Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with partners from Cyprus, Latvia and Portugal, is actively working on the FINE2WORK project aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, financial literacy and digital competences. The main activity of the project is the development of training materials for people who want to start their own business or develop an independent activity.
Medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will have the opportunity to apply for a grant under the Operational Program "Innovation and Competitiveness". The total amount of assistance under the procedure is BGN 200 million, and each project can be worth between BGN 30,000 and BGN 100,000.
Employers and self-insured persons from the "Transport", "Hotel and Restaurant" and "Tourism" sectors, whose income has decreased by no less than 20% for a certain period, will be able to receive compensation in the amount of BGN 290 per month for preservation of the employment of workers and employees. This was decided by the government by approving the terms and conditions for the payment of compensation in the enterprises directly affected by the restrictive measures to combat the coronavirus epidemic.
For another year, the Rousse Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes training on current topics related to workplace safety. The seminar will be free of charge and is part of the events planned at the initiative of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for training on "Safe and healthy working conditions".
Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry invites all interested parties to join CAST - Virtual hackathon for solutions for sustainable tourism after COVID 19>, which will be held electronically in the period July 1-3, 2020. Participation is free, and requires electronic registration until 29 June.
Today, June 23, Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Bulgaria - H.E. Michael Forbes. He met with the executive director of the Chamber, Milen Dobrev, with whom they discussed opportunities and ideas for business cooperation.
Virtual business meetings will be held within the Technology & Business Cooperation Days 2020 at HANNOVER MESSE. Hannover Messe is one of the leading events in Germany, which since 2002 has brought together thousands of participants from over 40 countries around the world. Due to the emerging situation with COVID-19, this year's event has been canceled, but online meetings are available.
On 20.05.2020, Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as part of the EYES project Consortium, took part in an online partner meeting, where the partners had the opportunity to discuss the current progress of the project, as well as to plan the subsequent activities to be carried out in the coming months.
In recent months, the COL-CREATION Project Consortium has been working hard to complete the training materials, the content of which is divided into several separate modules covering different areas in co-creation and design thinking, namely:
For the fifth year in a row, the Bulgarian entrepreneurial ecosystem will have the opportunity to compete with the most successful start-up companies in the Central and Eastern Europe region. The Central European Startup Awards (CESA) event aims to connect the businesses and ideas of entrepreneurs from Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The initiative this year is organized by the Bulgarian Startup Association (BESCO).
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