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4 October 2024, Chisinau — The organisation for the development of entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation and the International Exhibition Centre Moldexpo, announces the launch of the third edition of the Antreprenor Expo 2024. The event will take place in Moldexpo, Chișinău, from 10 to 13 October 2024.

An entrepreneur Expo 2024 is a reference platform for the interaction and collaboration between SMEs, investors, suppliers and institutional partners. The exhibition aims at strengthening the position of SMEs in global markets and provides practical solutions for access to finance, supporting female entrepreneurship as well as the transition to a green and digitalised economy.

The four-day programme of the event consists of thematic sessions, B2B discussion panels and meetings focused on areas of strategic interest, including:

The development of industry and its integration into international value chains;

Access to finance and available government solutions to support entrepreneurs;

The economic empowerment of women, with a focus on promoting female entrepreneurship;

The green and digital transition of the economy and its impact on SMEs.

The event will be honoured by the presence of senior state officials and development partners, as well as representatives of the diplomatic body.

The opening of the event will be marked by the prestige of the Engineering Forum and Industrial Furnizors, where more than 100 companies with B2B and export potential will participate. It will provide funding and development opportunities through direct meetings with financial institutions and business service providers.

At the same time, the ODA event will announce the launch of a new financing product “Foo Investment BGK” designed to boost the national economy. It will provide AIMMs with access to advantageous financial resources for investment projects focused on energy efficiency, energy transition and adaptation to climate change.

Around 150 entrepreneurs will also be present in Antreprenor Expo 2024, where they will expose their products and services. In addition, the economic operators participating in the event will have the possibility to recover their participation costs through the programme for subsidising participation in fairs and exhibitions, managed by ODA.

We would point out that, at previous editions, around 200 entrepreneurs successfully presented their products and services, with grants totalling more than lei 500 thousand.

To consult the full programme of the event and register you, see the following link:

https://antreprenorexpo.oda.md/

This event takes place with the support of the “Long Business and Commons for Moldova” project, funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Government of Switzerland, implemented by GIZ Moldova. The event is also financially supported by the European Union through the project “EU for Small and Medium Enterprises” and other development partners.