Promotion of entrepreneurship and stimulation of entrepreneurial thinking at technical faculties

The Campus of Technical Faculties Belgrade

Our vision

Knowledge-based Economy Centre

Our potential

Every year about 900 students graduate at the Technical Faculties in Belgrade

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For the first timeTraining at the technical facultiesHow to start own business Dec 4 – Dec 8 2006

• 26 students and graduates of Technical faculties in Belgrade – potential entrepreneurs

• 137 students applied for the training

• Knowledge and skills in management, financial and law aspects of business

• Modeling of business plan

Structure of the Training

• Modern world of entrepreneurship • (What is) entrepreneurship and

(who can be) an entrepreneur• Entrepreneurship and

»small business« • Entrepreneurship in practice

(entrepreneurial algorithm)• Starting an entrepreneurial enterprise /

Modeling of business plan I• Ownership structure • How to acquire starting capital• State and entrepreneurship• Modeling of business plan II• Success stories

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Business consulting

• Business planing

• Consulting during registration

process

• Training

• Mentoring program

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Business planning

• Training

• Assistance in creating a

business plan

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Law structure

• Establishing a company

• Establishing a store

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Mentoring program

• Economic parameters of growth

• Linking of technology

• Linking to financial institutions

• B2B

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Training offers

• How to start own business

• Business plan

• Marketing

• Product Management Today

• Modern Software Development

Training – USAID-SEDP Product Management Today

• The product management role• The pragmatic model• Process overview / Chasm-

crossing• Problem identification and

verification• Ideas for disruption• Product definition• Product management

example• Sales support• Product pricing• Internet and community • Product support

Training – USAID-SEDPModern Software Development

• Agile development overview• Key agile methods• Other methods in use• Quality and agility• Agile and CMMI• Global teaming - overview• Team communication• Open source overview• Open source choices• Open source legal issues• Open source support

Our first results

• Fourth training in progress at Faculty of Electrical Engineering

• So far 100 students and 5 teaching assistants finished trainings How to start own business

• Club of students – potential entrepreneurs is founded, 50 students members currently

• First students’ business plans are being created

• First company is registered after participating in the first training (Technology-Metallurgy Faculty)

• 2 of our projects were among the best 5 at the Best Technology Innovation Contest

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