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\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\nAims of the Accelerator<\/h2>\n\n\n \n 1<\/div>\n \n Innovative Products, Services or Processes<\/strong>\n Supporting projects that develop innovative products, services<\/strong> or processes<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n 2<\/div>\n \n Target Group<\/strong>\n Innovative, social and starting<\/strong> firms<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n 3<\/div>\n \n Priority<\/strong>\n Youth, female<\/strong> and senior<\/strong> entrepreneurship<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nHow We Support the Participants<\/h2>\n\n\n \n 5,000 \u2013 10,000 BGN<\/div>\n grant per project<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n 13 projects<\/div>\n selected from 40+ applicants<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n 1.<\/strong> Grant: 5 000 \u2013 10 000 BGN per project<\/strong><\/div>\n 2.<\/strong> Mentoring<\/a> program by Invest Sofia and external professional startup mentors<\/div>\n 3.<\/strong> Communication and institutional support<\/strong><\/div>\n 4.<\/strong> Benefit from Invest Sofia’s extensive business network<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMore about the Program<\/h2>\n\n
Accelerator Startup Sofia is a collaborative project by Invest Sofia<\/a>, Municipal Guarantee Fund for SMEs<\/a> and “Europe” Programme<\/a> by Sofia Municipality. The Accelerator follows the third priority of “Europe” Programme:<\/p>\n\n - promote innovative and digital public sector initiatives<\/strong> implemented in cooperation between citizens, public organizations and local authorities<\/li>\n
- implement activities in support of entrepreneurship, innovation and digital technologies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
The pilot round of the Accelerator ends in Fall 2019. For info on future rounds subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nOrganizations Behind the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n \n \ud83c\udfe6<\/span><\/div>\n \n Municipal Guarantee Fund for SMEs<\/a><\/strong>\n (MGF) has the mission to raise the competitiveness and success rate of SMEs in Sofia. Loan guarantees are provided to SMEs which have an economically sound project but cannot secure sufficient bankable collateral. As of July 2019, the Fund has supported over 620 SMEs.<\/strong> The total volume of guarantees exceeds BGN 31 mil<\/strong>. In 2018 the Fund launched FISP \u2013 Financing Innovative Start-ups Program, a new guarantee scheme in addition to the successful General Guarantee Scheme which has been existing in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa<\/span><\/div>\n \n “Europe” Program<\/a><\/strong>\n by 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
Supporting projects that develop innovative products, services<\/strong> or processes<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Innovative, social and starting<\/strong> firms<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Youth, female<\/strong> and senior<\/strong> entrepreneurship<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Accelerator Startup Sofia is a collaborative project by Invest Sofia<\/a>, Municipal Guarantee Fund for SMEs<\/a> and “Europe” Programme<\/a> by Sofia Municipality. The Accelerator follows the third priority of “Europe” Programme:<\/p>\n The pilot round of the Accelerator ends in Fall 2019. For info on future rounds subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n (MGF) has the mission to raise the competitiveness and success rate of SMEs in Sofia. Loan guarantees are provided to SMEs which have an economically sound project but cannot secure sufficient bankable collateral. As of July 2019, the Fund has supported over 620 SMEs.<\/strong> The total volume of guarantees exceeds BGN 31 mil<\/strong>. In 2018 the Fund launched FISP \u2013 Financing Innovative Start-ups Program, a new guarantee scheme in addition to the successful General Guarantee Scheme which has been existing in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n by 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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n How We Support the Participants<\/h2>\n\n
More about the Program<\/h2>\n\n
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Organizations Behind the Project<\/h2>\n\n
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