Published on 16.05.2018
 

Regional Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Varna (RAPIV) concluded an administrative contract with the number BG05M9OP001-1.023-0007-С01 with the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy under the project "Encouraging Entrepreneurship among Unemployed, Inactive and Employed Young People up to 29 years in the North-eastern Bulgaria, Procedure “Support for Entrepreneurship”. The project is funded by the Operational Program "Human Resources Development" 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union and totals 146 157.24 BGN (124 233.65 BGN - European and 21 923.59 BGN - National co-financing) with a duration of 24 months.

 

The project aims to provide support to 84 unemployed, inactive and employed young people up to 29 years from NER: Varna, Shumen, Dobrich and Targovishte, willing to develop their own business by providing a complex of trainings and services.

 

The aim will be achieved through implementation of the following main activities: 

1.Information and motivation for development of own business and fostering entrepreneurship.

2. Providing trainings for development of own business and fostering entrepreneurship.

3. Providing consulting services. 

 

The project aims to achieve the following results: 

- Increased awareness and motivation for self-employment among 270 persons from the target group.

- Increased knowledge and skills among 84 persons from the target group after their participation in specialized trainings.

- Increased knowledge and skills among 46 persons from the target group after conducting specialized consultations.

- Achieved self-employment and setting up of businesses from 29 people from the target group. 

 

As a final result, new jobs will be provided through the self-employment of at least 29 persons from the target group. Motivation and information, training and consultancy on entrepreneurship will also provide the necessary prerequisites for the future implementation of financial instruments for the start-up of self-employment.