Association for Assistance of Small and Medium-sized Businesses - United Business Clubs (UBC) is a large network of small and medium-sized enterprises in Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania and other European countries, which is constantly expanding and currently has more than 2,000 members.

UBC is a member of the European Small Business Alliance (ESBA), a pan-European organization with over 1.2 million members from 36 countries.

We are part of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the South-East Cooperation Innitiative (SECI), the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and many others.

United we are strong! United we will succeed!

Program

09.00 - 10.00 Registration of participants and guests

10.00 - 16.30 - b2b matchmaking meetings

13.30 - 13:45 Opening of the Discussion part of the “Balkan SME Conference - Sofia 2018”

13:45 - 14:15 First Panel - European policies for the development of the small and medium businesses in the Balkans through the prism of Small Business Act (SBA) of the European Commission

14:15 - 14:45 Second Panel - Theme: Balkan partnership for more markets. The Balkan SMEs and the digital market

14:45 - 15:00 Coffee-break

15:00 - 15:30 Third Panel - European funds and programs for the SMEs in the Balkans

15:30 - 16:00 Fourth Panel - Access to innovation and skills - a priority for the SME development in the Balkans

17.00 – 17.30 Official greetings to the participants of the “Balkan SME Conference - Sofia 2018”

17.30 – 19.00 United Business Clubs AWARD CEREMONY for Support for the SMEs in Bulgaria

19.00 – 22.00 EVENING COCKTAIL “5th ANNIVERSARY OF UBC”