Milivoje Jovanović, Programme Manager and Co-Founder of ENECA, is one of the founders and a Programme Manager at ENECA, with more than 20 years of professional experience in economic development, support for small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship, private sector development, and civil society strengthening. He began his career in the banking sector as a Corporate Relationship Manager at Société Générale Bank Serbia and as a Relationship Manager for mid-market clients at UniCredit Bank Serbia, where he gained extensive experience in corporate finance, investments, and business development.
He has also worked with the international organizations OSCE and HELP. As a consultant, expert, and programme manager, he has contributed to projects and programmes funded or supported by the European Union (EU), USAID, GIZ, UNDP, and UNOPS, as well as other international development partners, in the areas of private sector development, green transition, digitalization, employment, and sustainable economic development.
Throughout his career, he has led and contributed to the implementation of complex entrepreneurship and economic development support programmes with a total value of more than EUR 20 million. Through ENECA programmes, he has contributed to the development and management of initiatives that have directly supported more than 3,200 businesses in starting and/or expanding their operations and contributed to the creation of more than 7,000 jobs.
As a trainer, mentor, and consultant, he has provided professional, mentoring, and financial support to more than 2,500 entrepreneurs and small businesses from Serbia and the wider Southeast European region. His particular areas of expertise include business development, SME and start-up development, access to finance, business model development, green and circular economy, social entrepreneurship, and sustainable development.
He is a member of the NALED Small Business Council. Over the past five years, he has also served as a member of the Evaluation Committee for the selection of start-ups and companies within the StarTech programme, implemented by NALED, where he has participated in the evaluation of business ideas and models, beneficiary selection, and monitoring the development of supported start-ups.
He has received national and international awards for his contribution to entrepreneurship development. He also participated in the prestigious U.S. International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on entrepreneurship and small business development, further demonstrating his international expertise and long-standing experience in the field.