Silicon Valley comes in Plovdiv
Plovdiv will become a center of the IT industry and entrepreneurship. For the official visit to the city, leading names arrive from the Silicon Valley, historic site in California, where the first computer chip was created. From there, the careers of people like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg began. Their companies are growing […]
The Industrial map of Bulgaria presents opportunities for education and realization in manufacturing enterprises
Plovdiv Municipality supports the launch of this large-scale project. 750 of the biggest companies in Bulgaria, over 400 colleges and vocational schools and 51 universities are covered by the “Industrial map of Bulgaria”, presented today, April 6, 2017, at the press conference in BTA Sofia. The creators of the project are JobTiger together with the […]
Plovdiv will host the World Startup Weekend event again
The third consecutive edition will bring together this weekend in the city under the hills the most talented young entrepreneurs Startup Weekend Plovdiv is one of the events in the calendar of the global organization Startup Weekend and the event is organized every year in over 700 cities around the world. This weekend will […]
Plovdiv with a new recognition in the outsourcing industry – the city is in the top 4 of the Еmerging Cities in CEE
За пета поредна година полската CEE Business Media бе домакин на годишните награди „Споделени услуги и Аутсорсинг в Централна и Източна Европа“, които се връчват за върхови постижения в Аутсорсинг сектора. Събитието се проведе на Гала вечеря на 2 февруари, четвъртък, във Варшава в хотел Интерконтинентал. На церемонията присъстваха над 300 представители на значими международни […]
Plovdiv will host the National Outsourcing Conference for third consecutive year
The digital future of the most developed industrial region in Bulgaria – Plovdiv and the areas around it – will be discussed in one of the most significant forums for the IT & BPO sector – “Outsourcing Destination Bulgaria 2016 “. Plovdiv will host the third annual edition of the Business Forum “Outsourcing Destination Bulgaria […]
Bulgaria strives to become tech capital of the Balkans
The nation’s history as the former Soviet Union’s IT hub has given it a head start Darin Madzharov, studying for a PhD in computer science in Belgium, was growing impatient with his sister’s calls on Skype seeking help with her Sofia high school science course. So he responded with a stream of video tutorials, which […]
Financial Times: Bulgarian city turns around its fortunes
The country’s ‘wild east’ image has faded since EU accession, encouraging investors to explore impoverished corners On a hot summer evening in Plovdiv, children splash noisily in the fountains of a manicured city park. Young techies gather at Hackafe, an IT learning hub in the city’s historic centre. Bulgaria’s second-largest city, with a population of […]
Plovdiv: an Ancient City Is Uncovering Its Modern-Day Treasure
Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second biggest city, has been continuously inhabited since the 6th millennium BC. Now, building on its rich heritage, the city is transforming into an innovative and modern business outsourcing and industrial destination. Emerging Europe speaks to Ivan Totev, Mayor of Plovdiv, about how the city contributed to Bulgaria’s success of becoming the Offshoring Destination of […]
Investments for 50 million EUR are starting near Plovdiv this year. It will be built new factories for auto parts, machinery, electrical equipment, and DB Schenker Logistics will triple its logistics areas in “Trakia Economic Zone”.
Source: http://www.capital.bg/biznes/kompanii/2016/01/11/2683634_investicii_za_50_mln_evro_zapochvat_krai_plovdiv_tazi/ Several new factories will be built this year in the Plovdiv zone “Trakia”. The total value of the projects is around 50 million euros and they will create 1,500 jobs. The investors are mainly foreign companies from various sectors – production of machinery, electrical equipment, agriculture, etc., but most of the names are not […]
An Ukrainian IT company moves its office and employees in Plovdiv
The “city under the hills” continues to increase its growth in IT and outsourcing industry August 19, 2015, Plovdiv – The Municipality of Plovdiv announced the entry of another big IT company in the city. Thereby, Plovdiv convincingly confirms the trend towards becoming a center for IT and outsourcing industry. The Ukrainian company Speedflow plans […]