The practice of funding business ideas based on a chart needs to stop!
All the funding schemes for SMEs are now based on charts. The business plan is no longer important which is a major policy problem. This practice needs to stop and replaced with a system based on presenting reliable business plans.
Read MoreThe book, “100 Faces of Innovation,” has been launched!
The book, “100 Faces of Innovation,” has been launched recently. It is the result of enormous work made by its 100 authors and coordinators. So, congratulations Mihaela Nicola and Marius Stoian! I write an article about participative democracy serving as foundation for efficient policy making. I go into detail regarding advantages and barriers of citizen engagement, the […]
Read MoreThe greed of the European Union led to BREXIT
Apparently, the news that Great Britain will leave the European Union came as a shock to us and probably to most of the public opinion worldwide. Not so much for the British though, who seem to have gotten tired of the greed and arrogance of the European Union officials. As I was trying to better understand this […]
Read MoreAbout the “little” leader
I was recently invited to attend the conference Leaders with style, that is organized by The Association of Women Entrepreneurs from Romania, Galati Branch. It is a unique event, with guest speakers that can be role models and inspire anybody wishing to become an entrepreneur. For the city of Galati, it is the kind of event […]
Read MoreObjectives as Vicepresident of the National Council of SMEs from Romania
Probably the most important volunteer job that I have at the moment is Vicepresident of the National Council of SMEs from Romania. The member companies have together over 650,000 employees and a total return of over EUR 25 billion, that is 15% of the Romanian GDP. During my mandate I hope to achieve the following […]
Read MoreAbout start-ups and government at Profit LIVE
I had a great conversation with Daniel Apostol, former manager of The Money Channel TV and founder of Profit LIVE, an online broadcasting platform. This was also my first experience on a live Internet broadcast. To be short, here are the main conclusions we talked about: 99% of the young people (that is those who […]
Read MoreStart UP Smart Project Has Ended
The year 2015 was dedicated almost entirely to implementing a very complex project that brought so many opportunities to young entrepreneurs from 13 Romanian counties. The “Start UP Smart” project helped 42 winners of our business plan competition to turn their ideas into action. The project received a generous grant from the European Commission’s Human […]
Read More“Yes I Can” Project Has Ended
The objective of this daring project that lasted for a year and a half was to diminish gender inequalities in the Romanian society by encouraging integration on the labor market of 290 women and developing the entrepreneurial potential of 162 women from the South – East region of Romania. The project was implemented by SMART […]
Read MoreStart UP Smart! – One of the biggest entrepreneurial projects in Galati region
Start Up Smart! is the latest project aimed at developing the entrepreneurial abilities of young people, which is expected to generate a major impact in the business environment from the South – East and the South – Muntenia regions. Through a partnership made by SMART Development Center, the Young Entrepreneurs Association from the South – East Region […]
Read MoreSolveNet Conference in Moieciu, Romania
As SolveNet Project is coming to an end, it was time to share some results with our international partners. Participants from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Armenia gathered together for two days in Moieciu, to discuss about SMART Method of Public Policy and ways to use it more efficiently. Until mid-December 2014, we are making efforts […]
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