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Investment opportunities expand: the investment promotion mechanism now covers 17 strategic directions The territories liberated from occupation provide extensive opportunities for investors A blood donation campaign dedicated to Remembrance Day was held Delegation of representatives of the RIYADA organization from Oman visited “Baku SME House” Volunteer blood donation campaign will be held Entrepreneurs can apply to SME Houses to obtain licenses KOBİA representatives participated in an international seminar held in Turkey The next meeting of the permanent Coordination Group operating under KOBİA was held The next professional trainings within the framework of the “Karabakh SMEs 2026” project have been completed The provision of consulting services for entrepreneurs continues

An additional 8 SME entities were issued “Startup” certificates 11.03.26

To date, “Startup” certificates have been issued to 263 SME entities.

An additional 11 applications from SME entities were received by the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) for obtaining a “Startup” certificate. The applications were reviewed at a meeting of the Expert Council, and a decision was taken to issue “Startup” certificates to 8 of them. As a result, the total number of SME entities that have received “Startup” certificates has reached 263.

“Startup” certificates were issued for the projects of “İmza İdea Lab” LLC — artificial intelligence-based gift search and sales platform; “Baysart” LLC — digital platform for purchase, sale and storage of gold; “NM Soft” LLC — cloud-based digital clinic management system; “SALAMXPERT” LLC — artificial intelligence-based enterprise resource planning platform; “AL Digital” LLC — online marketplace for gold and jewellery products; “TTC Service” LLC — VPN service under the “VmV App” brand; “Narchin” LLC — digital freight transportation platform; “RR Company” LLC — mobile application for online legal services.

The “Startup” certificate exempts SME entities from profit tax and income tax on income obtained from innovation activities for a period of 3 years from the date of receipt of the certificate.

Micro and small business entities whose projects are at the development stage may apply to KOBİA for a “Startup” certificate. The application form, required documents, and detailed information on relevant criteria can be accessed via the following link:: https://smb.gov.az/az/nav/startap-sehadetnamesi