Legal Framework Incentives for Entrepreneurship

Authors

Ana Taneski
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
Boštjan Koritnik
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.9.2025.3

Synopsis

This chapter examines the legal framework for entrepreneurship incentives, which include financial and non-financial support offered by public and private actors to future entrepreneurs. The focus is on the legal assessment of these relationships, particularly regarding the allocation of public funds. Literature on entrepreneurial support identifies also non-financial assistance, such as support environments that include future entrepreneurs and are established in Slovenia by regional development agencies. To better understand the practical implementation, regulation of contractual relations, and mechanisms for fund monitoring, we conducted an interview with Dejan Marinčič, advisor to the Director for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region. Our findings show that the analyzed contractual relationships combine elements of public law, labor law, and the law of obligations. They are structured to implement public interest measures aimed at supporting entrepreneurship. While the autonomy of the contracting parties is limited due to pre-determined legal provisions, this ensures legal certainty, transparency, and the pursuit of broader social objectives. These include the promotion of entrepreneurship and the responsible use of public resources. The regulation of such relationships is thus both a legal necessity and a tool for effectively achieving the intended economic and social impact.

Author Biographies

Ana Taneski, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Ana Taneski is a postgraduate student at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, where she previously completed her undergraduate studies and obtained the title of Bachelor of Laws (UN). Alongside her studies, she is gaining practical experience through student jobs in the legal field and participation in extracurricular activities such as moot court and the legal clinic. Her postgraduate focus is on commercial law, which currently represents her chosen area of specialization. She is currently further enhancing her knowledge through a student exchange within the Erasmus+ programme at the Faculty of Law, Universidad Autónoma, in Madrid.

Ljubljana, Slovenia. E-mail: anataneski@gmail.com

Boštjan Koritnik, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Boštjan Koritnik is a university graduate lawyer with a very diverse career experience. He was a stock market commentator for Delo, CEO of GV Založba publishing and co-CEO of Ius Software, president of the ABA basketball league appeals tribunal, minister of public administration of the Republic of Slovenia, head of public relations, etc.. In the Cobiss bibliographic database we can find more than 300 contributions under his name. He was the secretary of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana for five years, he collaborated with three crypto companies, he is still a partner in several start-ups, and since 2008 he has also held various roles in non-governmental organizations: among others, he is Secretary General of the Association of Jurists’ Societies of Slovenia and the editor of the oldest Yugoslav scientific journal Pravnik. He is currently the head of legal content at Tax-Fin-Lex, a researcher and assistant at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana, and since 2022 he has been a city councillor and deputy mayor of the City of Ljubljana. In 2019, he was also a co-recipient of the Slovenian Lawyer of the Year award. Although he is a lawyer by education, he is an entrepreneur at heart and a lover of psychology, sports, and transferring knowledge (to himself and to others).

Ljubljana, Slovenia. E-mail: bostjan.koritnik@revija-pravnik.si

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Izboljševanje podjetniške izkušnje s pomočjo podpornega okolja v Ljubljanski urbani regiji

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119-158

Published

December 4, 2025

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Taneski, A., & Koritnik, B. (2025). Legal Framework Incentives for Entrepreneurship. In M. Marič & D. Marinčič (Eds.), Izboljševanje podjetniške izkušnje s pomočjo podpornega okolja v Ljubljanski urbani regiji (pp. 119-158). University of Maribor Press. https://doi.org/10.18690/um.fov.9.2025.3