Opportunity for Young Entrepreneurs: Tulip Business Incubator

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The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, with the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Chișinău, has launched “Tulip Business Incubator”, a support programme for young entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova. It is open to people aged up to 35 who want to start a business or expand an existing one.
In the first phase, 15 young people will be selected for free practical training and mentoring in business planning, preferential financing, bank credit, marketing and e-commerce, and financial management. In the second phase, a business idea competition will choose 5 winners, each receiving a non-repayable grant of EUR 3,000, practical mentoring to attract further financing, access to business consultants from Moldova and the Netherlands, networking opportunities and membership of the first young business community under the Embassy's auspices.
Candidates must be aged up to 35, have a feasible business idea and be motivated to learn. They must submit a CV, a short company description (if registered) and a motivation letter of at most 2 pages. The deadline was extended from 26 February to 1 March 2024, 17.00. Training runs from 25 March to 19 April, grants are awarded on 10 May, mentoring lasts until 30 September, and the project closes on 24 October 2024.


