The Innovation Center, serves innovators, entrepreneurs, business owners, and existing businesses that want to launch (or expand, or re-invent) a company based on innovative technology, product, or process in a high growth industry/sector. The Innovation Center will assist you access all entrepreneurial services - e.g. business development, access to capital, product innovation and commercialization services, marketing, research, training, mentoring, and coaching - and it is committed to growing, building, or developing innovative businesses in Macedonia and the region. 

Activities of the Innovation Center Macedonia

Matchmaking between domestic innovators and investors;

Facilitating the commercialization of innovation;

Analysis of the present situation relevant for innovations and their commercialization; 

Lffering support to innovators for attracting potential investors;  

Training for innovators for commercialization of innovations;  

Implementation of educational programs in business, attracting investors, structuring investment deals etc.;

Support to investors in locating favorable opportunities to invest; 

Support in investment portfolio management including the opt in opt out possibilities from potential businesses;  

Establishing a framework for attracting capital for investment in early and risk phases when starting a business;

Establishment of innovation fund (Investment fund for  ideas/projects/businesses);

Establishment of a business angel network; 

Establishment of an eco-system of companies that will be specialized in providing services in technology commercialization, technology transfer, but also starting a business; 

Building capacities in these companies;

Promoting innovations in the entire society; 

Promoting innovative thinking in the society, with special focus on the young population;

Innovation 2 business (I2b) services:

Access to capital (how to raise capital and what not to do in raising capital);

Access to service providers (lawyers, accountants, strategists, specialized equipment and/or facilities, and networking);

Access to talent (recruitment, retention, and growth of human capital required to move the business idea to launch and commercialization); - www.mojakariera.com.mk 

Access to strategic alliances/relationships (primarily with higher education partners and community organizations that could provide reciprocal and beneficial relationships to the Center and its clients);

Access to mentorship and coaching (an emphasis and focus on product marketing, sales, intellectual property, technical advice.) 

The ecosystem is the infrastructure for:

Accelerated business growth;

Technology commercialization;

Capital acquisition;

Market entry;

Competitive advantage;

Management and team development;