19.6 million non-repayable kuna for the business incubator in Antunovac

The contract for the allocation of non-repayable funds for the construction of the Business Incubator and Accelerator Antunovac was signed on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts Martina Dalić and the mayor of the municipality of Antunovac Davor Tubanjski.

The project is worth 21.4 million kuna, of which 19.6 million kuna are non-repayable funds. The facilities are expected to be built in the Antunovac economic zone by August 2019.

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Deputy Prime Minister Dalić stated that this is one of four business incubators in the Osijek-Baranja County that has received funding for the construction of business infrastructure, and that along with the remaining three in Osijek, Valpovo, and Donji Miholjac, it will be a place where young and start-up entrepreneurs can realize their ideas more cheaply, quickly, and easily with appropriate support.

Incubators provide what is very expensive and difficult for entrepreneurs at the beginning of their work, such as workspace and access to modern equipment and machinery, said Dalić. She announced the simplification of procedures and conditions for the competitions managed by the Ministry.

County Prefect Ivan Anušić assessed that the construction of the business incubator is extremely significant for the municipality of Antunovac and that such projects can help economic growth and stop emigration.

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Minister Dalić also participated in the introductory part of the meeting “EU Internal Market Instruments for Easier Business Operations” which is organized by the Ministry in cooperation with the Croatian Employers’ Association as part of the promotional campaign “Everything in One Place.”

Dalić stated that such meetings aim to remind of the Ministry’s tools that are useful in realizing entrepreneurial rights in the European market and solving export and administrative problems, as well as informing citizens about ways to realize their rights in the market.