{"id":25297,"date":"2025-02-21T23:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-tineret.md\/?p=25297"},"modified":"2025-02-21T23:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:35:32","slug":"tulip-business-incubator-2-0-training-and-funding-opportunity-for-young-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/tulip-business-incubator-2-0-training-and-funding-opportunity-for-young-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tulip Business Incubator 2.0&#8221; \u2013 training and funding opportunity for young entrepreneurs  \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent Analytical Center &#8220;Expert-Grup&#8221;, with the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Chisinau and in partnership with the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM), launches the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/14uiUxLKF5\/\">&#8220;Tulip Business Incubator 2.0&#8221;<\/a> program, aimed at young entrepreneurs from the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>The program is open to people up to 35 years of age who want to start a business or develop an existing one. Participants will benefit from training, mentoring and access to grants.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stages of the program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The program is carried out in two phases. In the first stage, 15 young people will be selected to participate in practical training and mentoring sessions in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>developing a business plan;<\/li>\n<li>accessing preferential funding offered by the state and donors;<\/li>\n<li>obtaining a bank loan on favorable terms;<\/li>\n<li>marketing strategies;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>financial management.<\/p>\n<p>In the second phase, a business ideas competition will be organized, following which five of the participants will receive non-reimbursable grants worth 5000 euros each. The winners will also benefit from mentoring to attract additional funding, business consulting and networking opportunities with other entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Eligibility criteria and how to apply<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To be eligible, candidates must be up to 35 years old and be entrepreneurs or future entrepreneurs with a feasible business idea. They must also demonstrate motivation for developing a business.<\/p>\n<p>The application file must contain the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>personal CV;<\/li>\n<li>A description of the company, if it is already registered;<\/li>\n<li>A one-two page motivation letter, in which the business idea and development plans are presented.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The deadline for submitting applications is February 28, 2025, at 17:00. The documents must be sent to the e-mail address procurari@expert-grup.org.<\/p>\n<h3>Program calendar<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Selection of the 15 beneficiaries: March 5, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Training sessions: 17-28 March 2025<\/li>\n<li>Business plan competition and selection of 10 finalists: April 1-11, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Final pitching and grants: May 27, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Mentoring programs: June \u2013 September 2025<\/li>\n<li>Closing event: 31 October 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;Tulip Business Incubator 2.0&#8221; program offers young entrepreneurs the chance to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses, benefiting from financial support and professional expertise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/Source: Independent Analytical Center &quot;Expert-Grup&quot;\">Independent Analytical Center &#8220;Expert-Grup&#8221;<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent Analytical Center &#8220;Expert-Grup&#8221;, with the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Chisinau and in partnership with the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM), launches the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-slider-home-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25298,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25297\/revisions\/25298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et.brainstorm.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}