June/July 2008 • Newsletter #011

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Although it’s time for summer holidays, the YES incubator is running in its full speed. The tenant company Innovation won the tender of the Government of Republic of Macedonia for providing free trainings to 7 000 citizens as part of the campaign “Macedonia country of Information Technology”.

Two new tenants have been accepted and started operating in the Incubator and another one is going to start in September. The first company is Software Laboratory, company that will sale already established software products such as fax servers (www.activefax.com.mk), CRM, CMS and E-Commerce Applications (www.creacity.com.mk and www.gatewaytechnolabs.com). DIS – DATA is the second company that work as a reseller of hardware and development of software application that will support the marketing business i.e. e-marketing. The third company that will start in September is AdvertSMS which will work m-marketing.

During these two months, the tenants in the Incubator had trainings delivered by local certified training center as well as training delivered by Roger Cowdrey, an experienced professor, business consultant and incubator manager from UK about “Ten top tips for successful business”.

Lastly, two companies from YES participated at Symposium and Seminar event held in Thessaloniki, Greece for the purpose strengthening cross border entrepreneurial activity between Macedonia and Greece, in the fields of International Trade and Logistics and possible matchmaking opportunities.

Innovation, tenant company in YES, won the tender of the Government of R Macedonia for delivering trainings for computer skills

The tenant company Innovation won the tender of the Government of Republic of Macedonia for providing free trainings for more than 7000 citizens for using PCs. This tender is part of the big campaign of the Government , “Macedonia country of Information Technology”. With this tender, Innovation will train 7 854 citizens for basic using of PCs, packages for office and Internet.


New tenants in the Incubator

Software Laboratory is a new company that will sale already established software products such as fax servers (www.activefax.com.mk), CRM, CMS and E-Commerce Applications (www.creacity.com.mk and www.gatewaytechnolabs.com). The company DIS – DATA is the second company that work as a reseller of hardware and development of software application that will support the marketing business i.e. e-marketing. This application will incorporate modules for electronic surveys, Bluetooth advertising, sms advertising, kiosk advertising and etc. The third company that will start in September is AdvertSMS which will work m-marketing (mobile marketing).


Trainings for the YES tenants

In terms of improving the tenant’s business skills, two group trainings were organized for the tenant companies. The subjects of the trainings were “How to create and structure a good presentation” and “How to become a desirable partner” and were held by Trajkovski & Partners consulting company. The first training was two day training and was both theoretical, and practical. As part of the second day, every tenant had to give a presentation in front of the others, that was evaluated by different criteria, such as communication with the audience, the structure of the presentation, intonation of the voice etc. Every presenter received positive critics, in order to improve their presentation skills. At the end there was only one winner, the company Advert SMS, that got the best grades and received symbolic award.

The second training was “How to become a desirable partner” and was a guide for the tenants that want to become partners in their business. With these trainings the tenants had an opportunity to expand their skills and use them in everyday business activities.

Roger Cowdrey, an experienced professor, business consultant and incubator manager from UK, had two hour group training with the tenants. The topic was “Ten top tips for successful business”, in which he pointed out some useful tips for the tenants, in order to make their business more successful, i.e. profitable. At the training participated all the tenants and Mr. Cowdrey, as an enthusiastic speaker, made the training very motivational and positive for the tenants.

 

Learn about YES tenant companies

Vission

The YES project shall become a good practice model for entreprenurship and new firm creation in the region as an approach to developing promising new business idea among well-educated yout. Through its activities, YES will stimulate entrepreneurship and new firm creation among well-educated youth in Macedonia in order to:
- boost the development of the SME sector and
- bridge the gap between existing offers from educational institutions and the needs of the business community

Goal

The goal of YES Foundation is attracting young ICT people, training and coaching them in business skills, connecting them with the right business partners so that they can compete on the global market and make the ICT a leading industry in Macedonia.

Mission statement

The Youth Entrepreneurial Service (YES) seeks to strenghten the local innovation system in Macedonia by stimulating to practical entrepreneurship among the youth by offering complementary activities that will ease the start-up of new ventures.

 

Sintef
Open Society Macedonia

 

Supported by the Government of Norway, in close cooperation with the Government of Macedonia.


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