Nucleus Albania(NA)Association After finalizing a 18 months pilot phase and with support of GIZ-ProSME, five (5) Albanian Private Business Organizations ( Albanian Oil Association (AOA), Albanian Tourism Association (ATA) ,Horticulture Albanian Business Association , Livestock Entrepreneurs Association of Albania (LEAA), Albanian Professional, Business Women and Handicrafts Association( SHKGPAZ) have founded Nucleus Albania ( NA ) as an Association with focus on providing tailor-made and affordable business development services. The mission of NA is to: • offer the counselling service to a pool of qualified business counsellors, trained, qualified and coached by GIZ local and international professional in the Nucleus Approach methodology. Under the supervision of Nucleus Albania the now qualified and accredited business counsellors will then provide their services to MSME nuclei (groups of entrepreneurs) and to their member organizations. • ensure the quality of services rendered and be the‘house-keeper’of the principles of the Nucleus Approach methodology. • monitor at national level the activities, indicators and all information necessary to keep track of the NA performance and institutionalization process in Albania. Nucleus Albania Association is institutionally supported in its start-up period by GIZ-ProSME.