A business launch assistance center was opened in Balti. Five entrepreneurs have already benefited from grants
In Bălți, on November 2, the “Business Skills Hub” assistance center for businesswomen was opened. Now the young entrepreneurs from the northern capital and also Rîșcan, Glodeni, Florești and Drochia will be able to benefit from training to launch their business. The center is financed by the European Union and opened with the support of the Association of Business Women.
The idea behind the project is that a woman has unlimited potential and can lead society to prosperity.
“This is one of 6 regional business centers that have opened in the country. This is the last center that has opened, but it has already been operating before opening for a year. This project will last for several more years, and we hope that it will be stable after the opening. We have a plan, which will allow the operation of this center, even after the closure of this project,” said Janis Majeics, the EU ambassador to Moldova.
“We already have more than 60 people who have been trained in business planning training and created a business plan. After that they were included in the grant program, 5 of whom received grants for their businesses “, added Tatiana Puga, president of the Association of Business Women from Balti.
The project has a duration of 30 months, and the budget is 100 thousand euros.
“From which grants will also be offered to small and medium-sized enterprises, for their development. The project provides for professional training, mentoring in their field of activity, protection, work, both with the local and central administration, as well as with partners from other centers Comrat, Tiraspol, Chisinau and Orhei, in order to promote the business plan, both locally and nationally,” said Sorin Mereacre, president of the Eastern European foundation.
The local authorities support the appearance of such a center in the city.
“This project is already being implemented. Many people have already received consultations. Many have already implemented their projects. A good start for our city,” said Nicolae Grigorisin, the mayor of Balti.
The center has already trained 60 budding entrepreneurs, five of whom have received grants. One of them, 27-year-old Alina Uncu, from Fălești, who recently opened a pastry shop.
“Thanks to this grant we received a freezer, a mixer with a large capacity, a mixer with more power. Our activity includes the manufacture of cakes to order for various events, as well as a wide range of pastry products”, says Alina Uncu, the entrepreneur from Fălești .
A young mother from Singerei, Ana Grama, decided to open a company producing natural cosmetic products for the bathroom. Thanks to the project, the EU managed to acquire new equipment and increased the production of products twice.
“The decision came with the appearance of the children, they really love to take baths with bath bombs, all of which contain dyes. And for me it was very important, because I am a chemist by profession and I challenged myself. We produce bath salt, body scrub, bath bombs, lip balm, powders. All from natural ingredients, without chemicals and preservatives,” said Ana Grama, entrepreneur from Sîngerei.
The “Business Skills Hub” center was opened with the financial support of the European Union within the project “Civil society contributes to the economic and social development of the country” and with funding from Sweden, through the Eastern European Foundation.
