Business Skills Hub inaugurated in Bălți with the financial support of the European Union

On 2 November the Business Skills Hub was officially inaugurated in Bălți, with the financial support of the European Union. The Business Support Centre is managed by the Association of Business Women from Bălți. 

Thus, entrepreneurs in the northern region of the country can benefit from training services, consultancy and support in business initiation and development, as well as co-working spaces.

During the inauguration event, the Ambassador of the European Union in the Republic of Moldova, Jānis Mažeiks, together with Sorin Mereacre, the President of the East Europe Foundation and the Mayor of Bălți , Nicolai Grigorișin, handed the grant certificates to the five winning entrepreneurs of the “Best business plan”, organised by the Business Skills Hub. An Expo-fair with products of the beneficiaries of the Business Support Centre was also organised and trees have been planted as a sign of strengthening the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The event was served by the social insertion enterprise “Credem-Eco” SRL, which offered delicacies to all the participants of the event. The Association of Business Women from Bălți  municipality created the social enterprise in 2019. The enterprise employs five persons, of which two are with special needs.

To support the activity of the Business Skills Hub, the European Union provided a grant worth €100,000 to the Association of Business Women from Bălți.The Business Support Centre in Bălți was launched within the project “Local civil society contributes to the inclusive and sustainable economic development of the country”, funded by the European Union and co-funded by Sweden, implemented by the East Europe Foundation in partnership with Contact Centre and European Business Association.