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project info
Start date: 11 August 2023
End date: 11 August 2025
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 5 109 472,73 €
EU contribution: 4 219 913,53 € (82,59%)
programme
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Implementation of measures for the internationalization of the Bulgarian SMEs by supporting the activities of the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA)

BSMEPA supports Bulgarian SMEs with the aim of stimulating entrepreneurship, increasing competitiveness, innovation activity and internationalization. Priority activity of BSMEPA is the internationalization of Bulgarian SMEs, as the Agency successfully applies different instruments for a sustainable and effective appearance of Bulgarian SMEs on the regional, European and world markets. The aim of the current project is to fully cover the process of supporting the internationalization of Bulgarian SMEs by the implementation of the following activities: development of product and market analyses; organizing and conducting trainings to increase the export potential; organizing and holding national participations at specialized international fairs and exhibitions abroad; supporting individual participation of SMEs at specialized international fairs and exhibitions in the country; organizing, conducting and participating in specialized events with an institutional stand of the BSMEPA, with the aim of promoting Bulgaria and/or sectors of the economy in the country and abroad; organization, conduct and participation of Bulgarian SME producers in trade missions abroad; organizing and conducting business forums, conferences, contact exchanges and other networking events with bilateral meetings between Bulgarian and foreign companies in the country; development of a tool for self-assessment of companies' export potential; development and distribution of informative films, clips and other media events to strengthen the capacity of the final recipients of the aid to participate in the implementation of the project. The expected effect is to support Bulgarian SMEs with training, providing information, such as market and product analyses, organizing various promotional events in the country and abroad, with the aim of entering SMEs into new markets, expanding the appearance at traditional markets and increasing export capacity.

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