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For the seventh consecutive year, the American University in Bulgaria will transform into a center for innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit, the educational institution said.

On March 31st, there will be a regular Startup Conference on Entrepreneurship, organized by Student Club StartUP @ Blagoevgrad.

The first Bulgarian exposition for startup innovative companies "Sofia Startup Expo 2018" (SSE) will take place in Sofia in March this year.

One of today’s most important tasks for Turkey is to increase its level of ‘readiness’ for the future of production, as startups might be used as transformation tools

Sofia is now third in Europe, after London and Berlin, as a starting point for startups.

''I am convinced that these companies will someday become the major forces in the world of innovation.'' This was stated by Stamen Yanev, Executive Director of the Bulgarian Investment Agency, BNR reported.

Another Greek startup has been sold to a foreign company, with the acquisition of 100 percent of Incrediblue, an online platform for renting private yachts, motor boats and sailboats, by Spanish rival Nautal, one of the biggest platforms in Europe.

US company Facebook opens a new office in London this week by making the British capital the most important engineering center outside the US with the creation of 800 jobs, the company said.

More than 2,300 people will work for Facebook in the UK.

My office is at Kolektif House Levent and because of that I have the opportunity to speak with many involved in startups. Many entrepreneurs reach out to me to discuss their ideas or give information about their startups so that I could write about them on this column.

EDG is a well-established company with more than 20 years of experience in managing innovation in companies, having developed different workshops and various methods to support innovation. EDG have an impressive client list which includes Apple, Intel, Lufthansa, Swisspost and Audi, amongst others.

Despite political turbulence and security worries, Turkey remains an attractive market for venture capital investors thanks to its prime location, its young, educated workforce, and the depth of Turkish entrepreneurship, according to seasoned market-watchers.

Serbia must catch up with Europe in the innovation and the IT sectors, Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Ana Brnabic said Thursday,

The government was ready to work on this, with support from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and startups, she added.