| Job Opportunities through Business Support (JOBS) |
| Funded by: |
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Bulgarian Ministry of Labor and Social Policy
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| Timeframe: |
August 2003 - December 2005 |
| Goals: |
Facilitate job creation through supporting micro- and small-size enterprises and agricultural producers. Stimulate entreprenuership. Encourage development of the capacity of government, private, and non-governmental sectors.
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| PHARE Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Bulgaria - Romania |
| "Creation of a long-term partnership for cross-border development"
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| Funded by: |
Co-financed by the European Union through Programme PHARE - Cross-Border Cooperation, Joint Small Projects Fund Bulgaria-Romania
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| Timeframe: |
January 2003 - September 2003
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| Goals: |
To create a model for cross-border cooperation between our agency and the Regional Development Agency - Southwest Oltenia in Romania to address regional development needs. We aimed to increase cross-border contacts and trade, and thus improve the economic situations of both regions.
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| Establishment of Business Incubators in Areas of Industrial Decline
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| Funded by: |
European Community PHARE Programme 2000
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| Timeframe: |
October 2003 - December 2005
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| Goals: |
Establishment of a business incubator to support Montana businesses to overcome difficulties in the initial stages of their development.
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| Role of ARD & BC: |
Provide support to the Montana Municipality administration to obtain funding, establish, and coordinate businesses interested in leasing space in the Incubator.
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| Project for Vocational Education - "MONTE AVOIR - Repkini & Co." |
| Funded by: |
European Community PHARE Programme 2000
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| Timeframe: |
January 2003 - August 2003
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| Goals: |
To decrease the level of unemployment in the Montana Region and adapt vocational education to the requirements of the labor market through providing training courses for qualification and re-qualification of employed and unemployed people.
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| Role of ARD & BC: |
Partner with "MONTE AVOIR - Repkini & Co." Designed and wrote successful project proposal; manages correspondence with funding institutions; writes reports; conducts motivational training.
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| Results: |
Trained over 215 unemployed and employed people.
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| Project"Civil Forum for for Regional Development"- ARD & BC Vidin |
| Funded by: |
European Community PHARE Programme - European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights, Micro-projects 2000
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| Timeframe: |
January 2003 - October 2003
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| Goals: |
Sustainable development of the civil sector in Northwest Bulgaria by establishing relationships between local and regional authorities for access to the process of decision making.
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| Role of ARD & BC: |
Partner - coordinate and implement all project activities in the Montana region.
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| Results: |
Creation of a conception between the local authorities and NGOs for future partnership.
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| Capacity Building for the Accelerated Growth of the Small and Medium-Size Enterprise (SME) Sector in Bulgaria |
| Funded by: |
European Community PHARE Programme
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| Timeframe: |
January 2001 - September 2002
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| Goals: |
Capacity building for the Regional Development Agencies in their interaction with SMEs to improve the environment for the establishment and growth of SMEs.
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| Results: |
The ARD & BC has consulted and trained over 160 SMEs and continues to support SMEs by using skills and abilities learned and strengthened through training provided by the project. |
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