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Meeting was held with citizens joined the self-employment programme in Gabala More than 800 business entities and potential entrepreneurs have attended the business trainings Entrepreneurs engaged in production are invited to the training of the SMB Model Enterprise “Unibroad” educational platform among the best startups around the world The Azerbaijani startup produced the “Sculptor” device The startup to represent our country unveiled at "AIM Congress" Meeting was held with Samukh entrepreneurs, with the SMB friend office goes operational More than 99 thousand services provided to entrepreneurs at the SMB houses in Q1 of current year A survey is conducted among foreign trade participants Awareness-raising event organized by the Electronic Security Service at KOBİA

Rufat AtakishiyevDeputy Chairman of the Board

Rufat Tofig oghlu Atakishiyev was born in 1985.

In 2001-2007, earned his bachelor and master degrees in International Law and International Relations from Baku State University; in 2010-2013 pursued his second bachelor degree in Law.

He is a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science.

In 2006-2011, worked as an assistant to the Chairman of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2012-2018, acted as a head of the Foreign Investments Sector at the Department of Interstate Economic Cooperation at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Attended the training events, seminars and courses organized in several foreign countries, as well as participated in the organization of various international events hosted in Azerbaijan.

On 06 February 2020, appointed Deputy-Chairman of the Board of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Speaks English and Russian.

Married and has two children.

Telephone: (+994 12) 404-04-01

E-mail: rufat.atakishiyev@smb.gov.az