Mr. Kanan Murtuzov - Executive Manager in PERMIS in charge of the Working Group on SMEs
kmurtuzov@bsec-organization.org Tel: +90 (212)229 63 30-35 (Ext:117)
The Republic of Bulgaria is the Country Coordinator of the Working Group on SMEs from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2025.
The key priorities for the activities in the field of SMEs are defined by Goal 9 “Support for the Sustainable Development of the SMEs Sector” of the BSEC Economic Agenda "Towards a sustainable future of the wider Black Sea area"”, adopted in 2023.
The main activities are carried out by the BSEC Working Group on SMEs, established in 2001, to increase cooperation of the SMEs at both national and regional level. It also undertakes regular surveys on SMEs’ needs, priorities and problems in the BSEC Region.
The principal mission of the Working Group is to help the business environment, to foster entrepreneurship, to promote cooperation through the exchange of information on best practices and provide recommendations to the Member States.
Upon the initiative of interested Member States, throughout the years of existence of the Working Group various specialized workshops were held back-to-back with the meeting of the Working Group, aimed at identifying new avenues for the implementation of the relevant provisions.
Since 2006 the BSEC PERMIS established close cooperation with the International Network for SMEs (INSME) in the latter’s capacity as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of BSEC.
For further information kindly contact the Executive Manager in charge.