The first the National Stakeholders Group Мееting on WOMEN IN BUSINESS Project was held, organized by RAPIV in the building of the Regional Information Center - Varna. The meeting was attended by representatives of regional branch organizations, NGOs supporting women entrepreneurs, organizations supporting start-up companies and universities. The members of the Group took note of the opportunities offered by the project to increase the knowledge and skills of young women and to improve the entrepreneurial environment. Preliminary results of a national survey of the barriers faced by ladies aged 15-34, starting or running their own businesses, were presented. 

The members of the National Stakeholders Group chose their representatives in the Project Advisory Board: Ms. Tatyana Gicheva, Enterprise Europe Network - Dobrich, Sectoral Group Women Entrepreneurship and Mrs. Tatyana Kmetova, Center for Women's Studies and Policies.