Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce

Official logo of the Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Type	Nonprofit organization
Industry	Nonprofit organization, Business, Trade, Investments
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Sofia, Bulgaria
Area served	Republic of Bulgaria, Swiss Confederation, European Union
Key people	Boni Bonev (Chairman, Managing Board), Vassil Radoynovski (Head of Secretariat)
Website	www.bscc.bg

The Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC)(in Bulgarian: Българо-швейцарска търговска камара) is a non-profit organisation. The purpose of the Chamber is to encourage and promote the commercial and economic relations between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Bulgaria, to represent and protect the economic interests of its members and to provide services contributing to attainment of the Chamber's goals. The association is seated in Sofia, Bulgaria and offers information, contacts and services to its members and partners from both countries. Among its members are enterprises from all sectors of the economy, producers, big international consortia, exporters, importers, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. The Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce offers business contacts, information and consulting services to its members, as well as to clients who are not members of the Chamber from both countries, including but not limited to market research, partner search etc. (see services). Since the beginning of 2012, BSCC provides information and services to the business and investors’ community in co-operation with the Swiss Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, which is an ex-officio member of the Managing Board of the Chamber.

History[edit]

The Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce was established at the end of 2004.^[1] The history of the Chamber started back in 1994 when, upon the initiative of Swiss and Bulgarian organizations and companies, the Bulgaria-Switzerland Business Club was established in Sofia. The purpose of the club was to improve the economic relations between both countries and the exchange of current information between members and interested circles. In 2004, due to the increased interest towards establishing business contacts and with the aim of assisting enterprises from both countries, the members of the Business Club took a decision to transform it. The Business Club was closed by a decision of the General Meeting and its members continued cooperating within the frame of the newly established Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce. Nowadays, the main objective of the Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce is to assist and stimulate the economic and commercial relations between Bulgaria and Switzerland.

Free services (for BSCC members only)[edit]

Participation in regular monthly events: presentations, business forums, conferences, business missions, receptions and other functions
Business and political networking possibilities
Trade/investment support mechanisms
Media & information: website, annual brochure, presentations, special announcements, press releases, multimedia
Identification and promotion of trade and investment opportunities in both Bulgaria and Switzerland
Market/sector information on Bulgaria and Switzerland, including general business environment, economy, politics, sectors, doing business
On-the-ground support, through partnerships/allies in both Bulgaria and Switzerland

Paid services (preferential tariffs for BSCC member companies)[edit]

Partner search/Assistance in establishing contacts with potential business partners. Identification of specialists from specific fields of expertise.
Contacts with institutions and organizations/Arrangement of meetings with central, regional and local authorities, public and non-government institutions. Accompanying at meetings and visits
Administrative services/Translation and legalization of documents, interpretation and other related services
Market information /Company research/Collection of general data about a certain product or service, trends, competition, distribution. Market research. Information about concrete companies (e.g. from company registers, other public sources, media, customers, etc.)
Legal and financial advice/Assistance for company registration in Bulgaria and Switzerland, arbitration and settling of trade disputes, financial and fiscal consulting
Visits to fairs, exhibitions, companies/Assistance in organizing the participation in and visits to fairs, organizing business delegations to Bulgaria for Swiss companies and vice versa
"Temporary Office"/Support for entering the BG market (production, trade, services), partial support to organizational and administrative tasks, secretariat, etc.
Advocacy/Assistance in protecting the legal interests of Chamber members in front of state institutions or other organizations in Bulgaria.
Support by the Investment Certification in Bulgaria/Support by the preparation of the certification documents (application, investment project etc.), contacts with the respective institutions
Evaluation of the Export Capacity/Evaluation of the readiness of Bulgarian enterprises for successful export of production and services
Other Services not included above may be provided upon discussion and depending on the capacity of the BSCC Secretariat

Managing Board of the Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce[edit]

Boni Bonev – Chairman, Managing Board
Theodor Bojinov – Vice-chairman, Managing Board
Hannes Rosenmund – Member, Managing Board
Marcel Staub – Member, Managing Board
Vassil Konstantinov – Member, Managing Board
Theodora Burgudzhieva – Local Advisor for Cultural, Economic and Juridical Affairs (Swiss Embassy). The Swiss Embassy is an ex officio BSCC Board member with consulting functions

Controlling Commission of the Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce[edit]

Stancho Stanchev – Chairman, Controlling Commission
Maria Tsvetkova – Member, Controlling Commission
Zoya Vassileva – Member, Controlling Commission

Secretariat of the Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce[edit]

(Since October 2010 the Secretariat functions are performed by Industrieconsult Ltd., member of BSCC):

Vassil Radoynovski – Head of the Secretariat
Nikolay Zhelyazkov – Member of the Secretariat
Vassil Lenchev – Member of the Secretariat

Partners in Bulgaria[edit]

Partners in Switzerland[edit]

References[edit]

↑ "BSCC".

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