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Blagoevgrad to be presented as an attractive place to live and do business

Photo: Municipality of Blagoevgrad

"Come to Blagoevgrad" is the motto of a three-day forum organized by the team of Mayor Metodi Baikushiev. The event aims to attract and motivate Blagoevgrad residents working and doing businesses abroad to return and realize their potential in their hometown.

There will be meetings with successful local entrepreneurs, external companies and managers who will present their business models and opportunities to attract staff to their companies. During the forum, mayor Baikushiev will present a strategy for the development of Blagoevgrad for the next three years. Dozens of local companies will participate in a business exhibition. The opening is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Monday at the central square in Blagoevgrad. 



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