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Shkodra Roadshow “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation”

Centre for Comparative and International Studies and Tech360 organised on 31st July 2019 roadshow in Tirana, Albania entitled: “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation”. This roadshow brought together Roma and non-Roma youth got who shared experiences and ideas on diversity and inclusivity and engaged in discussion how

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Tirana Roadshow “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation”

Centre for Comparative and International Studies and Tech360 organised on 25th July 2019 roadshow in Tirana, Albania entitled: “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation”. This roadshow brought together Roma and non-Roma youth got who shared experiences and ideas on diversity and inclusivity and engaged in discussion how

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Roadshow in Fier “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation”

Centre for Comparative and International Studies and Tech360 organised on 19th July 2019 roadshow in Fieri, Albania entitled: “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation” whereby Roma and non-Roma youth got together to share experiences and ideas on diversity and inclusivity and engage in discussion with local stakeholders

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Launch of new project on diversity, inclusivity and innovation

Center for Comparative and International Studies in cooperation with business partner, Tech360, launched a new project entitled “Diversity and Inclusivity in Youth Leadership: Empowerment through Innovation”. The kick off meeting was organised on 17th June 2019 in Tirana, whereby project leader and partner introduced the project objectives and activities to

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Mentoring session in Elbasan

Mentorship is considered a critical foundational component for building a successful startup. Great product/service for a searing pain point and good market traction are good, but a great mentor is equally important to sustain and grow these elements. Center for Comparative and International Studies and Mesdheu Center has started mentor

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CCIS and experts from Mesdheu center organized the 15.03.2019 with Investment workshop 5 – women company group with the topic: Subcontracting businesses, facon production and forms of franchising.

Some special forms of entrepreneurship are addressed in this topic, which are referred to as “safe business” in economic literature. Participants learn about the facon production, how franchises are organized, what are the advantages and disadvantages of these forms of business activity, how they can be involved in the upper

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Investment workshop 4 – women company group- Selling and buying a business. Forms of financial assessment, market assessment called “off-balance sheet valuation”, was held today in Elbasan.

Often, a business can be restructured and expanded by buying another business. Nowadays there is a market for the sale and purchase of companies in Albania, and small and medium businesses are very exposed to this phenomenon. This process is in the focus of this topic, with strategic alternatives like

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Hacking policy issues in Albania and Serbia

Sixteen participation hackers gathered in Tirana on January 24, to discuss issues of concern to youth in Albania and Serbia as part of the HPiB Project funded by RYCO. The participants worked online through the digital mobility platform to prepare the first drafts of their policy hacks and had the

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Investment workshop 2-3 for women company group for the project “Microenterprise development project for women in the cross-border area” were held on February 5 and February 7, 2019 in Elbasan.

Topic 2: Evaluation of the economic and financial position of a business in the market. Companies face many difficulties dealing with the frequent changes in today’s economy, and company restructuring can be a short and long-term answer to maintaining company viability. With a challenging economy, in our geographical region one

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CCIS and Mesdheu Center group of experts stated today to provide a series of workshops and technical support for the project “Development of micro-enterprises of women in the cross-border area” for increasing women’s competitiveness and recommending sustainable solutions for the development of the existing women’s micro and small businesses.

Increased competition, technological changes and government regulation are among the many challenges business owners face in today’s competitive world. The business model that worked in the initial phase of operation may no longer be profitable five years after start-up. Slow or no growth, market downturns, an inefficient structure and accumulating

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