Pernik Municipality Bulgaria European Union European Regional Development Fund

Business Incubator for encouragement of the entrepreneurship GOOD PRACTICE №1 Business Incubator for encouragement of the entrepreneurship European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE №1 OBJECTIVES: Supporting start-up enterprises to become consolidated and reach stage, when they will be able to survive on the market, by rendering premises at preferential rent price and consultancy and information services; Training of unemployed in entrepreneurial skills; Workshops for entrepreneurs. European Union European Regional Development Fund

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Rendering premises at preferential rent price; GOOD PRACTICE 1 ACTIVITIES: Rendering premises at preferential rent price; Consultations - Business planning, Accountancy, Finances, Marketing and advertising; Office services; Business training and seminars; Information services - Information about Bulgarian and foreign markets, Establishment of contacts in the country and abroad, Information by customers request, Making profile of a company; Contemporary IT center; Financial leasing European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 1 ACTIVITIES: for starting or operative companies maximum of BGL 25,000 interest rate - basic interest rate + 10 points grace period - 6 months repayment period up to 36 months down payment: 20 percent of purchase price "Start with leasing" - for unemployed people, registered in the Labour bureau maximum of BGL 5,000 interest rate - basic interest rate + 5 points repayment period up to 48 months down payment: 10 percent of purchase price European Union European Regional Development Fund

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BUSINESS TRAINING GOOD PRACTICE 1 European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 2 Centers for woman entrepreneurship – cross-border network of the future European Union European Regional Development Fund

4 new Centers for women’s entrepreneurship GOOD PRACTICE 2 OBJECTIVE: Development of 4 new Centers for women’s entrepreneurship 2 in Bulgaria – Pernik and Bercovica and in 2 in Serbia – Zajecar and Leskovac European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 2 ACTIVITIES: Formation of data bases and hiring women entrepreneurs; Web-sites development; Training of trainees for delivery of services in support of women; Working in network and knowledge in the future Studying of potential areas of collaboration of women entrepreneurs; European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 2 ACTIVITIES: Investment manual elaboration; Business consultation – Business plan, SWOT Analysis, Business registration, judge and financial affairs; Carring out: Forums of women-entrepreneurs; Five-day trainings of women-entrepreneurs; Business visits of women-entrepreneurs from Serbia and Bulgaria; 4. Conferences. European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 2 Project “Centers for woman entrepreneurship – cross-border network of the future”: is ranked in the Top 10 for the Best implemented projects under the Cross-border Cooperation Programme is given for example for Good practice in Report on Equality between Women and Men 2009 by Vladimir Shpidla – eurocommissar “Employment, social affairs and equal possibilities” European Union European Regional Development Fund

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GOOD PRACTICE 3 Searching sustainable models: “Pernik Municipality – opportunities for partnerships and business” European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 3 ACTIVITIES: Initiating a procedure for seeking partners for Public-Private Partnership – incl. inherent analysis; Geo-based internet information system elaboration; Trainings for using Geo-based Internet information system; Environment analysis; Regulations analysis. European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 3 Press conference European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 3 Тraining European Union European Regional Development Fund

“Support for Increasing the Competitiveness of Bulgarian Enterprises” GOOD PRACTICE 4 “Support for Increasing the Competitiveness of Bulgarian Enterprises” OBJECTIVE: Regional One-Stop Investment Office development for Establishment of conditions for public-private partnership as instrument for raising the competitiveness of the local economy and improvement of the business attractiveness of the region European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 4 ACTIVITIES: Regional One-Stop Investment Office development; Building the capacity of the PPP; Researches of the regional investment rating; ROSIO Internet portal development; Preparing and disseminating investment profiles of municipalities in Pernik district; Regional system for investment management; Consultations and trainings; Carrying out Investment forums under the heading “Pernik – a good place for investments” with participants at national and international level European Union European Regional Development Fund

Trainings and seminars: GOOD PRACTICE 4 Trainings and seminars: European Union European Regional Development Fund

CBC Inc. – First step to socio-economic cohesion” GOOD PRACTICE 5 CBC Inc. – First step to socio-economic cohesion” Support of entrepreneurship and innovative SME European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 5 OBJECTIVES: Two business centers for SME founded in two border regions – Pernik and Leskovats Strategically defined system for development and cross-border collaboration via the conducting study of economic potential and capacity of the two border regions European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 5 RESULTS: Two business centers for SME development and promotion of collaborative activity between the two border regions – Pernik and Leskovats – are institutionalized Strategically defined system for development and cross-border collaboration is established via the conducted study of economic potential and capacity of the two border regions. Sustainable contacts between the SME representatives are created aiming effective exploitation and management of the border territories, increase of competitiveness in order to enter foreign markets – by conduction of work meetings, workshops, etc. A Strategy for general marketing approach in new and already existing European markets is developed. Promotional activities for presentation of project products are conducted. European Union European Regional Development Fund

FOCUS GROUP FOR ELABORATING OF STRATEGY FOR SME GOOD PRACTICE 5 FOCUS GROUP FOR ELABORATING OF STRATEGY FOR SME European Union European Regional Development Fund

GOOD PRACTICE 5 TRAINING European Union European Regional Development Fund

OPENING CENTER FOR SME IN PERNIK GOOD PRACTICE 5 OPENING CENTER FOR SME IN PERNIK European Union European Regional Development Fund

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