This year, the Fair was announced by Goran Dzafic, Director of the Republic Agency for Development of SMEE. More than 80 foreign partners are present at the Fair ready to make arrangements and contracts with our entrepreneurs, among which many are expected to find permanent partners.

The International Fair of Entrepreneurs BUSINESS BASE 2009 was opened by Mladjan Dinkic, Vice-President of the Serbian Government and Minister of Economy and Regional Development:

"Entrepreneurs are among the bravest, prone to risks and challenges and we have good reasons to stimulate them. Their business provide living for around one million people in Serbia and, except for the financial sector, SME make 60% of the country’s gross income. We have not incresed the tax, which was a tough decision, as  we did not want to make their business even more difficult. Comparing our results with Croatia which implemented this process, it is clear that we have been right." 

Dinkic has announced the reduction of bureaucracy in 2010 asking support in undertaking this action, while he promised the entrepreneurs further reductions – easier, faster and cheaper establishing of the new comanies, abolishing redundant regulations, and automatic permissions for all requirements.

"For the past four years, small and medium enterprises employed some 200 thousand people, a significant number in the era of massive job losses. We have concluded that small and medium business depends a lot on personal engagement and individual quality, and the state will give its best not to be on their way to success."