The Start-Up Window aims to facilitate access to finance for start-up enterprises through tailor made financial products, in order to ensure the growth of newly created businesses as well as to increase theemployment, thus improving the living standards of the population.

The Start-up window is dedicated to start-up businesses engaged mainly in economic activities/sectors that require basic knowledge. Basic knowledge refers to skills developed through previous education, training or work experience.

This window provides favorable conditions in terms of credit risk, to increase the confidence of Registered Financial Institutions in lending to this important segment of the market, which through financial support will ensure market positioning, market expansion internationally, generating employment as well as supporting the economic development of our country.

The special feature of this window is that, in addition to the financial component, it will also offer the non-financial component or the technical assistance program for new businesses which will be supported in terms of:

• Capacity building (financial education and formalization)
• Networking
• Mentoring.