{"id":30078,"date":"2022-04-07T16:51:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=30078"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T10:39:58","slug":"sofia-municipality-structures-and-bbci-to-help-startups-use-the-city-as-a-testbed-for-innovative-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/sofia-municipality-structures-and-bbci-to-help-startups-use-the-city-as-a-testbed-for-innovative-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Municipality Structures and BBCI To Help Startups Use the City as a Testbed for Innovative Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" Startup companies are the primary driving force for a sustainable business environment in Sofia and the country. Partnership opportunities, the city as a testbed, as well as access to funding for innovative products were presented during the event “Investors, Startups, City Administration: Effective Collaboration” event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The meeting organised by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and Invest Sofia was attended by Tsvetan Simeonov, Chairman of the BCCI, Dr. Maria Hristova, CEO at Invest Sofia, Vladimir Tomov, President of the BCCI Investment Council, Nikolay Tsenkov, Manager of the Municipal Guarantee Fund for SMEs (MGFSME) and Dimitar Stoilov, Chief Expert at the Bulgarian Development Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0“Startups\u2019 development is a priority topic. We had a meeting with businesses delegates from Italy who first asked about the innovative companies and startups in Sofia. Our Italian partners demonstrated great interest in cooperation opportunities with these companies,” Tsvetan Simeonov, Chairman of the BCCI said during the event. He emphasized the strong cooperation with the Sofia Municipality and Invest Sofia in this direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our mission is to stay close to the business in the city and to support it. We are a one-stop-shop service for foreign companies and entrepreneurs. Startups need financing and among our activities is to provide information about funding opportunities. We also know how important it is for a startup company to have a test field for its products, and a reliable partner in its portfolio. That is why we initiated campaigns that aim to meet the startups with different structures of the Sofia Municipality, which can allow them the opportunity to test and implement their projects,” Dr. Histova said. During the event, Nikolay Tsenkov, Manager at MGFSME presented the opportunities for the financial support provided by the Fund. Financial instruments were presented by Vladimir Tomov from the BCCI Investment Council and Dimitar Stoilov from the Bulgarian Development Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Four startup companies presented their products that can be tested by the Sofia Municipality administration. National Archives is a company that provides outsourcing solutions for archiving, storing and digitizing documents. To date, the team of 35 people has gained experience with 250 clients. Cloud Office has more than a decade of combined experience with various Google Cloud products and is committed to providing the right solutions through Google technologies. SAT HELT is a company that provides patient assistance solutions, medical and social care, consulting services, and tech solutions in the pharmaceutical industry. Serenity Group presented its portfolio in the field of tourism, advertising, and print production.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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