Alumni
TOP CLASS 2010
Lora Abadjieva,
Velofaiton, owner. The company is focused on mobile and alternative advertising. The advertising is done via branded bicycles called velofaitons. The vehicles are enviromentally friendly and man-powered. The aim of Ms Abadjieva is to build a network of velofaitons-taxis covering the downtown area and which would not only be used by foreigners visiting the city but would turn into a new eco-taxis model.
http://www.velofaiton.com/
Vassil Karaivanov, European Program Advisory, owner. The company specializes in structuring and finding financing for Bulgarian companies mostly, via EU programs and the Bulgarian capital market. The objective of the company is to grow and become a leading financial house for financing mainly through the capital market (mostly via issuing bonds) and to manage funds for financing small and medium businesses.
http://www.eupa.bg/
Dimitar Vazharov, Auto3P Bulgaria, project manager. The company is focused on the development and installation of innovative solutions from the IT field. The main expertise of the company is the development of systems assisting the data organization processes and their transformation into useful information. In doing so, Auto3P Bulgaria helps increasing the efficiency of the work process and the improvement of the quality of management decisions. A major product is servicing the elimination of damages by insurance companies SmartClaiMS. The system services more than 70% of the car claims in Bulgaria.
http://www.auto3p.bg/
Tzvetelin Andreev and
Hristo Tomov, Dreamix, owners. Dreamix is a small company set up 3 years ago. As of the moment, the company has built partnerships with the largest software companies in Bulgaria. Dreamix is working on its own products, namely an online school diary.
http://www.dreamix.eu/
Georgi Topuzov, Rekordi, partner and manager. The main work of the company is the production and application of special protective pavements for concrete and metal, as well as the sale of resin-based floorings applicable in various sectors. Among the important achievements of the company is the ability to offer between 1 and 3 new products per year. The objective of Mr. Topuzov is to keep good positions on the market and be the industry leader via having highly motivated and committed employees and loyal and happy customers.
http://www.rekordi.com/
Boris Kolev, JT International, owner. “JT International” started as a school company of Junior Achievement in 2003. During the years, the business portfolio of the company grew enormously. Since 2007, the company has been offering marketing solutions via 5 main brands JT Inventis, JT Design, JT Creative, JT Eventis and JT Communications.
http://www.jt-bg.com/
Teodor Vassilev, NGO National Community Center Future Now, owner and chairman of the board. The commnunity center is a young and modern non-governmental organization which has high influence on the NGO sector as a whole and the social entrepreneurship. The team consists of experts from different areas united by the desire to work for education and training of higher quality and pracitce-focused training among the children in Bulgaria. The development of the organization is mainly in the field of social entrepreneurship, provision of high quality teachers and education products in the field of environmental and social business.
http://www.gudevica.org/
Valentin Doychinov, Global Wind Power, project manager. Mr. Doychinov is interested in meeting entrepreneurs for the purpose of establishing new partnerships for future projects.
http://www.globalwindpower.com/
Plamen Zhelyazkov, Together Bulgaria, sales manager. Mr. Zhelyazkov favours the multilevel marketing business, which is also the basis of the structure of Together Bulgaria. He values new contacts with interesting people, he likes challenges of solving problems, and enjoys reading fantasy. His special interests are proper communication, verbal and non-verbal, and NLP.
http://www.together.bg/
TOP CLASS II, 2009
Stanimir Vassilev, Easy Asset Management JSC, is the Executive Director and co-owner of Easy Asset Management JSC. The company is a non-banking financial institution for small and fast unsecured consumer credits. As of the present moment, the company works with all towns and cities and gradually develops its network to encompass the villages of the country and achieve a full national coverage. Easy Asset Management has a registered company in Ukraine too. As a firmly established leader on the microlending market, the objective of Mr. Vassilev is to turn his company into an international one.
Marina Stephanova, Strategii Ltd., is the Executive Director and co-owner of Strategii Ltd. The company operating on the consultancy market was set up after winning a project for youth entrepreneurs in the consultancy field. The main activity of the company is the provision of legal and accounting consultations both for individuals and companies; consulting in the field of company development; and other financial and economic consultations. Ms Stephanova would like to have her company among the leading consulting companies on the market in Bulgaria in the field of project management, financial services, corporate social responsibility and environmental production.
Valentin Oreshkov, Everbread, Project Manager. Everbread has developed a search engine (Haystack) that allows airlines, online travel agencies, and travel consortia to offer cheaper fares on a greater number of flights. http://www.everbread.com/
Bojidar Krapchev, LLP Sofia Ltd, is partner and Executive Director of LLP Sofia. The company is part of LLP Group and has been operating on the Bulgarian market since 2000. The main activity of the company is selling and introducing ERP systems. The company is among the leading companies in this field and has more than 100 successfully introduced systems along with participation in international projects. Having established LLP Sofia Ldt. as a leader, Mr. Krapchev has directed his effort towards the creation of a team that is able to offer additional consultations related to the change management for customers introducing ERP systems.
Blagomir Petrov, BG Service Ltd., is Managing Partner of BG Service Ltd. The company specializes in the provision of B2B services in the field of information technologies. It focuses on work with SMEs as well as development, production and maintenance of specialized IT systems. The company portfolio has a platform for business processes and nZoom and vertical solutions for the catering and tourist business.
Radoy Kirov, Milchev and Son Ltd., is owner and President of Milchev and Son Ltd., with a vast experience on the market. He established his company as a leader in the provision of services affordable to the general public. The company is official distributor of a wide range of heating/air conditioning systems, and security and control systems. Milchev and Son Ltd. works with catalogue orders and implements individual customer projects. The company offers modern technologies that meet the international standards. The objective of eng. Kirov is to maintain a high level of expert service and the ability to meet all needs and requirements in his field of work. He has been able to achieve this high quality and standards for his company due to his team of professionals who take daily care of ensuring that the demands of the customers are met.
Milena Proboyska-Ivanova, International Quality Association, is the Executive Director of IQA. The company specializes in audit, control, certification and training in the field of management systems, in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 27001, ISO 26000 as well as OHSAS 18001. Ms Ivanova strives for excellence of the company. Her objective is to expand the market share of IQA by implementing a good marketing policy and efficient communication with the customers. The company guarantees a single standard regarding the prices for its contractors. The team understands the importance of confidentiality and impartiality when certifying its customers for management systems; it ensures the avoidance of conflict of interests; and guarantees the objectiveness of its activities.
TOP CLASS I, 2008
Julian Calderon, BG Service Ltd., is a managing partner of BG Service Ltd. The company specializes in the provision of B2B services in the field of information technologies. It focuses on work with SMEs as well as developing, producing and maintenance of specialized IT systems. The company portfolio has a platform for business processes and nZoom and vertical solutions for the catering and tourist business. For a few year, Julian Calderon was the publisher and chief editor of two magazines for computer technologies.
Ralitsa Ivanova, Raven Consulting Group Ltd., is the General Manager of Raven Consulting Group Ltd. Raven Consulting Group Ltd. is consultant company is Human Resources area. The company has focused on recruitment and selection, consultations on human resources projects, training in soft skills, HR, Communications and Sales.
Maya Stoilova, IM Consulting, is the Executive Manger of IM Consulting. The company was specifically set up to provide consulting services to the new owners of the companies previously owned by Ms Stoilova. The companies Ms Stoilova sold recently were in the field of engineering and environment projects development and implementation. She is planning to set up a new company focused on environment, industrial machinery and lifestyle improving services.
Ivaylo Kostadinov, My Clicks LLC / Web Marketing Group Ltd., is the Executive Director of My Clicks LLC / Web Marketing Group Ltd. The company provides B2B solutions for positioning different types of businesses on the internet. Most of the company clients are American, Irish and British companies, which accounts for its office in the USA and the forthcoming opening of offices in Ireland and Britain. Mr. Kostadinov's desire, however, is to promote and be able to expand his company services on the Bulgarian market.
Stefan Kiryazov and Nikola Dragov, Wizefish, are owners of Wizefish. The company is focused on the development of software and online trade via innovative web-based software solutions. Mr. Kiryazov is a co-author of the comprehensive programming textbook ''Programming for .NET Framework'' Faber, 2005, ISBN: 954-775-505-6. Mr. Dragov has a few publications too, among which are ''Electronic payments in Bulgaria'' for ''Pari'' newspaper, ''How to set up a small business in the net'', etc.
Georgi Petrov, iSense.BG, is a co-owner of iSense.BG. The company specializes in web design and development.
Valentin Mihaylov, Capital Management EE, is the owner of Capital Management EE. The company specializes in the provision of consulting services in the field of finance. Mr. Mihaylov is in the process of establishing a Team Building company.
Ivan Tzompov, Tzison Ltd., is the co-owner of Tzison Ltd. This company specializes in IT consultations, software development, development and application of innovative IT solutions.
Todor Balabanov is a programmer currently working at Casino Technologies JSC. He is planning to establish his own company that would specialize in software development and the development of its own products.
Lachezar Georgiev is a senior software engineer with Lesson Ltd. He is looking forward to establishing his own company in the field of SaaS systems and HR.