1. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N - Креирајте ја сопствената иднина 2005-10-01 ПСМ Фондација/YES Foundation Ljupco Despotovski

2. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Agenda Youth Entrepreneurial Service (YES) Foundation Services ICT business incubator Tenant companies Results Current projects Success stories Key problems 201,04,2009

3. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk 01,04,20093 YES Foundation Target group, young people 18-30 years old.

4. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk 01,04,20094 YES Foundation Unique concept for entrepreneurship elevation Three components who turn ideas into successful businesses

5. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N 01,04,20095 YES Concept

6. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N 25,09,20086 Trainings in entrepreneurship- (being an entrepreneur is a cool thing) This shall never happen to you on trainings held by YES What do we offer? Interactive character (exercising practical examples and simulations)

7. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Trainings in entrepreneurship 2008/2009 CISCO Entrepreneurship Institute, October/November 2008. Tailor-made trainings for tenant companies in the incubator  Domestic moderators  Foreign teachers and moderators (GB, USA, Norway) European business competence license EBCL Skill Soft trainings 01,04,20097

8. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk 01,04,20098 Business plan competition Competition where you have the opportunity to develop your skills in different domains, paramount in starting a business  Fazes of the business plan competition: 1. Short description of the business idea 2. Business plan

9. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk YES business incubator, objective We urge to attract young ICT people, train them, increase their business knowledge, connect them to the right business partners, so they could compete on the global market and help ICT become a leading industry in Macedonia. 901,04,2009

10. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk YES business incubator Offices and location  600 m 2 space (21 office)  Average size of an office is 16м²  2 conference rooms  Municipality of Gazi Baba, dormitory “Stiv Naumov”  15 km from the Skopje airport Alexander the Great, at the exit of Skopje. 1001,04,2009

11. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N 01,04,200911 Pre-incubation free of charge services of the business incubator  Consultations considering the business idea and its business potential  Computer access  Network connections  CISCO Entrepreneurship Institute, “Starting a business” 15 lessons

12. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk 2005-10-0112 Services provided by the business incubator Modernly equipped offices significantly less expensive than commercial prices Office price includes: water and power expenses, internet, phone line, parking space, insurance and object security Financial support Possibility for credit line (up to 15 000€) Possibility for grant fund (up to 1 500€)

13. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N 2005-10-0113 Services by the business incubator Free of charge usage of common space: kitchen and conference room Free of charge parking space Free of charge consulting services for all aspects of starting and doing business

14. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Services by the business incubator Administrative, financial, marketing, law and human resource management, services Networking with: Similar entrepreneurs, suppliers, investment funds Networking with potential clients from the local, regional and global market Promotion of tenant-companies 24/7 access to the incubator premises 2005-10-0114

15. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk 15 Results

16. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Results 16

17. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Results 17

18. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Current projects CISCO entrepreneurship institute Partners: USAID MLGA, municipality of Gazi Baba and CEED Implemented by: YES Foundation Target group: young unemployed aged 18-30, from municipality of Gazi Baba Objective: training of young unemployed people on how to write a business plan and start their own business 18

19. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Current projects YES/CRB-SEEU incubator in Tetovo Partners: SEEU, CRB and FIOOM Implemented by: YES Foundation, SEEU, CRB and FIOOM Target group: young unemployed aged 18-30 from Tetovo and Gostivar region Objective stimulation and support of newly start-ups by youth not only in SEEU, but in the entire region of Tetovo and Gostivar 19

20. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Current projects Innovation: won the project for the Government of Republic of Macedonia, as part of the Governmental campaign “Macedonia, country of information technology” to organize trainings for 7854 citizens, for basic computer usage, office packages and internet usage. 20

21. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Success stories Moments Dooel organizes the event “Annual rewards for best practices in municipalities in Macedonia” in cooperation with USAID MLGA, ZELS and Europe Council 21

22. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk Key problems Time-related – lack of continuity in financing Quality of management and offered services – above all depends on the selection of management, the incubator manager Possession/ownership, risk of conflict of interests regarding objectives, bureaucracy, time loss in negotiation with differing partners 2005-10-0122

23. R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S E R V I C E - Y O U T H E N T R E P R E N www.yesincubator.org.mk 2005-10-0123 Contact YES Foundation Ljupco Despotovski 02 3103 660 ljupco@yesincubator.org.mk www.yesincubator.org.mk