Strengthening Tourist Entrepreneurship and Promotion of Services - STEPS

The project main objective is increasing of the quality of the tourist products and services in the cross-border area and developing new ones through increasing the qualification and stimulating entrepreneurship among youths.

Activities:
1. Study "Opportunities and challenges for provision of quality tourist services and products in the CBC area“;
2. Action plan for fostering entrepreneurship in tourism;
3. Specialized training for young entrepreneurs in tourism;
4. Online platform for business consultations and start-ups in the sector of tourism;
5. Young tourism entrepreneurs networking event.

Expected results:
1. Conducted survey among 100 key stakeholders on the needs and challenges in tourism in terms of human resources, quality of services and entrepreneurship. Organized round table with 30 participants. Elaborated 3-lingual report on the study "Opportunities and challenges for provision of quality tourist services and products in the CBC area“;
2. Elaborated Action plan for fostering entrepreneurship in tourism, based on the above study and 3 focus groups with 20 participants each, held in Kyustendil, Vidin and Pirot;
3. Conducted training of 45 young entrepreneurs in tourism;
4. Developed online platform STEPS for provision of active educational initiatives and consultations for start-ups in tourism;
5. Established young entrepreneurs’ network in the field of tourism – STEPS.

Target groups:
- Students and unemployed in the CBC area;
- Stakeholders - business, institutions, authorities, NGOs in the CBC area;
- Population of the CBC area;
- Tourists/visitors to the CBC area.

Website: https://www.steps-bgrs.eu/

Publications:

1. https://www.plusonline.rs/vladica-to-i-akcioni-plan-za-ja-anje-preduzetni-tva-u-turizmu-osnova-za-sprovo-enje-obuke-za-mlade-koji-ele-da-se-bave-turizmom
2. http://kuber-press.com/fullnews.php?id_news=34999
3. https://www.netngo.net/bg/novini/651-kragla-masa-vazmozhnosti-i-predizvikatelstva-za-predostavyane-na-kachestveni-turisticheski-uslugi-i-produkti-v-transgranichniya-region
4. https://www.bratstvokn.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1207%3A2020-05-27-13-02-33&catid=34%3A2009-08-10-18-02-12&Itemid=54&lang=bg
5. https://mdm.projectkn.com/index.php/novini/642-anketno-prouchvane-v-oblastta-na-turizma-2020
6. https://www.euregionisava.org/aktivnosti-projekata/
7. https://mdm.projectkn.com/index.php/novini/665-tarsyat-se-mladi-hora-za-obucheniya-po-predpriemachestvo-v-turizma
8. https://netngo.net/bg/novini/741-tarsyat-se-mladi-hora-za-obucheniya-po-predpriemachestvo-v-turizma
9. https://www.bratstvokn.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1214%3A2020-06-17-14-25-53&catid=34%3A2009-08-10-18-02-12&Itemid=54&lang=bg
10. https://www.plusonline.rs/fokus-grupe-ui-oblasti-turizma
11. https://www.plusonline.rs/vladica-to-i-akcioni-plan-za-ja-anje-preduzetni-tva-u-turizmu-osnova-za-sprovo-enje-obuke-za-mlade-koji-ele-da-se-bave-turizmom
12. https://www.bratstvokn.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1185%3A2020-04-28-10-03-33&catid=40%3A2009-08-10-18-04-19&Itemid=61&lang=bg
13. https://www.bratstvokn.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1226%3A2020-08-31-13-52-26&catid=34%3A2009-08-10-18-02-12&Itemid=54&lang=bg
14. https://www.bratstvokn.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1185%3A2020-04-28-10-03-33&catid=40%3A2009-08-10-18-04-19&Itemid=61&lang=bg
15. http://knvesti.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2010:2020-11-12-08-07-31&catid=34:2012-06-28-07-11-07&Itemid=55
16. https://www.plusonline.rs/kulturni-centar-bratstvo-1869-u-partnerstvu-sa-op-tinom-vidin-i-udru-enjem-poni-avije-pirot-realizuje-projekat-ja-anje-turisti-kog-preduzetni-tva-i-promocija-usluga-
17. https://pirotinfo.rs/2020/09/03/vladica-tosic-akcioni-plan-za-jacanje-preduzetnistva-u-turizmu-osnova-za-sprovodjenje-obuke-za-mlade-koji-zele-da-se-bave-turizmom/

Videos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnRId4ss040
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2tj6uYlDjg
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF0NOQ12Om4