12 regions of Belarus will hold a contest of initiatives to develop entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship Development Initiatives Contest takes place in 12 regions and is aimed at supporting cluster initiatives: initiatives based on cooperation between several participants and aimed at creating a cluster, as well as socially significant initiatives: initiatives aimed at solving social problems, developing inclusion or helping socially vulnerable groups. One can apply on the website of the competition.
   
One of the conditions of the competition is the compliance of the project idea with one or more Sustainable Development Goals, including SDGs: 5 “Gender Equality”, 8 “Decent Work and Economic Growth”, 9 “Industrialization, Innovation and Infrastructure”, 10 “Reducing Inequality”, 17 “Partnerships for Sustainable Development”.

The first Contest was held in June-August 2020. During the competition 177 applications were received, the winners were 8 cluster initiatives and 25 socially significant initiatives, the implementation of which will begin in 2021. You can learn more about the results of the competition here.
 
The contest of business development initiatives is held within the framework of the Project “Support of Local Economic Development in the Republic of Belarus”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Development Program in partnership with the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus.