Niš City Mayor Dragana Sotirovski presented 46 grant agreements to representatives of micro, small and medium enterprises, as well as entrepreneurs, in order to encourage competitiveness and improve the business environment in Niš in 2021. She told the owners of private companies and entrepreneurs that they could count on the help of the City of Niš in the next year as well. According to her the City of Niš in this way helps those who are employed in companies and entrepreneurs who have exercised the right to assistance. The contract award was attended by the director of the Office for Local Economic Development Dušan Radivojević. OLED carried out public call for the allocation of incentive funds within the implementation of the Local Economic Development Program of the City of Niš for 2021. Priority in the award of grants was given to companies that operate on the principle of circular economy or apply models of energy efficiency and green economy, as well as companies owned by women and young people up to 30 years of age.