European Day of the Entrepreneur, 4-5 November 2004, Sofia, Bulgaria
4 November 2004 - 5 November 2004
The Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the Mayor of Sofia Municipality Mr. Stefan Sofianski and the Rector of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski Prof. Doctor Habil Boyan Bioltchev on 3 July 2003, stated the formal agreement and the main objectives of the EUROPEAN DAY OF THE ENTREPRENEUR organization. Sofia University and Sofia Municipality together with a wide network of co-organizers from business circles, the central governmental administration, as well as non-profit organizations, participate in development of the programme.
The motto of the EDE is "Opportunities And Challenges In The Enlargement of The European Market".
The objectives of European day of the Entrepreneur is to improve the Bulgarian entrepreneurship environment, to encourage the innovative thinking and innovative practices:,· Establishment and for the development of networks for partnership and dialogue with the participation of all interested parties;,· Support to the government for development of an adequate strategy and policies encouraging entrepreneurship;,· Gathering and dissemination of up-to-date information;,· Development of networks for competitive benchmarking;,· Sharing knowledge, learning from experiences and good practices of the others and finding new business opportunities.
EVENTS FORESEEN IN THE EDE '2004 CALENDAR,· Entrepreneurs in Europe;,· A plenary meeting with dialog between the Government and Bulgarian entrepreneurs; ,· Financial frame in the process of integration: Adopting the funds for integration;,· Financing entrepreneurship;,· National strategy of the Bulgarian Republic for developing innovation,· Innovative entrepreneurship; ,· Informational technology and entrepreneurship;,· Management of Bulgarian Corporations; ,· Education; ,· The entrepreneurial spirit of people with specific needs,· PAXIS net, presenting good European practices produced on the internet;,· The Super Champion Cup, business game on the internet; ,· Projects to encourage innovative entrepreneurship (PROPLUS project);,· Insurance products;,· Investors in people standard practices;,· Ecological entrepreneurship;,· On what do researchers and innovative entrepreneurship;,· How to prepare a successful project? ,· European Bulgarian culture center: Financing projects in the area of culture.
The visitors of the EDE will have the opportunity to see the exhibition of the Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies - BAIT EXPO, 2-7 November 2004 at the INTER EXPO CENTRE.
THE PAST EVENT - SOFIA INITIATIVE, 8-9 OCTOBER 2003,The University of Sofia is a member of the PAXIS network implementing the PROMOTOR PLUS project. This project aims at improving the performance of the start-ups in the Newly Associated Countries (NACs) by promoting the cooperation between companies and organisations from the Member States and NACs. Through this cooperation with the PAXIS network, the University of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski and Sofia Municipality promoted the first local Entrepreneur Day with a European dimension (Sofia, on 8-9 October 2003) that took place for the first time in an Accession Country.
INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT was the motto of Sofia's European Day of Entrepreneur, 8-9 October 2003. More than 300 participants attended the event. Participants from Belgium, Greece, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Spain, United Kingdom, Serbia and Macedonia, as well as representatives of the European Commission shared their experience and actively participated in the discussion forums. 20 co-organizers held 12 thematic sessions and more than 60 presentations were given. Four concomitant events were also carried out.For more information about the EDE-2003: ,http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/ede<br>Or contact: ,Assoc. Prof. Roumen Nikolov,E-mail: roumen@fmi.uni-sofia.bg ,Stanimira Yordanova,E-mail: s_yordanova@fmi.uni-sofia.bg
The motto of the EDE is "Opportunities And Challenges In The Enlargement of The European Market".
The objectives of European day of the Entrepreneur is to improve the Bulgarian entrepreneurship environment, to encourage the innovative thinking and innovative practices:,· Establishment and for the development of networks for partnership and dialogue with the participation of all interested parties;,· Support to the government for development of an adequate strategy and policies encouraging entrepreneurship;,· Gathering and dissemination of up-to-date information;,· Development of networks for competitive benchmarking;,· Sharing knowledge, learning from experiences and good practices of the others and finding new business opportunities.
EVENTS FORESEEN IN THE EDE '2004 CALENDAR,· Entrepreneurs in Europe;,· A plenary meeting with dialog between the Government and Bulgarian entrepreneurs; ,· Financial frame in the process of integration: Adopting the funds for integration;,· Financing entrepreneurship;,· National strategy of the Bulgarian Republic for developing innovation,· Innovative entrepreneurship; ,· Informational technology and entrepreneurship;,· Management of Bulgarian Corporations; ,· Education; ,· The entrepreneurial spirit of people with specific needs,· PAXIS net, presenting good European practices produced on the internet;,· The Super Champion Cup, business game on the internet; ,· Projects to encourage innovative entrepreneurship (PROPLUS project);,· Insurance products;,· Investors in people standard practices;,· Ecological entrepreneurship;,· On what do researchers and innovative entrepreneurship;,· How to prepare a successful project? ,· European Bulgarian culture center: Financing projects in the area of culture.
The visitors of the EDE will have the opportunity to see the exhibition of the Bulgarian Association of Information Technologies - BAIT EXPO, 2-7 November 2004 at the INTER EXPO CENTRE.
THE PAST EVENT - SOFIA INITIATIVE, 8-9 OCTOBER 2003,The University of Sofia is a member of the PAXIS network implementing the PROMOTOR PLUS project. This project aims at improving the performance of the start-ups in the Newly Associated Countries (NACs) by promoting the cooperation between companies and organisations from the Member States and NACs. Through this cooperation with the PAXIS network, the University of Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski and Sofia Municipality promoted the first local Entrepreneur Day with a European dimension (Sofia, on 8-9 October 2003) that took place for the first time in an Accession Country.
INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT was the motto of Sofia's European Day of Entrepreneur, 8-9 October 2003. More than 300 participants attended the event. Participants from Belgium, Greece, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Spain, United Kingdom, Serbia and Macedonia, as well as representatives of the European Commission shared their experience and actively participated in the discussion forums. 20 co-organizers held 12 thematic sessions and more than 60 presentations were given. Four concomitant events were also carried out.For more information about the EDE-2003: ,http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/ede<br>Or contact: ,Assoc. Prof. Roumen Nikolov,E-mail: roumen@fmi.uni-sofia.bg ,Stanimira Yordanova,E-mail: s_yordanova@fmi.uni-sofia.bg
Keywords
Entrepreneurship