Start date:  October 1, 2016                 End Date:  October 1, 2020

Implementer:  EPI CENTAR International with Economic Chamber of Macedonia; ICT Chamber of Commerce – MASIT; Economic Chamber of North-West Macedonia

Objective 1: Micro and small businesses throughout Macedonia improve their compliance with legal requirements

Objective 2: Business organizations engage in constructive dialogue on streamlining of regulation

• Training for in-house and external advisors.
• Creation of a unique information space, leading to an improved information flow.
• Organization of forums for improving awareness and compliance on legal and financial regulations.
• Development and dissemination of a compliance check-list and “how-to” procedure guides and brochures.
• Improved skills and capacity of the chambers’ staff regarding legal compliance.
• Organization of study visits for the chambers.
• Support to the National Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Councils.
• Strengthening the advocacy and lobbing capacities of the partner chambers.
• Development of policy briefs by targeted sector groups.
• Promotion of ENER.

• Increased financial and legal compliance of the SMEs.
• Streamlined business regulation as a result of private sector input.

Contact at USAID:  Tatjana Markovska, AOR, tmarkovska@usaid.gov

Chief of Party:  Ljubomir Dimovski, ldimovski@epicentar.mk

Information Officer: Tamara Todorovska, ttodorovska@epicentar.mk