Overall Project Objective: “Strengthening SMEEs in selected regions by establishing broader links.” By establishing links between SMEEs in selected regions, as well as new, bigger markets, the Project will increase sales and exports and create new jobs.

Long-term cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the field of mentoring continued through the new project of the Development Agency of Serbia and JICA - "Establishing and promoting mentoring services to SMEs in the Western Balkans, Phase 2", 2017 – 2020. The project refers to closing of standardized mentoring services cycle in Serbia, and continuation of transfer of Serbian expertise in the field of mentoring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and FYR Macedonia, with the support of Japanese experts.

The Danube Transnational Programme is a financing instrument of the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) with the goals of promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Danube Region through policy integration in selected fields. The Programme finances development projects, practical implementation of legal framework, tools, services and specific small-scale pilot investments.

The Swiss Import Promotion Program - SIPPO is supported by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) within the framework of its economic development cooperation.