{"id":2704,"date":"2026-04-09T14:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2026-06-18T08:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:40:10","slug":"the-first-stage-of-the-ai-edih-entrepreneurship-program-for-north-central-bulgaria-successfully-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/the-first-stage-of-the-ai-edih-entrepreneurship-program-for-north-central-bulgaria-successfully-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041f\u044a\u0440\u0432\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0435\u0442\u0430\u043f \u043d\u0430 \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0415\u0426\u0418\u0425 \u0437\u0430 \u0421\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0430 \u0426\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043b\u043d\u0430 \u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438 \u0443\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0448\u043d\u043e"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2052 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pnidit-bg.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pnidit-bg.png 365w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/pnidit-bg-300x77.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"62\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2053\" src=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Co-Funded-By-the-EU-transparent-background.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Co-Funded-By-the-EU-transparent-background.png 800w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Co-Funded-By-the-EU-transparent-background-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Co-Funded-By-the-EU-transparent-background-768x208.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Regional Innovation Center &#8220;Ambitious Gabrovo&#8221;, in its capacity as the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) for North Central Bulgaria, marks an important milestone in its 2026 Entrepreneurship Program \u2014 the training stage was successfully completed today, April 9, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The learning platform has 45 active participants registered, bringing ideas across four key sectors: e-Commerce and Digital Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology and Engineering, and Manufacturing and Logistics. The program targets individual entrepreneurs, early-stage teams, and startups developing their projects primarily within the North Central Region of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Six Modules, Six Steps Toward a Successful Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The training stage took place between March 31 and April 9, 2026, and was structured into six modules, led by established academic and industry experts:<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Module 1 \u2013 The Entrepreneur as a Person<\/strong> (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iskra Panteleeva, March 31) \u2014 participants explored the personal characteristics and functions of an entrepreneur, communication skills, teamwork, motivation, entrepreneurial risk, and the key factors behind success and failure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Module 2 \u2013 Launching an Entrepreneurial Initiative and the Entrepreneurial Process<\/strong> (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iskra Panteleeva, April 1) \u2014 the focus was on initiating entrepreneurial activity, understanding the entrepreneurial process and resources, and the formalization of a business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Module 3 \u2013 Building a Business Model<\/strong> (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivan Byanov, April 2) \u2014 participants worked with tools such as the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Canvas, assessed their opportunities, and validated their ideas within a real market context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Module 4 \u2013 Legal, Administrative and Financial\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Obligations of Newly Established Legal Entities<\/strong> (S<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">tela Doseva, April 7) \u2014 the module covered the registration of legal entities, choosing the appropriate legal form, the legislative framework for operating a business, and obligations to tax and social security authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Module 5 \u2013 Building a High-Performance Team<\/strong> (Prof. Dr. Veneta Hristova, April 3) \u2014 topics included roles within a startup team, choosing a co-founder, communication and dynamics in small teams, conflict management, and time management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Module 6 \u2013 Funding<\/strong> (Prof. Dr. Maria Ilcheva, April 9) \u2014 the final module of the training stage covered various sources of financing \u2014 from grants and accelerators to business angels and venture capital \u2014 as well as financial forecasting and pitch deck preparation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Mentorship and Demo Day Ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Following the successful completion of the training stage, the program continues with individual mentoring sessions with proven experts through June 15, culminating in the final Demo Day \u2014 a pitching event before real investors and partners, scheduled by the end of June 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1892\" src=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Group-725-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"93\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This news item has been created with the financial support of the Research, Innovation and Digitalization for Smart Transformation Program 2021-2027, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund under project BG16RFPR002-1.002-0001 -C01 \u201cAccelerated digitalization for SMEs in the Central Region through the creation and development of EDIH.\u201d The Regional Innovation Center \u201cAmbitious Gabrovo\u201d bears full responsibility for the content of the document and under no circumstances can it be assumed that this document reflects the official position of the European Union and the managing authority.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Regional Innovation Center &#8220;Ambitious Gabrovo&#8221;, in its capacity as the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) for North Central Bulgaria, marks an important milestone in its 2026 Entrepreneurship Program \u2014 the training stage was successfully completed today, April 9, 2026. 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