{"id":22965,"date":"2020-03-03T22:25:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T20:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=22965"},"modified":"2020-03-03T22:27:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T20:27:12","slug":"funding-opportunities-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9513 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327-221x146.jpg 221w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327-113x75.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/>DSK Bank and the European Investment Fund have signed an agreement to lend funds totalling BGN 70 million, guaranteed under the European COSME program. Funding will be made available to small and medium-sized businesses in almost all sectors of the economy (except for activities related to alcohol, gambling, weapons, etc.) with a guarantee of 50% of the loan value, and a term of up to 10 years from its granting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INNOWWIDE opens two funds to finance innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups focused on the markets of developing countries with large economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China, Mexico, etc.), as well as developed countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The projects should last up to 6 months. INNOWWIDE will provide a grant of \u20ac 60,000 for each project. The application deadline is March 31, 2020.\u00a0 More information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/innowwide.eu\/funding-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Commission has launched a call for applications for the EU Prize for Women Innovators 2020. The awards highlight the work of exceptional women who drive research and innovation and inspire future generations of young girls. <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/news\/eu-prize-women-innovators-2020-opens-applications-2020-feb-11_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply here<\/a> by April 21.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fintech start-ups can join the second edition of Visa&#8217;s Innovation Program in partnership with the venture fund Eleven. The selected teams will undergo six months of training to accelerate the development and commercialisation of their product or service. The participants will have the opportunity to receive an investment of EUR 100,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The focus of the program will be on solutions with a focus on the future of commerce, banking transformation, improving customer experience, and more. This year&#8217;s initiative also encourages the participation of sustainable solutions, projects in the field of social entrepreneurship and the participation of more women in the sector. The deadline for applications is March 15. Participants are required to fill out <a href=\"https:\/\/visa.11.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this online form<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; DSK Bank and the European Investment Fund have signed an agreement to lend funds totalling BGN 70 million, guaranteed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":9514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[169],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Funding Opportunities | Sofia Investment Agency<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&nbsp; DSK Bank and the European Investment Fund have signed an agreement to lend funds totalling BGN 70 million, guaranteed under the European COSME\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funding Opportunities | Sofia Investment Agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; DSK Bank and the European Investment Fund have signed an agreement to lend funds totalling BGN 70 million, guaranteed under the European COSME\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sofia Investment Agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SofiaInvestmentAgency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-03-03T20:25:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-03T20:27:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shutterstock_93910327.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"331\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Georgi Brezin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@InvestSofia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@InvestSofia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Georgi Brezin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/\",\"name\":\"Funding Opportunities | Sofia Investment Agency\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-03T20:25:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-03T20:27:12+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f3a4aa57eeb0d1c8a5c3d3221bad0fd0\"},\"description\":\"&nbsp; DSK Bank and the European Investment Fund have signed an agreement to lend funds totalling BGN 70 million, guaranteed under the European COSME\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-22\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u041d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u043e\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Funding Opportunities\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sofia Investment Agency\",\"description\":\"We support local and foreign companies in building their business in Sofia, Bulgaria. 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