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”

Organizers

 

Веселин Халачев

Веселин Халачев

Габриела Козарева

Габриела Козарева

Стамен Янев

Стамен Янев
 

Official guests

Екатерина Захариева

Екатерина Захариева

Емил Караниколов

Емил Караниколов

Николина Ангелкова

Николина Ангелкова

Румен Порожанов

Румен Порожанов

Огнян Златев

Огнян Златев

Тодор Стоянов

Тодор Стоянов

Моника Панайотова

Моника Панайотова

Емрах Сазак

Емрах Сазак

Раду Молдован

Раду Молдован

Lecturers

David Caro

David Caro

Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Светлана Бoянова

Светлана Бoянова

Лариса Манастърли

Лариса Монастърли

Владимир Пенков

Владимир Пенков
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