to start production by means of credits. Bužim municipality forestland (36.35% - 4710.9 hectares) is rich in wild fruits of various kinds; mushrooms, chestnuts, rose hips etc. All these fruits are suitable for export and due to their high market prices it is necessary to pick them in an organized and timely manner, and place them to the market through the network of purchasing companies and with guaranteed prices. This form of production is profitable, especially for the people incapable for investing and who live in the country. Agricultural unions and associations The association 'Farmer – Bužim', which has around 100 members, is registered in Bužim. It is an interest association of farmers who united on account of the realization of their individual and mutual economical and other interests, their affirmation through various forms of education, supply of semi-products, and sale of finished products. In 2006, Association of Apiculturists 'Pčela' (Bee) Bužim was also founded. The farming society is Trgozad, which owns farmland but neither grows fruit or vegetables nor breeds cattle. In November 2004, several physical persons also founded a farming society. Enterprises Entrepreneurship in Bužim represents a branch of economy which has a great influence on economical development of the municipality. The current entrepreneurship activities are organized within several units, which is represented by the following table: The features in the table show the total number of legal and physical persons registered by the municipal authorities, who produce and offer various services to the people. Of the total number, the number of legal persons is 78 objects with 777 employees; the number of physical persons is 123 with 173 employees. There are 438 employees in non-economic branches. To sum up the aforementioned features, the total number of business objects is 199 with 950 employees, whereas there are 430 employees in non-economic branches, which makes total of 1,388 employed persons in the municipality. Despite the importance of entrepreneurship for overall economic development in Bužim municipality, this very important segment is not paid necessary attention to, which reflects in the lack of stimulating measures, problems with crediting of financing, the issues of sufficient number of business objects in the local communities, the presence of gray market, and the lack of adequate programs for stimulation of small firms, at the municipal level. As one of the basic goals is development of efficient and open economy, and in order to be fully