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Monday 09:00 - 17:00 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 Friday 09:00 - 17:00

SWISS EP Albania, Rruga Sami Frasheri, Hyrja 1, Ap. 2, Tirana (2026)

The Swiss Entrepreneurship Albania is funded by SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) and implemented by Swisscontact. Swiss EP aims to build a strong entrepreneurship eco-system In Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Peru, Serbia and Vietnam, capable of supporting entrepreneurs in launching and growing their companies in order to create jobs.⁣⁣
Swiss EP includes

four main interventions:⁣⁣
1. Incubator & Accelerator Support⁣⁣
• Developing or enhancing a self-sustained business model for partner organizations.⁣⁣
• Developing, improving, or updating the services provided by the partner organizations ⁣⁣
(e.g. acceleration programs, methodology & approaches of training and curricula, etc.).⁣⁣
• Setting up seed funds within the partner organizations and stimulating fundraising of private funds ( Matching Grants).⁣⁣
2. Mentoring⁣⁣
• Enabling local organizations to set up and manage pools of local mentors.⁣⁣
• Training of local mentors and master mentors.⁣⁣
3. Angel Investments⁣⁣
• Activating and supporting Angel Networks.⁣⁣
• Workshops with Angel Investors.⁣⁣
• Stimulating private Investments ( Matching Grants).⁣⁣
4. Media Buzz⁣⁣
• Increasing publications on entrepreneurial topics and success stories.⁣⁣
Swiss EP includes two cross-cutting interventions which influence the main interventions:⁣⁣
1. Diaspora Involvement⁣⁣
• Activating and involving diaspora members as mentors, investors, and in the media.⁣⁣
2. Women Participation⁣⁣
• Increasing and enhancing women entrepreneurs and participation within the ecosystem.⁣⁣
NexGen Women Boot Camps (in Switzerland and/or the US)⁣⁣
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Swiss EP team in Albania is an integral part of the entrepreneurship eco-system in Albania. We work closely with eco-system organizations, startup teams, and individual startup activists, the media that reports on entrepreneurial topics, and everybody else who cares about startups and entrepreneurship. ⁣⁣
In collaboration with eco-system organizations, we support and facilitate accelerator programs, events, workshops, lectures, meetups, pitches, training, hackathons, and so on… Stay tuned for more startup building activities!⁣⁣

04/06/2026

Duke lidhur mendjet, duke fuqizuar rritjen! 🇦🇱✨

Zhvilluam një retreat me ndikim prej 2 ditësh në Piramidën e Tiranës, ku ekspertë të diasporës shqiptare me bazë në Zvicër bashkëpunuan me inovatorë vendas për të nxitur rritjen në biznes për gjeneratën e ardhshme të bizneseve startup. 📈🚀

Organizuar nga Programi Zviceran për Sipërmarrjen (SWISS EP Albania) në bashkëpunim me Agjencinë publike Startup Albania, ky event intensiv u përqendrua te mentorimi, shkëmbimi i njohurive dhe mbështetja praktike.

2️⃣ Ditë bashkëpunimi intensiv 🗓️
4️⃣ Ekspertë të diasporës nga Zvicra që ndanë njohuri të vyera 🇨🇭
7️⃣ Startup-e vendase që çuan bizneset e tyre në një nivel tjetër 🚀

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Connecting minds, empowering growth! 🇦🇱✨

We held an impactful 2-day retreat at the Pyramid of Tirana, where Swiss-based Albanian diaspora experts teamed up with local innovators to fuel the next generation of startup business growth. 📈 🚀

Organized by the Swiss Entrepreneurship Programme SWISS EP Albania in cooperation with Startup Albania Agency, this intensive event was all about mentorship, knowledge exchange, and practical support.

2️⃣ Days of intense collaboration 🗓️
4️⃣ Swiss-based diaspora experts sharing invaluable insights 🇨🇭
7️⃣ Local startups taking their businesses to the next level 🚀

15/05/2026

Stop Guessing, Start Closing!! 🚀

Startup Albania Agency hosted an energetic masterclass with Swiss EP Cedric Charpenet, focused on helping founders strengthen their sales approach and better understand their target customers.
💡 The session explored how startups can define their Ideal Customer Profile, uncover real customer pain points, and turn early conversations into concrete business opportunities.
📈 Practical insights.
🤝 Honest discussions.
🚀 A stronger growth mindset for startups building in Albania.

The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program is powered by SECO() and implemented by Swisscontact and J.E.Austin.

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07/04/2026

Are you fundraising? Planning to raise but don’t know where to start?
Or struggling with your business plan and unsure who to talk to?

Barbara Fischer, tech investor and founder of Arena Ventures AG, returns to Albania as a Swiss EP expert to host a masterclass with Startup Albania Agency.
A startup coach and serial entrepreneur based in Zurich, she has worked with 240+ startups across Europe on growth and fundraising.

She can help you with co-founding, legal, sales, storytelling, and financial modeling—guiding you to raise not just money, but the right money.

Join her masterclass:
“Business Development and Fundraising for Startups”
You’ll also have the chance to speak with her after the event.

📅 9 April
🕠 Time 17:30
📍 Piramida e Tiranës, Innovation Hub
Link in bio to join.

19/03/2026

Swiss EP expert Marcus Sandberg spent three impactful days in Tirana working closely with Plug and Play participants through hands-on workshops and one-on-one mentoring sessions.

During his visit, Marcus also delivered an open masterclass titled From Ideas to Experiments to Growth, organized in collaboration with Startup Albania Agency and Plug and Play. The session brought together founders and ecosystem actors to explore how to turn ideas into structured experiments and scale them into sustainable growth.

17/03/2026

Masterclass “Growth Mindset” with Marcus Sandberg

The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program (Swiss EP) Albania, in collaboration with Plug and Play Tirana and Startup Albania, invites you to a Masterclass on Growth Mindset with Swiss EP expert Marcus Sandberg.

Currently in Albania supporting Plug and Play, Marcus is delivering mentoring sessions and workshops with participating startups.

Join to gain practical insights on developing the mindset needed to scale ideas, navigate challenges, and build resilient startups.

📅 March 18, 2026
📍 Pyramid of Tirana – Innovation Hub, Conference Hall (-1)
⏰ 17:30

🔗 REGISTER HERE or in BIO:
https://app.playbook.vc/event-external-registration/register?eventId=fe2c625d-9105-44ae-bb21-47e1013a3fb7

Open to all — from early-stage founders to aspiring entrepreneurs.

🚀 The Swiss Entrepreneurship Program is powered by SECO () and implemented by Swisscontact and J.E. Austin.

Address

Rruga Sami Frasheri, Hyrja 1, Ap. 2
Tirana
1019

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00

Website

https://swissep.org/

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