SMB

We believe Azerbaijan’s socio-economic development is closely linked with entrepreneurship and its future development!

Training events are being conducted within the framework of the Business Partnership Programme 35 "Startup" Certificates have been issued during the elapsed period of the current year For the attention of entrepreneurs operating in the Gabala and Ismayilli Districts! 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

Representatives of the Asian Development Bank visited the “Baku SME House” 17.04.26

Discussions were held between representatives of KOBİA and the Asian Development Bank on the expansion of cooperation in the SME field and the implementation of joint projects aimed at the development of entrepreneurship.

Leah Gutierrez, Director General of the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank, the Bank’s Country Director Sunniya Durrani-Jamal, and the delegation, who are on a visit to our country, familiarized themselves with the activities of the “Baku SME House”.

Representatives of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) and the “Baku SME House” provided the guests with detailed information about the SME House model, which is a business service center providing services to business in a single space, as well as about the “G2B” and “B2B” services provided here to business entities. An exchange of views was held with the Bank’s representatives on the process of providing services to entrepreneurs by state and private institutions and on the role of SME Houses in this field, and their questions were answered.

Within the framework of familiarization with the SME House, discussions were also held between representatives of KOBİA and the Asian Development Bank on the expansion of cooperation in the SME field and on the implementation of joint projects aimed at the development of entrepreneurship.