Public call for E-Commerce Training

Introduction

In a time when the entire world is moving into the online space, it is essential for your business to keep up and be as digitized as possible.

Digitization is a crucial prerequisite for the economy of Republika Srpska to remain competitive and to position itself well in foreign markets. This is the only way companies can effectively compete with international firms.

Regardless of the nature of your business or the type of goods and services you offer, your operations can take place online. The online world provides opportunities for receiving paid orders, scheduling meetings or consultations, communicating with your consumers, or simply presenting and promoting your business. Online business, with online commerce being one of its most significant segments, is the future of business management.

This training aims to support SMEs and independent entrepreneurs in the area of the City of Bijeljina who wish to introduce the use of digital tools and equipment for the purpose of digital transformation by improving their own work processes and production, opening up new business opportunities and markets, and strengthening resilience to risks and external influences. At the same time, this support promotes advanced approaches to SMEs’ and entrepreneurs’ business operations and focuses on developing the necessary knowledge and skills of employees for easier and faster access to markets. Through this support, competitiveness of SMEs and entrepreneurs will directly increase, productivity will rise, and faster economic growth will be enabled.

Description of the training

This Public Call is announced for the purpose of applications to participate in the E-Commerce training program, with a total duration of 40 hours. The training itself is focused on the business sector’s need for modern skills and knowledge to be more visible in today’s market.

The City of Bijeljina – Section for Local Economic Development and European Integration, within the Innovation Centre for Sustainable Development (InCOR), will provide all training participants with the opportunity to work in a real environment, and each participant will receive their sub-domain for a duration of 12 months (free of charge), allowing them to continuously work on their website and showcase their business at any time.

The training sessions are free and will be held at the Innovation Centre for Sustainable Development – InCOR, Filipa Višnjića 17 (above the Garden Pub). The training will be conducted by trainers with over 10 years of experience in web technology development.

Who is eligible to apply?

Representatives of SMEs and independent entrepreneurs with a previous knowledge of WordPress and with a registered place of business in the territory of the City of Bijeljina.

Participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the training if they attend more than 85% of the sessions.

If you are selected to participate in the e-commerce training, you are required to attend 85% of the sessions (34 out of a total of 40 hours).

In the event of a large number of applications, priority will be given to those who have not previously participated in programs and training organized at InCOR by the Section for Local Economic Development and European Integration.

If you withdraw during the training, you will not be eligible for a certificate, nor will you be able to participate in similar training programs organized by InCOR in the future.

InCOR is designed to provide free services to businesses and citizens, supporting the enhancement of knowledge and skills that will contribute to their better business operations.

How to apply?

Applications are to be submitted electronically only no later than 22 April 2024 at 11:59 PM. The application form is available at the following link: https://forms.gle/KPnzzxMWKsKEQY449

During the electronic application, the representative of the business entity needs to submit a signed and stamped statement of participation of the participant on behalf of the mentioned business entity in electronic form (PDF format). You can download the statement from the following link.

After the application period expires, applicants will be informed about the results.

The number of participants is limited to 15 persons per training session.

Where can I get more information?

More information can be obtained at the Section for Local Economic Development and European Integration of the Bijeljina City Administration, located at Karađorđeva 4, office number 17, by phone at +387 (0)55 233 159 or via email at bijeljina.development@gmail.com.

The full text of the Public Call (in Serbian) can be downloaded here.