The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) published a new document, Inclusive Entrepreneurship Policies, Country Assessment Notes Bulgaria 2020 , authored by Prof. Dr. Sci. Zhelyu Vladimirov, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA), Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.

This note is part of a series of notes on country-level inclusive entrepreneurship policies and programmes prepared by the OECD for the European Commission. These notes were prepared by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme, led by Karen Maguire, Head of Division. They provide an overview of current and planned policy actions and identify some actions that could be implemented to address gaps in the current support offering, or improve current offerings.

This note was prepared by Prof. Zhelyu Vladimirov of Sofia University. David Halabisky of the OECD CFE edited the noted under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Potter, also of the OECD CFE.

Much of the data contained in this note were prepared under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Levie of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.

Finally, this note benefited from feedback and suggestions provided by Julien De Beys and Guy Lejeune of the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission.