Partners
Forton
Forton is a premium commercial real estate advisory company, subsidiary of AG Capital, the largest real estate company in Bulgaria, and Member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance for Bulgaria and FYROM.
Our alliance with Cushman & Wakefield, the world’s largest privately owned real estate advisory firm, contributes to the successful blend of local real estate insight and experience with international expertise. So is Cushman & Wakefield our gateway to investors in more than 60 countries all over the world. We employ this hands-on experience to add value to our clients’ real estate projects and developments. Forton provides a full range of commercial property services to our partners. We are able to guide investors through every stage of the real estate process – from research & strategic planning, to the purchase, financing, leasing, management, valuation and disposal of assets.
Forton offer the following advantages:
Strict application of Cushman & Wakefield’s methodology and professional quality standards.
Full compliance with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) ethical standards (Red Book 2014) and the International Valuation Standards 2013. Among the biggest real estate consultancy companies in Bulgaria Forton is the only RICS regulated firm and the only company that has 3 certified RICS members.
Complete coverage of Bulgarian commercial real estate market.
forton.bg
HILL International Bulgaria
HILL International Bulgaria is part of the Austrian HR consulting group HILL International GmbH. Currently we have about 50 offices in more than 30 countries. We are Your full-service partner with high-quality solutions in all matters of personnel search & selection, identification & development of key players and HiPo, leadership challenges, and corporate HR strategy.
25 years now in Bulgaria we support individuals, groups and organizations in alignment with their own purpose, discovering and releasing their full potential and creating culture for meaningful changes.
Our main business areas:
> Personnel Search & Selection focused on the middle and top managerial levels. We are experts not only in sourcing of the right talent, but more so in the selection of the right professional with the relevant personality that will match Your organization
> Personnel Evaluation & Development > Analyses of Potentials, Assessment & Development Centers, Efficiency & Effectiveness Checks, Coaching, Outplacement & Career Consultancy, and others
> Organizational Development > Business Processes Reengineering, Leadership Programs and Change Management, Strategic Planning
Through the years we carefully build a solid platform where business psychology meets the human on individual, group and organizational level.
More on www.hill.bg
MultiSport
MultiSport program by BenefitSystems is an employee benefit that grants an access to hundreds of different gyms, studios and swimming pools in whole Bulgaria. It is a card based on monthly subscription that allows users to use any facility in the network.
For over 15 years Benefit Systems it’s a leader in the field of social benefits in Poland. For a year and a half on the Bulgarian market Benefit Systems is proud to have over 300 sport facilities in different cities all over the country, over 100 sport and relaxation activities and over 15 000 cardholders.
benefitsystems.bg
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (www.amcham.bg) unites over 320 American, Bulgarian, and multinational companies operating in the country. For its 20 years the Chamber has become a leading business organization by initiating events covering topics in the following areas: economy, international and national policies, and social sphere.
The AmCham’s mission is to improve the business environment, investment climate, and living standards in the country by advocating to all stakeholders – government, business, NGO-s, and media – for productive dialogue and partnership.
AmCham Bulgaria is an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a member of the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams in Europe).
For 20 years now, AmCham has been the network of the leaders of the American, Bulgarian and international business community. Through the meetings we arrange and the publications we produce, we keep our members abreast of legislative changes, offer advice on economic matters and provide information of newfound business opportunities within Bulgaria and abroad. We lobby on behalf of our membership and advocate for their legitimate interests. Our members continued interest in the organization serves as a testament to the Chamber’s role as the ideal venue for lobbying and networking opportunities. Due to our good relations with the U.S. Embassy, we have been successful in representing U.S. business interests within Bulgaria.
AmCham fosters special Committees whose scope of activity includes tackling issues which directly or indirectly affect the operations of our member companies, as well as developing positions that AmCham as an organization can then take further to key decision makers. AmCham Committees operate with the active involvement and mutual cooperation between members for developing new ideas, sharing experiences and, ultimately, achieving common goals.
AmCham members meet regularly throughout the year discussing the relevant issues of the day with influential governmental officials, MPs, key figures within the private sector.
CIBANK
CIBANK is a dynamically developing commercial bank with over 20 years of experience in providing a full range of banking and financial services and products for individuals, corporate clients and SMEs. The bank has an extensive nation-wide branch network and invests continuously in its maintenance and expansion. Simultaneously, the bank is responding to the modern market demands by developing remote channels for distribution. Since 2007 CIBANK is part of the Belgian bank-assurer, KBC Group. The synergies between CIBANK and the other entity of Group in Bulgaria, DZI, make possible the use of innovative approaches in the provision of bank-assurance products and services which are new for the Bulgarian market.
www.cibank.bg
Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria
For more than ten years the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (ICCB) has successfully helped businesses in internationalizing their activities.
The ICCB is registered in Sofia tribunal register and recognized by the Italian government with a decree of Italian Ministry of Economic Development included in law n. 518/70.
The Italian Chamber of Commerce is fully integrated into Assocamerestero network (Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad, www.assocamerestero.it), that comprises 79 chambers with 140 offices in 54 countries and more than 25.000 businesses as members.
As Bulgaria entered European Union in 2007, the Observatory on Structural Funds and Other European Programmes was born to help businesses, Institutions and other organizations in taking advantage of European initiatives and financing opportunities.
The ICCB maintains strong relationships with Rimini Fiera and Fiera Milano, these two major Italian trade fairs have their official Desks for Bulgaria at ICCB.
camcomit.bg
EVN Bulgaria
EVN Bulgaria Group was established after privatization of energy companies in the early 2005. Initially, EVN Bulgaria covered business activities related to the distribution and sale of electricity in South-east Bulgaria. Since December 2007 EVN Bulgaria is expanding its activity with two new companies - EVN TSEE which is licensed in electricity trading and EVN Bulgaria Toplofikatsia which is active in the field of heating supply in Plovdiv. Since 2009 EVN Bulgaria implements also projects in the field of renewable energy sources. The company benefits from the long-term experience and tradition of EVN AG Austria and is a reliable partner in the development and implementation of international project.
Key business activities of EVN Bulgaria:
Distribution, supply and trading with electricity and carbon emissions.
Production and supply of heat
Production of energy from renewable energy sources
EVN Bulgaria invested over BGN 1.3 billion in improving the energy infrastructure, production facilities and customer care for the period from 2005 to 2016. Within this period EVN Bulgaria has achieved significant results in energy efficiency, reducing the technological losses over the grid, customer service, modernization of its energy infrastructure and facilities, innovations, and in supporting the liberalization process of electricity market in Bulgaria.
Facts for EVN Bulgaria 2005 – 2016:
Over BGN 1.3 billion investments in energy infrastructure and customer care
Two new dispatching centers for grid management
Reduced technological costs below 9.5%
The most modern co-generation for heat and electricity on the Balkans
District cooling in Plovdiv, for the first time in Bulgaria
A modern 24/7call center
Online solutions and new customer initiatives
www.evn.bg