Open Call – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Program supported by the Bitov Foundation and Catalyst+ Canada 2025

About the Program

The program enables Macedonian companies to receive professional support and consulting from experienced Canadian consultants with extensive international experience and top professional achievements. The consultants work on the specific challenges companies face, contributing to faster growth, increased competitiveness, and internationalization.

Each company is matched with a consultant whose expertise and experience align with its specific needs. The consultants transfer advanced business tools, processes, and systems to improve organizational, production, analytical, and marketing capacities through training and mentorship for a duration of two to four weeks. The main sectors covered by the consultants include: finance, tourism and hospitality, agribusiness, ICT, natural resource management, renewable energy, the food industry, and others. The program does not exclude any sector.

The program was established in cooperation with Catalyste+  (formerly CESO SACO), a Canadian organization with 50 years of experience in the field of international economic development. The organization works on private sector development and strengthening the structures that drive economic and social change at local, national, and international levels.

What does Macedonia2025 provide?

Within the framework of the program, Macedonia2025 covers all costs for hiring the consultants. Additionally, the organization evaluates the applications, manages the entire selection process, organizes interviews with the consultants, and coordinates the cooperation with Catalyste+. Representatives of Macedonia2025 continuously monitor the collaboration between the consultants and the companies.

Company Obligations

The company should provide:

• A person who will be constantly available to the consultant, work closely with them during the visit, and have a good command of the English language.
• Accommodation and meal costs throughout the consultant's entire stay.
• Local travel expenses for the consultant (if necessary).

Who can apply?

The program is intended for micro, small, and medium-sized companies that meet the following conditions:

• Minimum of one year of active operation;
• The owner and manager of the company is a Macedonian citizen and resident;
• A person from the company who will be constantly available to the consultant, work closely with them during the visit, and have a good command of the English language;
• A high level of commitment from the company's management;
• In good financial standing (has the ability to implement the changes and recommendations from the consultant);
• Meets the criteria for micro, small, and medium-sized companies.

*Priority will be given to companies that are export-oriented and offer innovative solutions.

Companies that have participated in the program so far

How to apply?

You need to submit:

• A completed application (in English) – download it HERE;
• A brief description of your company and the reasons why you need a consultant (in English);
• If available – additional documents, brochures, or catalogs about the company.

All interested companies should submit their documents to the Program Coordinator, Bojana Kiseloski, at the following address – bojana@macedonia2025.com

The deadline for submitting applications is July 15, 2025.

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at bojana@macedonia2025.com.