A total of 11 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been awarded the "Startup Certificate." All of the SMEs that received the certificate are micro-sized, with three of them being women-owned. The majority of the projects are in the service sector.
The Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBIA) awarded the "Startup" certificates to the following projects:
- "Think" LLC - an online marketplace for beauty services and product sales.
- "Hellojob" LLC - an online job posting platform.
- A device-program complex for the automatic management of Ramil Qadirov's storage safes.
- "S2J INC." - a mobile application for car sharing (rental).
- "Allin.Us" LLC - an online survey platform.
- "Mərtəbələr" LLC - an electronic platform for simplifying real estate transactions.
- "Telsat" LLC - an online platform for mobile phone sales.
- "Hirpo" LLC - a platform for measuring and managing employee service activities.
- "Flash Expo" LLC - an online platform for organizing participation in exhibitions and fairs remotely.
- "All Fitness" LLC - a platform for subscribing to and tracking attendance in fitness clubs.
- "Metatesk" LLC - an online education platform.
With these additions, the number of SMEs awarded the "Startup" certificate has reached 105.
The "Startup" certificate grants SMEs a 3-year exemption from profit and income tax based on the income they generate from innovation activities, starting from the date they receive the certificate.