Projects funded

The Beekeeping as an Alternative to the Unemployment and a Steady Base for а Sustainable Development in the Bulgarian-Serbian Cross-border Region

Project ID: 2007CB16IPO006-2011-2-096
Acronym: ISERD: BEEBGRS
Project title: The Beekeeping as an Alternative to the Unemployment and a Steady Base for а Sustainable Development in the Bulgarian-Serbian Cross-border Region
Call: 2007CB16IPO006-2011-2
Priority axis: Priority Axis 2
Action: 2.1 Links and networking on institutional, business and educational levels
Budget: 173766.27 €
EU co-financing: 147701.32 €
Start date: 18.12.2013
End date: 18.12.2014
Status: In implementation
Description: The project idea and planned project activities fully correspond to the region’s need of economic development by attracting investors and creating jobs. The project is composed on few basic principles: - a good analysis about the business environment is needed for every business initiative especially in less economic developed regions - small investments family enterprises are the most appropriate for undeveloped areas - small investments family businesses could have wide expansion in economic undeveloped regions by small by Aiming to facilitate the business networking and the joint promotion of the cross-border region as a whole a website will be launched. It will contain analyses, useful links (to relevant institutions, statistics, research centers, etc.) and an online forum, where beekeepers from both sides of the border will be able to upload business info, to search for partners, to look for problems solving, to announce buying/selling, etc. The website will be widely promoted not only among the businesses operating in the cross-border region but also among the business associations in other countries, thus connecting the region with wider business community and trying to attract joint investments.

Partners

  • Regional Branch Beekeeping Union MontanaBulgaria, Montana