Vukelic also presented 20 projects of non-repayable incentives for entrepreneurs for this year, worth 202 million kuna.
Describing the "Business Navigator" as one of the methods of eliminating administrative obstacles to doing business, Vukelic announced another method for crafts people who in April or May would be given the opportunity to establish and register a business via the Internet.
The Business Navigator portal is being designed by the Micro Grupa from Split which has won the contract in a public bid organised as part of the US Agency for International Development project "Enterprising Croatia".
The portal will consist of four sections - a financial guide, a business network, business centres and a section for foreign investors.
The financial guide will contain information on loan possibilities offered by business and development banks, incentives offered by state institutions, guarantees provided by the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Croatian Agency for Small Businesses, EU funds, etc. The business guide will contain information on companies offering 27 different business services needed by business people.
The section on business centres will offer information on institutions facilitating business - industrial and free zones, entrepreneurship centres and incubators, chambers and associations and their services. The section intended for foreign investors will provide information on industrial branches with the highest growth potential, as well as on tax benefits, legislation etc.
Vukelic also announced the establishment of a centre for the standardisation of products in line with European and world standards.