2008
Midterm Impact Assessment Business Start-up Centres
As part of the private sector development projects, SPARK supports five Business Start-Up Centres in the Western Balkans. These centres are run as joined undertakings by Ministries, local governments, Chambers of Commerce and Universities and are part of the South East European Network for Start-up Centres and Incubators (SENSI). This project is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2007-2010).
Recently, the impact of these centers has been evaluated and reported in a Midterm Impact Assessment. This report reviews the extent to which the endeavors of SPARK have been successfully implemented through the four Business Start-Up Centres in Bar (Montenegro), Kragujevac (Serbia), Zenica (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and Bitola (Macedonia). The primary goal of this report is to submit to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on account of midterm outcomes and progress. In addition, the impact of the Business Start-Up Centre Kosovo has been reviewed in a brief report to be submitted for the internal use of the SPARK program and its regional partners. The reports have both been conducted by Megan Price.
You can download the full Midterm Impact Assessment here.
You can download the brief report on the impacts made by BSC Kosovo here.
2008
Accumulated results Higher Education
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Result
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Total
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# of courses
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33
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# of visiting professors
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36
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# of co-professors
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33
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# of participants (students)
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757
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# of certificates
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599
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Accumulated results Private Sector Department
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Result
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2008 |
Total
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# of Business Start-up Centres established and fully operational
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0
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5
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# of new companies established
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88 |
95
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# of international internships arranged
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9
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31
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# of business skills training participants
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182
|
2552
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# of regional conferences organised
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3
|
11
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# of EU Days organised
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2 |
6 |
| # of research projects published |
2 |
9 |
2007
Accumulated results Higher Education
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Result
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Total
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# of courses
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40
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# of visiting professors
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40
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# of co-professors
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40
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# of participants (students)
|
1046
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# of certificates
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936
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Accumulated results Private Sector Department
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Result
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2007 |
Total
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# of Business Start-up Centres established and fully operational
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4
|
5
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|
# of new companies established
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6 |
7
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|
# of international internships arranged
|
13
|
22
|
|
# of business skills training participants
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2370
|
2370
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# of (micro-)credit facilities developed
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4
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5
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# of business plans competing in competitions
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188
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188
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# estimated value of partners pledged contribution in Euros
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540.400
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540.400
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# of regional conferences organised
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7
|
5
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|
# of EU Days organised
|
1 |
2 |
| # of research projects published |
4 |
7 |
More details in our Annual Report 2007
2006
Accumulated results Higher Education
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Result
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Total
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|
# of courses
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40
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|
# of visiting professors
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43
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|
# of co-professors
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41
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|
# of participants (students)
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1026
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|
# of certificates
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808
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# of trainings organised
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2
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# of participants of trainings
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50
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# of workshops organised
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5
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# of site visits organised
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3
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Accumulated results Private Sector Department
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Result
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Total
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# of conferences organised
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2
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|
# of EU Days organised
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1
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# of research projects published
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3
|
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# of international internships arranged
|
9
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|
# of study visits organised
|
1
|
|
# of regional business plan competitions organised
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2
|
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# of business skills training sessions organised
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7
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|
# of BSCs established
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1
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# of credit facilities developed
|
1
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# of SEE business coordination meetings organised
|
1
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# of business plan development training sessions implemented
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1
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Total # of participants of PSD projects
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More than 3650
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More details in our Annual Report 2006
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 June 2009 )
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Results 
