1. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Microcredit scheme for young entrepreneurs in South-East Europe Local Democracy Agency for Central and South Serbia - LDACSS March, 2010.

2. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Introduction LDACSS started with project realisation in 2008 First few months on-the-field operations were coordinated from Kragujevac. Starting December 2008 they were moved to Niš

3. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Results in numbers - 2009 Cooperation established with 20 towns and cities in central and South-Eastern Serbia Time of active project realization: January – November 2009 52 enterprises got supported EUR 984.884,00 of credits approved

4. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cooperation established with 20 towns and cities in central and South-Eastern Serbia List of towns and cities involwed in actions: TutinLazarevac ParaćinBrus LeskovacVrnjačka Banja NišAleksinac ĆuprijaKladovo KruševacBor AranđelovacProkuplje KragujevacSurdulica KraljevoZaječar

5. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regional coverage

6. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Support to the business in Serbia Type of service: ALDA credit lineTransfer to/descriptionTotal in EUR LDA CENTRAL AND SOUTH SERBIA - LDACSS Number of enterprises supported by the action52 Number of female enterpreneurs18 enterprises or 36.4% Number of actual start-up2 enterpeises or 3,8% EUR 984.884,00

7. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Plans for year 2010. In depth networking with the local and regional stakeholders 1. The City of Niš 2. Republic Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises 3. Regional Chamber of Commerce Niš 4. University of Niš 5. Business incubator centre Niš 6. Local donor community: HELP and LEDIB programs 7. International Business networks: EBN, CEBN

8. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chalenges “Defrosting” the assets, currently on hold by Banca Intesa Future positioning in the “credit market” in accordance with its demands Possible extension of cooperation with Banca Intesa Beograd or similar institution

9. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Project partners and donors

10. Supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Microcredit scheme for young entrepreneurs in South-East Europe Thank you for your attention!