The START-UP NATION ROMANIA programme
The program aims to provide "consulting and specialized support to newly established companies, but also to those who go through various expansion / transformation processes.”[1]
Details of the funding are provided on the program website, the eligibility criteria to be met by those who want to participate in the program,[2]
The ROMANIA START-UP PLUS programme
The program "is a line of financing for those who want to develop a business in the urban environment." It is a program dedicated to "entrepreneurial development and setting up new businesses". Its purpose is to stimulate entrepreneurship and create jobs. Mainly, “it provides European funds for:
In Romania various companies and organizationsoffer training courses for those who want to start a business or whoa want to develop their entrepreneurial skills. Please find below a list with some of these:
BusinessAcademy
Address: 39-41 Academiei Street, floor 2, Sector 1, Bucharest
Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 20:00, Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00
Registration Department: Tel .: +40 (314) 326 163;
Mob .: +40 (74) 9161 610, +40 (74) 5040 199
BusinessAcademy "is an international school for business education" that has a long tradition in Romania, since 2010 BA established two branches, one in Bucharest and another in Timisoara. From an organizational point of view, it is part of the "international company LINK group, was established in 1998, with headquartered in Belgrade". BA opened branches in several countries in the Balkan Peninsula. The BusinessAcademy operates through the Cambridge University Department of International Examinations.
BA's mission is to help "those who want to become completely independent financially, by building their own business or a successful career" and their work is part of the vision: "A world of happy, rich and independent people ”.
The Entrepreneurship Academy
EA-The Entrepreneurship Academy - Bucharest, Romania
Address: 4-6 Semilunei Street, Sector 2, 020053, Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +40 318 142 927 | email: info@entreprenation.ro
Monday - Friday 09:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Entrepreneurship Academy is a higher education institution in Romania, “administered by the EntrepreNation Foundation, established by the three founding organizations. The mission of the foundation is the development of entrepreneurship in Romania. The university is the main project of the EntrepreNation Foundation. ” ING Bank is the first Founding Partner of The Entrepreneurship Academy.
Regarding the educational model, “the learning process EA - The Entrepreneurship Academy is oriented towards students and towards achieving clear and achievable academic, professional, personal and financial objectives, and is structured in the form of a bachelor programme with a duration of 4 years . "
Also, in July 2019, at national level, the National Agency for Employment (ANOFM) organized 169 professional training programmes, in which 2,742 persons enrolled, approximately 50% of the proposed professions / occupations: addressing individuals who do not have a professional qualification after graduating a high school and/or university. In cross-border counties, the following data were reported[4]:
[1] Start-Up Nation Romania, Mision, Https://Start-Upnation.Eu/Misiune/.
[2] START-UP NATION ROMANIA, Beneficiaries, https://start-upnation.eu/beneficiari/.
[3] Ibidem, p.4.
[4] National Employment Agency (ANOFM), Course program July 2019,
