International Small and Medium Business Association (Small Euro Business)
Background of the establishment:
Idea to create this association appeared in the process of cross-border cooperation among Beltsy and Edintsy districts (Republic of Moldova), Botosani and Suceava districts (Romania) and Chernivtsy region (Ukraine) within "Upper Prut" Euroregion. Participation of the future initiators of this business association from Beltsy, Botosani, Suceava and Chernivtsy in Central European Initiative Cross-Border Cooperation Forum, which took part in November, 2000 in Budapest (Hungary), played a significant role in its creation.
Necessity to create "Small Euro Business" followed from those numerous problems and obstacles entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises from cross-border regions are faced with in their commercial and production activity.
International Small and Medium Business Association "Small Euro Business" was created in 2001. Its main office is situated in Beltsy (Republic of Moldova). When it was created it had its branches in Edintsy (Republic of Moldova), Botosani and Suceava (Romania) and Chernivtsy (Ukraine). During the first year of its activity 146 small and medium enterprises from the northern region of Republic of Moldova became its members. In 2006 was created the branch in Berlin (Germany).
During 2002-2005 Association elaborated and implemented several projects under the support of international financial organizations and funds:
- "Support and Development of Entrepreneurship in the Northern Region of Republic of Moldova through Joining up Small and Medium Enterprises into an Association"
- "Improvement of Agricultural Productive Processes through an Environmentally Sustainable Approach"
In 2005 Association issued educational literature, which is very popular with entrepreneurs who begin their business and with university students (educational material "Micro Economy, Problems of Transitional Period" and manual "Methodology of Economic Researches").
In 2006 - 2007 "Small Euro Business" experts take part in the implementation of Tacis CBC project "Demonstrative Utilization of Alternative Sources of Energy in Moldova through Crop Cultivation Experimentation" (ALTER-ENERGY).
In 2008 - 2013 "Small Euro Business" implemented the following projects:
- "Public Monitoring of Decision-making Process at the Level of Local Governance in Ukraine, Republic of Moldova and Romania in the Context of their Adaptation to the Requests of EU",
- "BIO-ENERGY" (Italy – Republic of Moldova);
- "Increasing the Influence of NGOs and Mass Media on the Level of Governmental Transparency in the Border Regions of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Romania";
- "VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT FRONTIERS" (Romania – Ukraine – Republic of Moldova);
- "Young Journalists Without Borders" (Romania - Republic of Moldova).
Contact data SEB
Legal address: MD-3100, Republic of Moldova, Beltsy, 10 Pushkin street, office 55, tel / fax 373-231-60753; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Address: MD-3100, Republic of Moldova, Beltsy, 38 Independence street, 1-st floor, office 2
Web-site: www.smalleurobusiness.com (temporary does not work)
dr., pr. Andrei BALÎNSCHI, President, tel. +373-799-36362, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sergei CULIBABA, Vice president, tel. +373-799-94846, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Valentina GAVRILIUC, Finance director, tel. +373-689-71960, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
