On 12.05.2021, at 12 o'clock, a business event was held between textile companies and educational institutions from Serbia (6 companies and 2 educational institutions) and Macedonia (8 companies and 2 educational institutions).

The event started with welcoming everyone present by the clusters, TTA Textile Cluster - Northern Macedonia and Cluster Facts of the fashion industry from Serbia. Jasminka Varanlieva, USAID EDGE project director, had an introductory speech.

In addition, growth cooperation was presented - analysis of the impact of digital channels and electronic sales of business before and after Covid by Dragana Stanojevic USAID Project - Growth Cooperation. A presentation was followed by Milan Lonреareviќ, President of the FACTS Cluster - Sbria for the fashion and clothing sector during Kovid. Presentation for the fashion and clothing sector during Kovid was also attended by Mariana Perkovska - President of TTA Textile Cluster – Nort Macedonia.

In the further part of the event, presentations of the clusters and their activities were held by Sladzana Milojevic - Manager of Cluster FACTS Serbia and Natasa Sivevska - Manager of TTA Textile Cluster - North Macedonia.

The second part of the event referred to the Sustainable Development of Clothing Production in Serbia and North Macedonia and was moderated by Sladjana Milojevic. This part was followed by presentations by Blagoja Milosevski - Project EDGE - North Macedonia and Milos Ivkovic from the company IVKO from Serbia. These presentations were followed by questions and discussions.

This was followed by preparation for B2B meetings between the participants of the event. The meetings were organized in special virtual rooms according to the planned schedule and over 50 meetings were realized between the companies from Macedonia and Serbia as well as between the representatives of the clusters and the educational institutions present at the event