site.btaFifth Edition of National Mentoring Programme for Women Entrepreneurs to Be Announced in January 2025

The fifth edition of the National Mentoring Programme for Women Entrepreneurs will be announced in the end of January 2025, Petya Belelieva, Chair of the Board of the Women's Business Community (WBC) said during a press conference in the BTA National Press Club  in Sofia on Monday.  The crowning event, the Women's Business Arena, will take place on June 5.

Тhe programmе will focus on sustainable business. Among the organization's new plans is participation in legislative initiatives related to changes in regulations, including, for example, in the Labour Code, Belelieva said.

Registration for the programme is now available on the Mentors BG website. It is expected to train 50 women entrepreneurs, said Gena Sabeva, member of the WBC Supervisory Board and co-chair of the Entrepreneurship and Start-up Council at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In total, over 250 women have undergone specialized training and mentoring sessions under the programme in the last 4 years.

Over BGN 100,000 in financial and non-financial grants have been distributed to women, who have participated in the Women's Business Arena during the 4 years of the initiative's existence.