More than 100 young entrepreneurs, supported by the European Union and the International Labour Organization, with the mentorship of the Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Sarajevo founded the Alumni Network. The establishment of this network of entrepreneurs is organized within the framework of the EU4BusinessRecovery project and aims to create new opportunities for networking of all entrepreneurs, to exchange their knowledge and experience in order to improve the entrepreneurial eco-system in Sarajevo Canton and beyond.

From its establishment in January 2020 until today, and through projects supported by the European Union, the International Labour Organization, the Municipality of Centar Sarajevo, as well as other donors in BiH, the Centre for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Sarajevo has supported the establishment of 115 companies, and the number participants of organized trainings exceeded 650. As part of the event, interactive workshops on the topic “Networking and human resource development” as well as panel discussions will be held, and attendees will learn more about the interests and networking models of entrepreneurs in Sarajevo Canton.

The alumni network of entrepreneurs of the Center for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Sarajevo is organized within the project “LEADER: Local Economy Activation – Development through Entrepreneurship Recovery” that is implemented wihtin the EU4BusinessRecovery project, which supports Bosnia and Herzegovina in mitigating the negative economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of this project jointly financed by the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany, more than 1,000 jobs threatened by the pandemic will be saved and at least 100 new jobs will be created