16.12.2022

SELECTION OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS FOR FINANCING SMES

The first for 2023 Session for the selection of investment projects for financing, organized by the Entrepreneurship Council of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the consulting companies Ernst & Young Bulgaria and Investor Relations Services, has opened. Small and medium enterprises can apply with their own projects.

The aim of the initiative is to support SME projects from Bulgaria by advising them on the appropriate financing for the specific project - bank financing, risk financing, financing through the Beam segment of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, grants from European programs or other types of hybrid financing, and subsequently connecting them with the relevant funding institutions.

The session will take place in three stages

First stage: Submission of electronically completed forms with information about the applicant and the project

Second stage: Selection by an expert committee of proposals suitable for financing and their consultation on the appropriate forms of financing

Third stage: Presentation of the selected projects to financing institutions and potential investors

Entry requirements

Bulgarian companies - small and medium-sized enterprises, according to the classification of the Ministry of Economy.

Application form

Electronically completed and submitted sample form at: https://globaleysurvey.ey.com/jfe/form/SV_djmc8SjiTiCtVtQ

Selection

The selection of the projects will be carried out by an expert committee

Deadlines

Deadline for submission of forms: January 9, 2023.

Deadline for examination by an expert committee: January 12, 2023.

Deadline for informing the selected candidates: January 13, 2023.

Preparation of applicants for presentation to potential investors: January 18, 2023.

Presentation of the selected projects: January 20, 2023.