We are pleased to inform you that MAULBEER Ltd. performs an administrative grant agreement for the implementation of Project No. BG16RFOP002-2.024-0089 "Promoting of entrepreneurship in MAULBEER Ltd.", funded by the Operational Programme "Innovation and Competitiveness" 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund. The total cost of the project is BGN 246 349.00, of which BGN 167 517.32-European and BGN 29 561.88-national co-financing.

SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

MAULBEER was founded in 2017 with the main line of business – computer programming.The main objective of the Project BG 16RFOP002-2.024-0089 “Promotion of entrepreneurship in MAULBEER Ltd” is to ensure the sustainable and competitive development of the enterprise through the implementation on the market of an entrepreneurial idea, falling within the sectors of the National Strategy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, identified as priority over creation and development of new enterprises, namely: a “plug in” for 3D architectural modelling software, designed for calculating the sound propagation in a designed space, in order to assist architects in designing the acoustic properties of buildings, falling within the “Classification of economic activities 62.01.” “Computer Programming”.The implementation of the entrepreneurial idea has a direct positive social and environmental impact and corresponds to the thematic areas as Information and Communication Technologies and Informatics, New Technologies in Creative and Recreative Industries and Industry for Healthy Living and Biotechnologies of the Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation.The project will be realized through the enforcement of the following set of activities:Activity 1: The implementation on the market of the entrepreneurial idea, as follows:

setting up a qualified team to realize the entrepreneurial idea;

investments in fixed tangible assets creating the necessary technological prerequisites for the implementation of the entrepreneurial idea;

developed software, creating the necessary programme prerequisites for the implementation of the entrepreneurial idea;

rented business premises;

market analysis and marketing plan, creating prerequisites for successful marketing, as a source of expert information for appropriate and market-specific actions in this process;Activity 2: Project visualization activity - which will ensure publicity and visualization of the project

OBJECTIVES:

The main (general) objective of this project isTo ensure sustainable and competitive development of the undertaking through the market realisation of an entrepreneurial idea, falling within the sectors of the National Strategy for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, identified as priority over creation and development of new enterprises, namely: a “plug in” for 3D architectural modelling software, designed for calculating the sound propagation in a designed space, in order to assist architects in designing the acoustic properties of buildings, falling within the “Classification of economic activities 62.01.” “Computer Programming”.The specific objectives (SOs) of the project contributing to the achievement of its main (general) objective are:

SO 1: Setting up a qualified team to realize the entrepreneurial idea – the object of the project

SO 2: Ensuring the necessary prerequisites for the implementation of the production activity on the realization of the product-object of the project by providing premises, creating conditions for the commissioning of the planned to be purchased fixed tangible assets, intangible fixed assets and work of the qualified staff

SO 3: To establish the necessary technological prerequisites for the successful implementation of the entrepreneurial idea on the market through investments in fixed assets

SO 4: To create the necessary software prerequisites for the realization of the entrepreneurial idea on the market through the development of specialized software

SO 5: To ensure the necessary prerequisites for the successful market realization and effective promotion of the entrepreneurial idea by developing a market analysis and a marketing plan for its market realization.SO 5: To provide publicity and visualization of the project.

RESULTS:

Results of the implementation of the Activity for the implementation on the market of the entrepreneurial idea (product) (The activity will be achieved by: employing qualified staff of 4 experts; purchasing of fixed tangible assets - four workstations and software development; outsourcing of the elaboration of a market analysis and marketing plan for the market implementation of the entrepreneurial idea and rented premises) PART 1 and PART 2:

Coherent plan for the procedures for the selection of contractors within the project - 1 piece

Carried out a procedure for selection of contractor by public invitation under the provisions of the Law on the Management of European Structural and Investment Funds/Ministerial decree N160 - for selection of contractor for design of intangible fixed assets - 1 piece

Contract concluded with the selected contractor for design of c - 1 piece

Delivered and installed intangible fixed assets: Integration software for plugin - 1 piece;

Signed takeover certificate - 1 piece;

Established the necessary programme prerequisites for the implementation of the entrepreneurial idea on the market;

Established the necessary programme prerequisites for sustainable development of the entrepreneurial idea.

Conducted the necessary procedures for selection of a contractor by collecting not less than 2 bids.for selection of a contractor for outsourcing the elaboration of a market analysis and a marketing plan for the market implementation of the entrepreneurial idea - 1 piecefor selection of a contractor delivering of fixed tangible assets - 1 piecefor renting premises - 1 piece

Selected contractors for outsourcing, delivering fixed tangible assets and renting premises - 3 pcs.

Prepared market analysis and marketing plan for the market implementation of the entrepreneurial idea - 1 piece, signed Signed takeover certificate for services and established prerequisites for successful market implementation of the entrepreneurial idea as a result of outsourced service;

Concluded contract for rent of premises and provided conditions for commissioning of the planned for purchasing fixed tangible assets, fixed intangible assets and work activities of the qualified staff - 15 months within the project implementation period.

Delivered and commissioned fixed tangible assets - 4 stationary workstations, signed takeover certificate and established the necessary technological prerequisites for the implementation of the entrepreneurial idea on the market

Completed recruitment procedure - in respect of the personnel to be recruited, a part of the additional qualified staff - 2 pcs.

Qualified staff hired on an employment contract - 4 persons

Ensured qualified expert capacity for the market implementation of the entrepreneurial idea, responsible for the overall business activity of the implementation of the entrepreneurial idea.

Realized entrepreneurial idea and ensured its sustainable development, including competitive and sustainable development of the enterprise-candidate in the long term.

Results of the project visualization activity (the activity will be implemented through the purchase of signs - 2 pieces and stickers - 8 pieces):

Conducted procedure for the selection of a contractor by the Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Management of European Structural and Investment Funds and the Guidelines of the Managing Authority of the Operational Programme "Innovation and Competitiveness" 2014-2020 - by collecting not less than 2 comparable bids - 1 piece;

the contractor is selected - 1;

Information and publicity measures ensured in accordance with the applicable requirements and guidelines for the implementation of the 2014-2020 information and communication rules;

A detailed project description, prepared in compliance with applicable requirements - within 2 days of the conclusion of the administrative grant agreement, was drafted and posted on the applicant's official website (if such is available at the time of project implementation)

Posters with information about the project (minimum size A3) are prepared and placed visible to the public in compliance with the applicable information and communication requirements - 2 pieces;

The contribution of the European Union, the financing Operational Programme and the support of the European Regional Development Fund are mentioned on each document related to project implementation

Information stickers prepared in compliance with the information and publicity requirements, placed on all fixed tangible assets, purchased under the project - 8 pieces.

The software planned to be developed within the project have been visualized according to the applicable requirements in a way that shows the EU assistance through the European Regional Development Fund.