SMB

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

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

State support for the implementation of innovative projects of SMBs underway 22.11.23

Additional 8 SMBs were awarded the Startup certificate, exempting their innovative projects from income tax.

The number of SMBs that received the Startup certificate stands at 118. The Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) issued a Startup certificate to 8 more SMBs, exempting them from profit and income tax for the period of 3 years on the income from their innovative projects.

Startup certificates were presented for the following projects: Production and operation of smart mailboxes of Smartpost LLC, online store (marketplace) of natural person Davud Ibrahimli, "Akhsham Bazari" mobile application of Snackpack LLC, production and sale of data logger device for telemetric and energy systems of Helind Energy LLC, community-based online shopping platform of Vvegros Azerbaijan LLC, production and sale of soil moisture retaining substance for agriculture of the natural person Malik Sultanov, e-commerce platform with financial support and collection of subscription fees (payments) of Bonpara LLC and the discount platform for students of Puzzle Tech LLC.

Micro and small business entities with projects in the development stage are encouraged to apply to KOBİA to obtain a Startup certificate. The following link provides detailed information regarding the application form and other required documents, as well as the relevant criteria:

https://bit.ly/3dETJqw