- 29-01-2021 15:18
- Velizar Petrov
Today, 29/01/2021, the first online meeting for 2021 under the project
"STOB regions - Succession and transfer of business in the regions under
the INTERREG Europe program" was held.
The main topics of the meeting were the problems with COVID-19 and how they
affect the implementation of action plans in each of the partner countries,
successes and barriers, opportunities and future plans. During the meeting a
decision was made for the final event of the project.
Velizar Petrov and Alexander Tonkov took part in the meeting on behalf of
RDABSCSME (Regional Development Agency with Business Support Centre for Small
and Medium-sized Enterprises), the Bulgarian project partner.
Velizar Petrov made a presentation of what has been achieved so far in
Bulgaria.
The action plan includes three main activities, which are implemented in
two phases:
1) Local network for owners - managers (successors)
2) Regional business transfer platform
3) Financial instruments / Mentoring and certification schemes
The first phase envisaged the implementation of the three main activities
at conceptual level. This was achieved despite the lack of funding from the
Ministry of Economy, according to the Action Plan signed by them and RDABSCSME,
due to the redirection of the budget to measures for KOVID-19. Training
materials related to business transfer and succession have been developed and
will be adapted for online training.
In implementation of the Action Plan, representatives of RDABSCSME took
part in a number of seminars, working groups and discussions related to the
development of the National Strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises
2021-2027.
A success for RDABSCSME is the inclusion of the topic of family businesses
and the transfer and succession of business in the new National Strategy for
Small and Medium Enterprises 2021-2027, as well as the planning of financial
schemes to support the process of succession and transfer.
Despite the lack of funds and the difficulties caused by the restrictions
of COVID-19, RDABSCSME will continue to work on the second phase of the Action
Plan in Bulgaria.
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