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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

“Startup” Certificate Granted to SMEs 30.06.25

The “Startup” certificate exempts SMEs from profit or income tax on the revenue generated from their innovation activities for a period of three years.

The Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBIA) has granted the “Startup” certificate to two more SME entities. During the next meeting of the Expert Council established within KOBIA for issuing the relevant documents, seven projects were reviewed, and the decision was made to grant the “Startup” certificate to two of them.

The “Startup” certificates were presented for the projects of " İloyal" LLC’s customer loyalty and digital menu management platform, and for the online marketplace and delivery service project in the food and non-food sector by individual entrepreneur Jamil Muradov.

In total, KOBIA has granted “Startup” certificates to 215 SMEs to date.

The “Startup” certificate exempts SMEs from profit or income tax on the revenue generated from their innovation activities for a period of three years, starting from the date the certificate is granted.

Micro and small business entities at the development stage of their projects may apply to KOBIA for the “Startup” certificate. The application form and other required documents, as well as detailed information on the relevant criteria, can be found at the following link:https://smb.gov.az/az/nav/startap-sehadetnamesi