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Sofia is paying special attention to entrepreneurs. In 2019, an Accelerator pilot was\u00a0initiated by Invest Sofia, The Municipal Guarantee Fund for SMEs and “Europe” Program by Sofia Municipality.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463389497927{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][vc_column_text]\n

Accelerator\u00a0Startup Sofia<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_column_text]The Accelerator Startup Sofia pilot started in January 2019. Over 40 innovative young companies and projects applied for it. 13 of them will get grants up to 10 000 leva and will take part in the\u00a0Mentoring program\u00a0in September 2019.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1566343981913{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”20148″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/mentoring-program\/”][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463483351129{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1560943143930{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;}”][vc_column_text]\n

Aims of the\u00a0Accelerator<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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  1. Supporting projects that develop innovative products,<\/strong>\u00a0services<\/strong> or processes<\/strong><\/span>
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  2. Target group: innovative, social and starting<\/strong> firms<\/span>
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  3. Priority: youth<\/strong>, female<\/strong> and senior<\/strong> entrepreneurship<\/span>
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    How we support the participants<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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    1. Grant:\u00a05 000 – 10 000 BGN per project<\/strong>
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    2. Mentoring <\/strong>program by Invest Sofia and external professional startup mentors
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    3. Communication and institutional support<\/strong>
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    4. Benefit from Invest Sofia’s extensive business network<\/strong>
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      More about the Program<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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      1. Accelerator Startup Sofia is a collaborative project by Invest Sofia<\/a>, Municipal Guarantee Fund for SMEs<\/a> and “Europe”\u00a0Programme<\/a> by Sofia Municipality. The Accelerator follows the third priority of “Europe” Programme:
        <\/div><\/span>– promote innovative and digital public sector initiatives<\/strong> implemented in cooperation between citizens, public organizations and local authorities
        <\/div><\/span>– implement activities in support of entrepreneurship, innovation and digital technologies<\/strong>
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      2. The pilot round of the Accelerator ends in Fall 2019. For info on future rounds\u00a0subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19395″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”90px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1463389497927{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px” el_class=”mobile-hide”][vc_column_text]\n

        Organizations behind the project<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1554120084449{padding-right: 10% !important;padding-left: 10% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner el_class=”mobile-hide” width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”19389″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The\u00a0Municipal Guarantee Fund<\/a> (MGF) has the mission to raise the competitiveness and success rate of SMEs in Sofia.\u00a0Loan guarantees are provided to SMEs which have an economically sound project but cannot secure sufficient bankable collateral.\u00a0As of July 2019, the Fund has supported over\u00a0620 SMEs.<\/strong>\u00a0The total volume of guarantees exceeds\u00a0BGN 31 mil<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>In 2018 the Fund launched FISP \u2013 Financing Innovative Start-ups Program,\u00a0a new guarantee scheme\u00a0in addition to the successful General Guarantee Scheme which has been existing in the last 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

        “Europe” Program<\/a>\u00a0by Sofia Municipality supports the collaboration of civil society and local authorities. The program applies best European practices in the public sector, one of which is the project-oriented financing of civil ideas and initiatives<\/strong>. In recent years, supporting innovative activities became a major priority of “Europe” Program.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Invest Sofia<\/a>\u00a0supports the development of Sofia as a place\u00a0for\u00a0starting a business<\/strong> by both Bulgarian and international companies and entrepreneurs. Invest Sofia aims to transform Sofia into a hub for scientists, entrepreneurs and professionals, who can develop the knowledge industries in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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