4th Stakeholder group meeting in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency (SZREDA) from Bulgaria is going to organise the 4th stakeholder group meeting on the 23rd of March 2018, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The representatives from the Ministry of Economy, the local university, representatives from local authorities, financial institutions and representatives of the business have been invited to the event, as well as some startup companies that operate in the rural areas. The representatives of SZREDA, Mr. Venelin Dobrev and Mrs. Rumyana Grozeva are going to share their experience from the study visit in Italy, Mantua in February 2018 and discuss some potential activities with the stakeholders in order to promote the development of production processes innovation by rural SMEs. One of the topics will be the idea of developing a financial grant for enterprises in Bulgaria that have a "Seal of excellence" from Horizon 2020 and have applied for the SME instrument. Local stakeholders are going to be asked about good practices that can be discussed and included in the platform.