European day of the Entrepreneur
 On the 9th of May, the EU day, the conference European Day of the Entrepreneur was held in hotel Aleksandar Palace in Skopje. The event was organized by the European Business Association, Ministry of Economy, The City of Skopje, APPRM, MRFP, Business Start-Up Center Skopje, SECI and Konrad Adenauer Stiftunf.
YES Foundation moderated one of the working sessions named as “ICT, entrepreneurship and SMEs” which aim was teaching youth how to start own business and what is needed from idea, innovation to complete realization as well as what is the help from MASIT (ICT Chamber of Commerce). The guests also listened about the successful ICT Macedonian business stories and the benefits of using the YES Incubator incubation services for the purpose of running a business and realization of the business ideas.
Three new tenants in the Incubator
During May, three new companies were selected to enter the Incubator and use its services. One of the companies is DTS Corp. DTS Corp is young and creative company which goal is enabling fast, easy and simple access to information for everybody. The main objective of the company is setting up wireless networks that will enable access to the Internet and data transfer. These networks have been continuously monitored by a team of engineers for the purpose of constant system functionality. Other company’s services include: web pages development, web hosting and setting up monitoring systems.
The second company is DIS DATA Center which main business activities include selling hardware and software development for marketing activities.
The third company that at the moment is working on the formal establishment will work in the area of software development of web catalogue with possibilities for online selling of all types of products. With all the clients could get all information about the products including comparison, prices and location.
Funky Business - How to dance in the modern business
 On the 27th of May in the hotel Aleksandar Palace one day event, the conference “FUNKY BUSINESS – HOW TO DANCE IN THE MODERN BUSINESS” organized by Triple S Learning was held. Johan Ridderstrale, the guest speaker (business guru from Sweden) who was for the first time in Macedonia with a purpose of presenting part pieces of his rich knowledge in front of our audience, offering insight in secrets of the successful technologies of the management and innovations – unconventional methods of working that provide increased profit in overloaded markets where the consuming parameters aren’t determined by any existing function.
At this event, as a part of the cooperation between YES Incubator and Triple S Learning all tenant companies participated for the purpose of improving their knowledge and mingling with the managers of the biggest Macedonian companies.
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Vission
The YES project shall become a good practice model for entreprenurship and new firm creation in the region as an approach to developing promising new business idea among well-educated yout. Through its activities, YES will stimulate entrepreneurship and new firm creation among well-educated youth in Macedonia in order to:
- boost the development of the SME sector and
- bridge the gap between existing offers from educational institutions and the needs of the business community |
Goal
The goal of YES Foundation is attracting young ICT people, training and coaching them in business skills, connecting them with the right business partners so that they can compete on the global market and make the ICT a leading industry in Macedonia. |
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