The entrepreneur is engaged in cutting timber, production of planks and furniture elements and selling raw wood. The grant will be utilised to procure a wood dryer in order to add value to the products and move to the next level in the production. This investment will lead to the immediate creation of two new jobs and another two in the long term. The entrepreneur will conduct socially responsible activities which will include the donation of wood logs to the local kindergarten and provision of scholarships to local children.

The enterprise’s main products are cast furnaces and stoves and other cast elements and it has a long tradition and established products on the domestic and foreign markets. Through the grant, a hydraulic CNC machines for metal sheet bending will be purchased in order to increase efficiency and productivity in furnace production. This will lead to the immediate creation of three new jobs and another one in the long term. The enterprise will be conducting corporate social responsibility activities that include product donations to socially vulnerable persons and local schools.

Improvement of the electronic system for the issuance of building permits through the provision of a back-up server, which will enhance its stability and availability for over 6,500 users that benefit from it every day. Server and network equipment were procured through the project, as well as necessary licences. The aim of this activity was to contribute to the creation of a more favourable business environment by improving the efficiency and transparency of the e-government and, ultimatively, to new investments. At the same time, citizens’ trust in institutions, as well as the quality of services that are being offered through the e-government will also be enhanced.

All five LSGs - Čačak, Arilje, Lučani and Požega and Gornji Milanovac, located in Western Serbia Tourism Region will improve the current services and activities and optimally use existing resources to promote and market local touristic potentials. Additionally, agriculture and rural development, communal infrastructure and property management remain priority sectors for all five LSG partners.