On February 11, 2022, SPIRIT Slovenia – Public Agency for Entrepreneurship, Internationalization, Foreign Investments and Technology – published the public tender for the maintenance of an existing network or the creation of new Slovenian business clubs abroad in 2022.

The purpose of the tender is to promote the implementation of activities related to the internationalization of the Slovenian economy and attract foreign investors to Slovenia. A total amount of 450,000 euros is to be distributed for the operation of business clubs.

Eligible recipients of funds are Slovenian business clubs abroad, which are officially registered legal entities abroad and carry out activities such as:
• strengthening economic cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and the country in which they are established;
• promoting regular formal and informal contacts and the exchange of information between local companies, institutions and Slovenian companies interested in doing business in foreign markets;
• advising Slovenian, especially small and medium-sized companies, which decide to penetrate the market in which individual Slovenian business clubs operate, and foreign companies that want to do business with Slovenian companies;
• regular acquaintance of Slovenian companies and institutions with current business information and business opportunities in the countries where Slovenian business clubs operate,
• promotion of the Slovenian economy and the Slovenian business environment in the countries where Slovenian business clubs operate.

The deadline for applications is March 18, 2022.

By Spirit Slovenia. Read more about the terms and conditions in the Slovene language here.