{"id":15429,"date":"2026-01-29T11:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/?p=15429"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:37:27","slug":"open-call-for-sea-start-up-entrepreneurship-academy-applications-open-until-february-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/open-call-for-sea-start-up-entrepreneurship-academy-applications-open-until-february-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call for SEA \u2013 Start-up &amp; Entrepreneurship Academy | Applications Open Until February 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Open Call for SEA \u2013 Start-up &amp; Entrepreneurship Academy | Applications Open Until February 9, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>INTERA Technology Park Mostar, in cooperation with the U.S. Alumni Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, invites start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises up to five years of operation to apply for <strong>SEA \u2013 Start-up &amp; Entrepreneurship Academy<\/strong>, a six-month education and development program focused on business growth, scaling, and professionalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SEA is a national initiative aimed at strengthening entrepreneurial capacities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State through the <strong>Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program brings together experienced CEOs, board members, and senior managers from leading domestic and international companies, primarily through the <strong>AmCham BiH<\/strong> network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Participants Gain<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During the program, participants will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>take part in live and online workshops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>work with experienced mentors and lecturers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>develop a business and financial plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>prepare a pitch presentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engage in intensive business networking with key stakeholders of the business community in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Workshops and mentoring sessions will be delivered across five regional centers: <strong>Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka, Zenica, and Tuzla<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Finale<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion of the educational phase, five top participants (one from each region) will present their business plans to an expert jury at the final SEA event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program winner will gain the opportunity to participate in the prestigious <strong>AmCham BiH Leader Roots<\/strong> program, designed to support the development of future business leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who Can Apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>start-ups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>small and medium-sized enterprises<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>companies up to five years of operation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>business models with proven growth potential<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deadline and Application<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Application deadline:<\/strong> February 9, 2026<br>\ud83d\udccc <strong>More information and application form:<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/usalumni.ba\/sea\">https:\/\/usalumni.ba\/sea<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":15427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15429"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15431,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15429\/revisions\/15431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}