ENTERPRISES RECEIVING SUPPORT OF SME DNC MANUFACTURE 50 NEW PRODUCTS IN 2006

Noyan Tapan
Dec 25 2006

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Under the program of promoting
products and services of small and medium entrepreneurship (SME)
subjects, the SME Development National Center (SME DNC) of Armenia
in 2006 provided assistance to 187 SME subjects, including 144
on production packaging, labeling and design, 6 – on creation of
Internet sites, 35 – on participation in exhibitions, and two – on
itroduction of international standards on quality management. Gegham
Petrosian, Deputy Executive Director of the SME DNC, stated this
during the December 25 press conference. According to him, the
results of the monitoring implemented under the above mentioned
program show that 150 jobs were created in 2006 at 187 SME subjects
that received assistance. Besides, these SME subjects increased the
assortment of their production, presenting about 50 new goods on
the market. The speaker noted that the SME DNC initiated a program
on innovations, and research and development of new technologies’
use and new goods’ production at SMEs subjects in Yerevan and
marzes. The program will start in 2007 to assist 10-15 SME subjects
with innovations, introduction of new technologies and production of
new goods. G. Petrosian noted that advisory and technical assistance
has already been provided to SME subjects that operate at Yerevan’s
Andron Scientific Research Institute-Technopark CJSC.