The Business Incubator in Subotica (BIS) was officially opened in December 2006 as the second business incubator in AP Vojvodina. The Incubator is supported under the project: ‘Building Business Incubators’ as part of the Integrated Regional Development Plan of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

The BIS assists entrepreneurs with enterprise start-ups and support start ups to help establishment of sustainable businesses in the region. The business incubator in Subotica represents a separate legal entity managing the business incubator (limited liability company organizing activities, taking care of assets, trainings and advising, negotiating and contracting with stakeholders, suppliers, clients, etc).

The Incubator founders signed Ltd incorporation agreement and established the BIS Ltd.: local self-government of Subotica, Executive Council of AP Vojvodina, Subotica Technical Vocational High School, ATB Sever (foreign investor company), Subotica Regional SMEs Development Agency and the Serbian Agency for Development of SME and Entrepreneurship. This project is also supported by three international institutions: GTZ, ENTRANSE and USAID/MEGA.

Services provided to the tenant-companies are similar to the services of the Business Incubator Zrenjanin (BIZ):

•          Quality office space;

•          Small non-refundable grants for equipment;

•          Entrepreneurial training;

•          Business development advisory services (legal, marketing, finance, business planning, etc.); and

•          Technical support (utilities, ICT infrastructure).

Ildiko Zedi, BIS Manager

E-mail: office@bis-su.rs