KOSGEB Entrepreneur Support Programme requires 2 trainings, who is exempt from them?

Which training does the KOSGEB Entrepreneur Support Programme require for each support?

Two supports, two trainings. Under the Directive, the traditional entrepreneur training must be completed for Business Setup Support and the advanced entrepreneur training for Business Development Support. The Directive defines these as the trainings covered by the Entrepreneurship Training Directive.

Traditional Entrepreneurship Training opens the door to Business Setup

According to the e-Akademi description, this training covers how to start and run a business. It is designed for people setting up in traditional sectors and for those who will go on to the Advanced Entrepreneurship Training.

“Applied Entrepreneurship Training” does not appear in current texts

Neither the programme page nor the current Directive uses that name. The trainings are called “Traditional” and “Advanced”. Whether an old record under the earlier name still counts is not clear from official sources, so ask KOSGEB about your case.

How do you take the KOSGEB entrepreneurship training on e-Akademi, step by step?

The training is online from start to finish and costs nothing. According to the KOSGEB programme page, you take it from the Online Trainings section of kosgeb.gov.tr or at lms.kosgeb.gov.tr. The order is login, traditional training, satisfaction survey, certificate, and then the advanced training if you are aiming for Business Development. The official sources do not state how many hours the training takes.

Step 1: Log in to e-Akademi and pick the right course

The entrepreneurship category lists two courses on the KOSGEB e-Akademi entrepreneurship training page. There is no cost, since the trainings are free. For technical problems, KOSGEB gives the address [email protected].

Step 2: Complete the traditional training

For Business Setup, this training is enough. Under KOSGEB’s 2020 Entrepreneurship Training Procedures, the traditional training must also be completed before you can join the advanced one. Whether that 2020 document is still in force could not be confirmed, so check the order on screen yourself.

Step 3: Do not skip the satisfaction survey

Here is the common mistake: finishing the last lesson and closing the screen. Under the Procedures, the electronic certificate of participation is not created until the satisfaction survey is completed.

Step 4: See the certificate in e-Devlet, do not upload it

The completion date is recorded in the system and the certificate is created electronically; no paper certificate is issued. You access it through e-Devlet. On the Business Setup Application Form, the training name and completion date fill in automatically and no document is uploaded. The remaining application steps are covered in the application articles in our grants and incentives news archive.

Who is exempt from the KOSGEB training requirement, and what does the digital company exemption cover?

The only exemption found in the current Directive belongs to digital companies. Under the Directive, businesses that meet the digital company definition do not need the training for Business Setup Support. For these businesses, the training field on the application form comes up empty. No other exemption list appears in the current official text.

The exemption is not written for Business Development

The exemption in the Directive is tied to Business Setup Support. There is no provision lifting the advanced training requirement for digital companies under Business Development Support. If you are planning both supports, count the training in from the start.

Which founders does the KOSGEB entrepreneurship training requirement affect, and how?

The effect splits by support and by field of activity. In autumn 2026, a founder setting up a textile workshop in Bursa and a founder selling only online from Istanbul look at the same programme but do not carry the same load. The digital company gains, the manufacturer who has to finish two trainings in a row struggles, and the accountant helping with the application feels it indirectly.

Winner: the online business that fits the digital company definition

This business can apply for Business Setup Support without the training requirement. For a founder opening a marketplace store or selling a service through a platform, the application gets one step shorter. What else young and women founders get under this programme is covered in our article on the extra support for young and women founders.

Struggling: the manufacturer aiming for Business Development

A founder in manufacturing or high technology who wants Business Development Support has to finish the traditional training and then the advanced one. Watching lessons while chasing orders is hard when your day is spent at the workbench. Leaving the training to the final week raises the risk of missing the application period.

Indirectly affected: the accountant

The accountant who helps a founder apply is often the first person to notice an empty training field.

What does KOSGEB’s e-Akademi training mean for a founder’s digital side?

The training is your first digital contact with the application. The e-Akademi account, the certificate in e-Devlet and the automatic field on the form are parts of one data chain.

The training content can feed your digital storefront plan

Knowledge about starting and running a business turns into work once you connect it to decisions on your website, marketplace store and local visibility. Sort your training notes under customer profile, average basket size and sales channel. Those notes become raw material for the business idea text you write later.

Check the electronic certificate before you apply

The certificate lives in e-Devlet, not in a drawer. Its validity period is not stated in official sources. Check the record in e-Devlet again just before you apply.

What should a business owner do this week about the KOSGEB entrepreneurship training?

This week, turn the training into a calendar task. First decide which support you are aiming for and whether you are exempt, then enrol, and finally confirm the certificate shows in e-Devlet. If you do not yet know which support fits you, start with our Entrepreneur Support Programme guide.

Day one: target support and exemption check

Write down whether you are aiming for Business Setup or Business Development. Check against the official source whether you fit the digital company definition. If you are exempt, Business Setup needs no training; if not, start with the traditional training.

During the week: finish the training and the survey

Complete the traditional training on e-Akademi and fill in the satisfaction survey. If you are aiming for Business Development, move on to the advanced training afterwards.

End of the week: the checklist

The checklist: (1) target support chosen, (2) exemption status checked, (3) required training completed, (4) satisfaction survey filled in, (5) certificate visible in e-Devlet. Linking what you learn in the training to your website and sales channel plan is work we do in our digital consulting service.

Frequently Asked Questions

Support amounts and conditions can change; check the current terms on the institution’s official page before applying. This article is not financial or legal advice.

Sources: KOSGEB, Entrepreneur Support Programme (no date on page, accessed 13 October 2026) · KOSGEB Entrepreneur Support Programme Directive (dated 5 October 2026) · KOSGEB Entrepreneurship Training Procedures (revised 20 February 2020, current status not confirmed) · KOSGEB e-Akademi (accessed 13 October 2026)

Updated: October 2026