ABOUT SEAF, THE ESTABLISHING GROUP of CEED
SEAF is an investment management group that provides growth capital and business assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging and transition markets under served by traditional sources of capital. Through our network of investment funds around the world, we invest in entrepreneurs seeking to build successful businesses, hoping to realize both returns to our investors and strong development impact in local communities.
ESTABLISHING CEED
With over 20 years of experience in SME investing, +500 SME investments and 1000 technical assistance interventions in frontier and emerging market SMEs, SEAF is intimately aware of the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the management of their businesses. SEAF found that entrepreneurs were generally not as equipped to deal with rapid business growth. They frequently lacked knowledge and tools to assess new markets and struggled to gain access to capital. Entrepreneurs also lacked the right networks with other entrepreneurs who had experience entering regional and international markets bringing their businesses to scale. CEED was created to address these challenges by enlisting successful entrepreneurs to mentor those looking to grow their businesses. CEED was developed using a peer to peer model where entrepreneurs would share their experiences, help others overcome challenges, and develop trust in others in the network.
ESTABLISHING CEED CENTER IN MACEDONIA
CEED Macedonia is part of an international network of entrepreneurial centers operating in Southeastern Europe. Office in Macedonia started in 2007 with a team of three employees. Today CEED Macedonia has 18 employees working on the design and implementation of management programs, and the implementation of various projects.
CEED Macedonia Business Angels Club
CEED Business Angels Club (CEED BA Club) was formed as a sub club from members of CEED Business and Learning Club Gold, in November 2013 and is one of the first clubs of this kind in Macedonia. Since January 2016, CEED Business Angels Club is officially a member of European Business Angel Network – EBAN.
Currently, 16 entrepreneurs are Club members who are willing to invest in business ideas or existing businesses, if they identify potential for growth or innovation.
The first business ideas were presented to the club members on April 2, 2014, and until today the number of presented business ideas is over 50!
After two year of existence CEED Business Angels Club, made the first investment in December 2014, second one in May 2015 and the third one in June 2016. At this time being, four potential ideas are reviewed.
Contact CEED Macedonia Business Angels Club:
St.Zagrebska 28B-2/1, 1000, Skopje, Repubilc of Macedonia
Tel: 00 389 2 3079 611, 2 3079 191, 2 3061 333
Fax: 00 389 2 3079 612
Email: ceed@ceed-macedonia.org
Web: www.ceed-macedonia.org
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About HUB Skopje
HUB Skopje is an initiative of CEED Macedonia implemented together with MladiInfo, with the financial support by USAID Micro and Small Enterprises Project and the Swiss Government. HUB Skopje aspires to become member of the global Impact Hub family. It is a place where you can go from an idea to an early-stage startup to a mature venture. It contributes largely to growing up the startup ecosystem in Macedonia by offering services such as incubation\acceleration, mentorship, facilitated access to funding, opening doors and opportunities through out the Impact Hub Global network. Supporting talent and innovation, it strives to creating successful entrepreneurs thus creating new jobs, strengthening the economy and putting Macedonia on the global startup ecosystems map.
HUB Skopje has four main pillars:
HUB Skopje Accelerator: As well as the acceleration program, Hub Skopje offers fully equipped facilities for the comfort usage of startups providing co-working spaces in Skopje, Macedonia
HUB Skopje Acceleration Investment Fund: Invests in business\ideas in the pre-seeding and seeding phase helping entrepreneurs to prototype and grow to a beta product. With the pre-acceleration support, the fund supports entrepreneurs to build a Market fit product.
CEED Macedonia Business Angles Network: Extended network of angel investors.
HUB Skopje Mentor Network: Extended network of mentors due to the long presence and high reputation of CEED Macedonia.
Regular Programs
HUB Skopje has a running acceleration program, as an entrepreneurial experience with the aim of accelerating your idea / venture to action and impact throughout the program’s 3 months of intensive support to move your business to the next level through modeling your business with the support of innovation expert, mentoring process with top nudge entrepreneurs and striving startup stars, pitching performance perfection with the aim to incubate and accelerate ideas to action and impact. From September 2016, HUB Skopje will implement an Investment Ready Program as well. The Investment Ready Program is an accelerator program for social entrepreneurs from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and aims to advance social entrepreneurship through capacity building and catalyzing investment into the sector.
Contact Us!
contact@impacthub.mk
+389 2 322 5022
www.impacthub.mk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HUBSkopje
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ImpactHubSkopje
About Jovan Madjovski
Jovan Madjovski, PhD, is Regional Manager ad Centre for Executive and Entrepreneurial Development – CEED for Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Moldova and the founder & CEO of HUB Skopje.
Jovan has a twelve year experience in international organizations such as the US Peace Corps, USAID, UNDP, SEAF investment fund and the EU. He was responsible for project management of multimillion projects related to economic development, support of small and medium enterprises, micro financing, investing in shares in companies, environment/recycling and energy, which included planning, technical coordination and supervision of project implementation activities in accordance with project objectives and documents. He is a certified management consultant and trainer for human resources. In his experience so far he has facilitated many events as for the World Learning (USAID project), the GTZ project for Vocational Education, USAID – SEA project for education, the GTZ project for Regional Development, UNDP Project for Local Economic Development, Business Educational center, CEED programs: Grow and Grow Plus, CEED Middle Management, Middle management Plus, Middle Management Advanced, CEED Human Resources programs etc.
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