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Activities of National Association of Small and medium Business /NASMB/ regarding Implementation of EU Small Business Act. First Forum for South East European Women Entrepreneurs 21 – 22 of September, 2010, Istanbul Eleonora Negulova – Chairperson of NASMB. NASMB - Bulgaria.
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Activities of National Association of Small and medium Business /NASMB/ regarding Implementation of EU Small Business Act First Forum for South East European Women Entrepreneurs 21 – 22 of September, 2010, Istanbul Eleonora Negulova – Chairperson of NASMB
NASMB - Bulgaria • Mission – the organization is working for improvement of business environment in Bulgaria and Europe • Main responsibilities: • To represent its members in the dialogue with local and central authorities • To supports the members to increase their competitiveness
NASMB - Bulgaria • SMEs in Bulgaria • SMEs represent 99.6 % of the total number of enterprises with 1 to 249 persons employed (222 025). • Only 0.4 % of these are public, and their number in 2008 was 869 – • That means the small businesses in Bulgaria are private!
NASMB - Bulgaria • A recent research was conducted with 848 women at the age from 20 to 55. • 33,4% of them have their own businesses and the rest are employees. • 62,97% of the women entrepreneurs in Bulgaria are university graduates, • 35,14% are with secondary education, and • 0,59% - with primary education. • 0,35% of the business ladies have doctoral degrees. • According to the last index Bulgarian women entrepreneurs outrank their EU counterparts.
NASMB - Bulgaria • According to National Statistic Institute figures, the relative share of women entrepreneurs has been about one-third of the SMEs. • The percentage of women entrepreneurs in the total number of self-employed persons is 37.7 % according to the analysis carried out by CITUB trade union experts published in 2006.
NASMB - Bulgaria • By these numbers Bulgaria ranks 38 out of 134 countries. Among the EU countries, it holds a place in the middle of the 27 Member States. • Data from the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria on labour force survey results for 2009 show: • economic participation rates at 72.3 % for men and 67.7 % for women; • employment rates /age 15-64/ at 67.7 % for men and 59.0 % for women
NASMB - Bulgaria • NASMB is supporting women entrepreneurship in Bulgaria and on Balkans; • 51 % of NASMB members have Ladies as managers; • NASMB’ Chairperson and Secretary General are womenENTREPRENEURS; • 80% of NASMB’ staff are women!
NASMB - Bulgaria • NASMB is supporting women entrepreneurship in accordance to EU Small Business Act by providing: • Integrated consultancy services • Access to organization networks and EU funds/other capital/financial sources • Support in business planning and management • Helps in diversifying/restructuring the business • And in implementing innovations
NASMB - Bulgaria • NASMB creates partnerships with national & international authorities/organizations to • Exchange experience /knowledge • To learn more about how to be better in advocating the interests of its members and • To share values of civil society participative democracy acting as Civil Society Organization signed the Global Compaq of United Nations
NASMB - Bulgaria • Think small first – Small Business Act /SBA/ of Europe principle! • I - IMPROVING THE ACCESS TO FINANCE • II - ENHANCING MARKET ACCESS • III - A REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN SUPPORT OF SMEs' NEEDS • Is guiding NASMB in its activities!
NASMB - Bulgaria • Think small first – SBA of Europe principle! • We implement projects in the scope of the three SBA priorities: • LLL – EUFCINET project; EUROCERTICON project; SOCIALSME project; CREATIN Project; ICT and LLL project • European citizens working for the Global Agenda 21;
NASMB - Bulgaria • Think small first – SBA of Europe principle! • Green energy project – OP ”Regional Development”; • LIDER in Bulgarian rural municipalities; • Cross-Border cooperation projects with RO/SER/GREECE/TURKEY and FYROM • And others….
NASMB - Bulgaria • Think small first – SBA of Europe principle! • NASMB is the establisher of South East European Business Network – SEE Net • www.seenetwork.eu • www.nasmb-bg.org • negulova@abv.bg • We invite you to join SEE Network! • Thanks for your attention!