POSLOVNI INKUBATOR NOVI SAD - BUSINESS INCUBATOR NOVI SAD DRUSTVO SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU NOVI SAD

Their core work

BINS is a business incubator based in Novi Sad, Serbia, that delivers innovation support services to SMEs through the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). Their core work involves assessing SME innovation capacities, providing tailored innovation management coaching, and connecting Serbian small businesses with European partners and funding opportunities. They act as an intermediary between the Serbian SME ecosystem and EU innovation instruments like the SME Instrument and IMP³rove methodology.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early participation (2016–2018), BINS focused broadly on SME competitiveness, entrepreneurship, and bridging the gap between businesses and scientific institutions. From 2019 onward, their work narrowed toward structured innovation management — specifically assessing innovation potential and building innovation capacities within individual SMEs. This shift reflects a maturation from general business support toward more specialized, methodology-driven innovation coaching (KAM, IMP³rove tools).

BINS is deepening its specialization in structured innovation management methodologies, making them increasingly relevant for projects that need on-the-ground SME coaching and capacity building in the Western Balkans.

How they like to work

BINS operates exclusively as a participant, never as a coordinator, consistent with their role as a regional EEN node executing locally within larger pan-European support actions. They work with a very small, stable set of partners (5 unique partners across 4 projects, all in 1 country), suggesting a tight national consortium rather than broad European networking. Working with BINS means engaging a reliable local delivery partner, not a consortium leader.

BINS has collaborated with just 5 unique partners, all within a single country (likely Serbia), reflecting a tight national EEN consortium. Their network is domestic rather than pan-European, built around repeated collaboration with the same Serbian innovation support actors.

What sets them apart

BINS offers direct access to the Serbian SME ecosystem from Novi Sad, Serbia's second-largest city and a growing tech hub. Their consistent EEN track record since 2016 means they have established relationships with local SMEs and understand which Serbian companies have genuine innovation potential. For any consortium needing a Western Balkans partner to deliver SME outreach or innovation assessments on the ground, BINS is a proven local operator.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EENClientInnoJourney
  Their largest project (EUR 28,075), representing a significant scaling up of their innovation support service delivery to Serbian SMEs.
• EEN INNOS
  Introduced structured innovation management tools (IMP³rove, KAM, SME Instrument support), marking BINS's shift from general SME support to methodology-driven coaching.