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Operational Programme “Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013”

Operational Programme “Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013”. Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency. One of the seven operational programmes financed by the Structural and Cohesion Funds of the EU

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Operational Programme “Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013”

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  1. Operational Programme “Development of the competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy 2007-2013” Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency

  2. One of the seven operational programmes financed by the Structural and Cohesion Funds of the EU The overall amount of public expenditure under the OP is 1.162 bil. euro – ERDF and national budget OP “Competitiveness” • ОP“Competitiveness” • ОP “Regional development” • ОP “Human resources” • ОP “Administrative capacity” • ОP “Transport” • ОP “Environment” • ОP “Technical assistance”

  3. OP“Competitiveness” Knowledge-based economy and innovations Development of competitive enterprises General Objective: Development of dynamic economy competitive on the EU and international markets Increase of investment and export Improvement of business environment

  4. OP“Competitiveness” 1. Development of knowledge-based economy and innovation activities; 2. Increasing efficiency of enterprises and promoting supportive business environment; 3. Financial resources for developing enterprises; 4. Strengthening the international market positions of the Bulgarian economy; 5. Technical Assistance. PRIORITY AXES

  5. Priority axis 1 “Development of a knowledge-based economy and innovation activities” Area of intervention 1.1.Support for innovation activities in enterprises Area of intervention 1.2.Improvement of the pro-innovative infrastructure Overall amount of project financing under Priority Axis 1: 246 500 000 еuroor 21,2 % оf the ЕRDF funding for OP “Competitiveness”.

  6. Priority axis 1 “Development of a knowledge-based economy and innovation activities” Under this priority innovative projects of Bulgarian enterprises in the following areas will be financed: • Support for the creation and development of innovative start-up companies; • Support for creation and commercialization of innovations by enterprises (pre-competitive and commercialization stage); • Support for increase of the share of R&D personnel in enterprises; • Support for protection of the industrial property rights (national, European and international application and registration of patents, utility models, trade marks and designs incl. Community Trade Mark, Community Design).

  7. Priority axis 1 “Development of a knowledge-based economy and innovation activities” • Creation of new and development of existing pro-innovative infrastructure - various types of Business Support Organisations that offer pro-innovative tailor-made advisory services to innovative start-ups and existing innovative enterprises (technology transfer centres, technology incubators, technology platforms, technology parks, etc.); • Support for modernization of applied research equipment; • Creation of national innovation network.

  8. Priority Axis2 “Increasing efficiency of enterprises and promoting supportive business environment” Overall amount of project financing under Priority Axis 2: 593837780еuroor51,1 % оf the ЕRDF funding for OP “Competitiveness”. Area of intervention2.1 Improvement of technologies and management in enterprises. Area of intervention2.2 Creation of business support infrastructure. Area of intervention2.3 Promotion of energy-saving technologies and utilization of renewable energy sources. Area of intervention2.4 Support for business networking and clustering.

  9. Priority Axis2 “Increasing efficiency of enterprises and promoting supportive business environment” Under Priority Axis 2 the following projects will be supported: • Upgrade of technologies in enterprises - support for investments in modern tangible and intangible assets, aiming at improvement of their business performance and expanding their operations, improving management, introducing new products, services or processes, etc. • Achieving compliance with internationally recognized standards- design, implementation and certification of international Quality Management Systems, introduction of environmental management systems and standards (EMAS), IT based management systems, GMP, etc.

  10. Priority Axis2 “Increasing efficiency of enterprises and promoting supportive business environment” Support for creation and partial maintenance of a network of Business Support Organizations (BSOs) - the network will provide a wide range of information and consultancy services to both start-up and existing SMEs (general business consultancy on starting up and running a business, business planning, marketing, financial management, legal advice, etc); Creation of regional business incubators – setting up and running incubators, financing limited infrastructure interventions and equipment (refurbishing and modernization, equipment acquisition) and management costs .

  11. Priority Axis2 “Increasing efficiency of enterprises and promoting supportive business environment” Introducing energy-saving technologies in enterprises; Introduction of renewable energy resources satisfying the needs of the enterprise (wind and solar energy); Promotion of business networking and clustering - groups of companies and bound up institutions that are in a certain business interrelation (suppliers, producers, service providers, universities, branch organizations etc.).

  12. Priority Axis 3 “Financial resources for developing enterprises” Overall financing under Priority Axis 3: 200 mil. еuroor 17 % the ЕRDF funding for OP “Competitiveness”. Under Priority Axis 3 financing will be provided for development of funding instruments (guarantee funds, micro-loan funds, venture capital funds) for SMEs and more specifically – granting an access to risk capital for activities that traditionally are not to be financed by the banking institutions due to their high level of risk. The financial instruments established will focus mainly on micro enterprises, start-ups, innovative enterprises, SMEs lacking credit or long-term business history, SMEs not possessing high-quality collateral, etc.

  13. Priority Axis 4 “Strengthening the international market positions of Bulgarian economy” Overall amount of project financing under Priority Axis 4: 87 mil. еuroor7.5 % оf the ЕRDF funding for OP “Competitiveness Projects in the following areas will be financed: • Projects for promoting Bulgaria as an investment destination – information for attracting foreign investors, image-making and marketing campaigns, PR activities (leaflets, brochures, CDs, TV spots, audio-commercials, printed advertisements, etc.); - beneficiary: Invest Bulgaria Agency; • Development of integrated information system in support of foreign investors and for provision of service packages for investment purpose; - beneficiary: Invest Bulgaria Agency.

  14. Priority Axis 4 “Strengthening the international market positions of Bulgarian economy” • Providing quality information of foreign markets to Bulgarian enterprises - development and maintenance of Internet-accessible data bases, development and maintenance of a system for automatic business matchmaking, development of analyses (regional, sector-oriented, legal frame-oriented, best practices, etc.), • Encouraging SME participation in international specialized fairs, exhibitions, and trade missions; • Improvement of the image (branding) and the export potential of Bulgaria - development of a Strategy and Action plan for improving the image of Bulgaria, production and distribution of PR and promotion materials. - beneficiary: BSMEPA.

  15. Operational Programme “Competitiveness”Management Structure ОP “Competitiveness” Managing Authority (MA) – МoEE, European funds for Competitiveness Directorate Monitoring Committee Priority Axis 1 Priority Axis 2 Priority Axis 3 Priority Axis 4 Priority axis 5 Intermediate Body - BSMEPA Direct management byMA Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries

  16. How does it work… MANAGING AUTHORITY Call for Proposals Beneficiaries • Sending the project proposals to the IB • Evaluation by an independent expert Committee • Signing a contract with the CA • Advance payment (if envisaged) Carrying out of procedures for selection of sub-contractors by the beneficiaries. • Implementation of project activities and preparation of interim reports by the beneficiaries; • Checks by the MA and IB concerning the implementation of activities and the expenditures made (project monitoring); • Interim payments; • Final report and final payment.

  17. 27 Regional Offices of BSMEPA

  18. Managing Authority Ministry of Economy and Energy European Funds for Competitiveness Directorate (MA of OP “Competitiveness”) tel: + 359 2 940 75 01 fax: + 359 2 981 17 19 www.opcompetitiveness.bg; www.mee.government.bg Intermediate Body Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) tel: +359 2 807 53 00 www.sme.government.bg ; www.ibsme.org

  19. Thank you for your attention!

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