WHY BULGARIA:

• Sunny Beach, one of the country’s most popular beach resorts on the Black Sea, has been named the cheapest beach getaway in Europe for the fourth time in four years
• Approximately a third of Bulgaria’s 378km Black Sea coast is made up of golden, sandy beaches. Along with it, you will find some charming coastal outcrops, such as Nessebar, the “Pearl of the Black Sea” and a Unesco World Heritage site
• Bulgaria is famous for Mountain Skiing. 19 Ski resorts
• Member of the European Union since 2007, NATO and WTO
• Low country risk and ease of movement through the EU
• Low labor cost and lowest operating costs in Europe
• Well-developed educational system specializing in electronics, mathematical science, engineering and computer sciences
• Over 15 Universities offering majors in ICT
• Over 5000 students get a degree in IT from Universities in Bulgaria each year
• A skilled and qualified workforce with English, French and German Language skills
• Ranked 8th in the world in 2002 by a total number of ICT specialists
• Ranked as 3rd in the world for certified IT professionals per capita
• In the 1980s Bulgaria became known as the Silicon Valley of the Eastern Bloc
• Leading multinational companies, such as SAP, HP, Apple, Cisco, Atos, VMware, Johnson Controls, Microsoft, IBM and Oracle have set up regional technology development centers and sales offices in Bulgaria
• Bulgaria is 5th in the world and 3rd in Europe in broadband quality (Annual Broadband Study by Cisco, 2010)
• Strong NGOs in the IT sector, such as BASSCOM, ICT Cluster Bulgaria, Bulgarian web associate, bait, the Bulgarian Outsourcing Association etc.
• Bulgaria ranks second in the world in IQ tests
• Lowest Corporate tax rates 10% and free-trade environment within the EU.
• European Union member since 2007