{"id":33065,"date":"2022-12-12T10:24:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T08:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065"},"modified":"2022-12-12T10:24:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T08:24:33","slug":"funding-opportunities-and-upcoming-b2b-meetings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/funding-opportunities-and-upcoming-b2b-meetings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Opportunities and Upcoming B2B Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-33059\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8.png 2000w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-146x146.png 146w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2-8-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a co-organizer of the IoT Solution World Congress Brokerage Event, which will be held between January 31 and February 2 in Barcelona and between February 7-9 online. The event provides B2B opportunities with partners in IoT, AI, Digital Twins, Augmented Reality, 5G technologies, Cybersecurity and their applications in production, smart factories, energy, smart cities, mobility, healthcare, etc. Find out more details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ierc.bia-bg.com\/event-details\/iot-solution-world-congress-brokerage-event?utm_campaign\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We remind you that the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce Industry regularly updates its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bia-bg.com\/project\/view\/new\/23313\/\">landing page<\/a> dedicated to current funding opportunities and open calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has launched a series of meetings between Bulgarian entrepreneurs and heads of the Trade Economic Section at Bulgarian Embassies in foreign countries. The sessions are part of EASME\u2019s EXPORT HUB BULGARIA initiative that aims to increase the export potential of Bulgarian enterprises. The next meeting is on December 14th and will be hosted by Petar Moysov, Head of the Trade Economic Section at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Riyadh, KSA. Companies interested in opportunities to enter this market can register for free via the registration form <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeETgwzq6aX20W0lI_PaGjxcl9j2tiYyYBgRpQjkVP3V27FHA\/viewform\">here<\/a>. The registered participants will also receive information about upcoming meetings with representatives of Trade &amp; Economic Offices at Bulgarian Embassies abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>The Fund of Funds announced that it is granting an additional resource of BGN 700,000 to its financial intermediary SIS Credit, which manages funds under the financial instrument <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmfib.bg\/en\/fi\/20-financing-with-risksharing\/7-risksharing-microfinance-facility\">Risk-Sharing Micro-Finance Facility<\/a>. The investment period has been extended until 31.12.2023. Companies and self-employed persons, including enterprises whose owners are from vulnerable groups such as those unemployed for more than 6 months, young people aged 29 or less, people with disabilities, as well as social enterprises, can apply for funding. The loans are granted under relaxed terms, for investment loans or working capital loans in the amount of BGN 5,000 to BGN 48,895. Under this instrument, the Fund of Funds works through a total of three financial intermediaries. A link to these institutions and details for this type of financing can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmfib.bg\/en\/fi\/20-financing-with-risksharing\/7-risksharing-microfinance-facility\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>On December 13 and 14, information days for funding opportunities in 2023 under the Horizon Europe Programme will be held. The opportunity is suitable for ideas and projects in the following areas: food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment. The calls that will soon be open for applications are currently published on the programme webpage. A short description of each and a link to register for the information days can be found on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/rea.ec.europa.eu\/funding-and-grants\/horizon-europe-cluster-6-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_en\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a co-organizer of the IoT Solution World Congress Brokerage Event, which will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":33062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"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 and Upcoming B2B Meetings | Sofia Investment Agency<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a co-organizer of the IoT Solution World Congress Brokerage Event, which will be held between January 31\" \/>\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\/?p=33065\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funding Opportunities and Upcoming B2B Meetings | Sofia Investment Agency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a co-organizer of the IoT Solution World Congress Brokerage Event, which will be held between January 31\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065\" \/>\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=\"2022-12-12T08:24:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1-6-1024x1024.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\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=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065\",\"name\":\"Funding Opportunities and Upcoming B2B Meetings | Sofia Investment Agency\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-12T08:24:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-12T08:24:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f3a4aa57eeb0d1c8a5c3d3221bad0fd0\"},\"description\":\"The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a co-organizer of the IoT Solution World Congress Brokerage Event, which will be held between January 31\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/?p=33065#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u041d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u043e\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Funding Opportunities and Upcoming B2B Meetings\"}]},{\"@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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