START YOUNG VARNA

Bulgarian Entrepreneur Magazine's "Start Young" is a 50-hour event designed to provide superior hands-on training for budding entrepreneurs. Starting on Friday evening with concept project presentations and a team gathering, the event continues with brainstorming with the help of mentors, business model development and basic prototyping, ending with demonstrations and presentations on Sunday evening to a jury.

Participants create working startups during the event and are able to collaborate with like-minded people outside of their everyday networks. All teams hold discussions with business leaders and receive valuable feedback from local entrepreneurs. The weekend is centered around action, innovation and education.

Whether participants are looking for feedback on an idea, a co-founder, specific skill sets or a team to help them execute their project, Start Young is the ideal environment in which to test their idea and take the first steps towards launching their own venture .

The format is socially oriented and completely free for participants, and its aim is to support young entrepreneurs through education, promotion and inspiration.