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Interest in SME Houses as an innovative model in the field of business services is increasing Additional 55 people were engaged in training within the framework of the “Karabakh SME 2026” project More than 312,000 services were provided to entrepreneurs in SME Houses in the first half of 2026 Applications of entrepreneurs were considered at KOBİA In the first half of 2026, the KOBİA Call Centre via number 131 responded to approximately 5,000 enquiries The next meeting within the framework of the "Investment Journey" project was held in the city of Aghsu Business projects that have received the "Startup" Certificate are developing More than 50 meetings with entrepreneurs were organised in the first half of 2026 Another meeting with entrepreneurs was organised in the city of Mingachevir A production enterprise for test kits and medical plastic packaging products will be established

More than 312,000 services were provided to entrepreneurs in SME Houses in the first half of 2026 15.07.26

A number of new services have been made available for use by entrepreneurs in SME Houses.

In January-June 2026, more than 312,000 services were provided to entrepreneurs in SME Houses. Nearly 180,000 of these services accounted for “Baku SME House”, nearly 90,000 for “Yevlakh SME House”, more than 2,000 for “Ganja SME House”, which was put into use in March of this year, nearly 700 for “Shusha SME House”, more than 10,000 for “Khachmaz SME House”, and more than 32,000 for the service centre of “Khachmaz SME House” located in the city of Khudat.

Nearly 272,000 of the services provided to entrepreneurs in SME Houses were provided by state institutions (G2B), while more than 40,000 were provided by business entities (B2B).

Entrepreneurs mainly applied to SME Houses for a permit form for carrying out freight transportation, a distinctive sign, a certificate of origin, registration of an individual for tax purposes, tax, customs, postal and utility services, etc.

In the first half of this year, a number of new services were also made available for use by entrepreneurs in SME Houses.

The level of satisfaction of entrepreneurs with the services provided in SME Houses is 98%.

It should be noted that SME Houses, included in the structure of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA), are a single place where business services are provided to entrepreneurs based on the principles of promptness, transparency and citizen satisfaction. In SME Houses, more than 400 G2B and B2B services necessary for entrepreneurial activity are provided to entrepreneurs by approximately 50 state and private organisations in total.