{"id":12178,"date":"2018-05-21T14:17:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?page_id=12178"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:59:06","slug":"cooperations-with-other-cities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/cooperations-with-other-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperations With Other Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Invest Sofia is seeking partner cities for our “City-to-City”<\/em> and “Sofia Meets\u2026”<\/em> programmes. “City-to-City”<\/em> and “Sofia Meets\u2026”<\/em> aim to facilitate business cooperations between partner cities. We offer information and access to contacts. Furthermore, we help Sofia-based entrepreneurs in growing their business in partner cities and support entrepreneurs from partner cities to establish in Sofia.<\/p>\n\n

City-to-City Program<\/h2>\n\n

The City-to-City program provides business support to companies that want to start operations in the partnering cities participating in the initiative. Currently, Sofia is in such a cooperation with Vienna.<\/p>\n\n

Sofia \u2014 Vienna<\/h3>\n\n
\n \"Vienna\n<\/div>\n\n

The City-to-City Agreement between Vienna and Sofia is valid as of October 22, 2018. The Agreement is between Vienna Business Agency\/Wirtschaftsagentur Wien and Sofia Investment Agency. In Sofia, our local partners are Puzl CowOrKing<\/a>, Cosmos Coworking<\/a>, Resonator co-innovation hub<\/a>, and others.<\/p>\n\n

What is Offered<\/h3>\n\n

Vienna Business Agency & Invest Sofia will provide the following services to selected businesses coming from Vienna to Sofia and from Sofia to Vienna under the City-to-City program. These services include:<\/p>\n\n

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<\/div>\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 By Vienna Business Agency*<\/strong>\n
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Desk in a co-working space up to 14 days<\/div>\n
Expenses for accommodation up to 14 days<\/div>\n
Expenses for flights Sofia-Vienna<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

*For Sofia scale-up companies meeting the criteria for participation in the program, Vienna Business Agency reimburses 50% of the expenses up to EUR 2 500.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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<\/div>\n \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec By Invest Sofia<\/strong>\n
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Discounts for participating in local incubators and co-working spaces<\/div>\n
Discounts for accommodation and short-term rentals<\/div>\n
Discount for the public transit network<\/div>\n
Discounted access to tourist attractions<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

For both Vienna Business Agency and Invest Sofia:<\/strong> Soft-landing services and access to networking and local business advice<\/p>\n\n

In Order to Become a Part of the City-to-City Program:<\/h3>\n\n
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Prepare a brief description of your business \u2013 activity, team, current results, ambitions<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Prepare a presentation of your product as well as a plan for its market development<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Please indicate whether you have already benefited from funding opportunities provided by the City of Vienna<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Send your inquiry to the ‘Investment and Business Development’ Department at nadia.soultanova@investsofia.com<\/a> and ana.georgieva@investsofia.com<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Our team will contact you about the next steps.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Useful Links<\/h3>\n\n
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\n \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Sofia-based \u2192 Vienna<\/strong>\n
\n Vienna Business Agency at a glance \u2192<\/a>\n Business Destination Vienna \u2192<\/a>\n Start-up services by Vienna Business Agency \u2192<\/a>\n Targeted services for start-ups \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Vienna-based \u2192 Sofia<\/strong>\n
\n Support services by Sofia Investment Agency \u2192<\/a>\n ‘Business Destination Sofia’ Guide \u2192<\/a>\n 10 Great Reasons to Choose Sofia \u2192<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Sofia Meets Initiative<\/h2>\n\n
\n \"Sofia\n<\/div>\n\n

The Sofia Meets events aim to:<\/strong><\/p>\n