We are pleased to inform you that the Single-Member Limited Liability Company KAPEL FASHION EOOD is implementing a project under Administrative Grant Agreement No. BG16RFOP002-2.024-1205, Project title: “Promoting entrepreneurship at KAPEL FASHION EOOD, Procedure BG16RFOP002-2.024 “Promoting entrepreneurship”, Operational Programme “Innovations and Competitiveness” 2014-2020, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund.
The total cost of the Project is in the amount of BGN 249 973.54, of which BGN 169 981.97 European and BGN 29 996.84 national co-financing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT:

The Company KAPEL FASHION EOOD was established in 2018 specialized mainly in the manufacturing of outerwear, excluding workwear.

The main goal of this Project is to ensure a sustainable and competitive development of the enterprise through the realization on the market of an entrepreneurial idea falling into the sectors related to overcoming European and regional challenges, namely: manufacture of outerwear, without workwear – uniforms (jackets, trousers, overalls and semi-overalls) and women’s and men’s outerwear (jackets and trousers) as an economic activity falling within the scope of Sector C 14.13. Manufacture of outerwear, without workwear.

The realization of the entrepreneurial idea will have a direct positive social and environmental effect, as it is also consistent with the thematic areas of the Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization.

The realization of the Project will be achieved through the implementation of the following set of activities:
Activity 1: Activity associated with the realization on the market of an entrepreneurial idea within which:
• a team of qualified staff necessary to the realization of the entrepreneurial idea will be formed;
• investments in fixed tangible assets will be made thus creating the technological prerequisites necessary to the realization of the entrepreneurial idea;
• a Website of the Applicant will be created in order to promote the entrepreneurial idea and support its realization on the market;
Activity 2: Project visualization as a result of which publicity and visualization of the Project will be ensured.

GOALS:
The main (general) goal of this Project is:

To ensure a sustainable and competitive development of the enterprise through the realization on the market of an entrepreneurial idea falling into the sectors related to overcoming European and regional challenges, namely: manufacture of outerwear, without workwear – uniforms (jackets, trousers, overalls and semi-overalls) and women’s and men’s outerwear (jackets and trousers) as an economic activity falling within the scope of Sector C 14.13. Manufacture of outerwear, without workwear.

The Specific Goals of this Project are:
Specific Goal 1: To form a team of qualified staff, necessary to the realization of the entrepreneurial idea – subject matter of the Project;
Specific Goal 2: To create technological prerequisites necessary to the realization of the entrepreneurial idea through the implementation of investments in Fixed Tangible Assets
Specific Goal 3: To provide prerequisites necessary for successful marketing and effective promotion of the entrepreneurial idea by creating a Website of the Applicant.
Specific Goal 4: To ensure publicity and visualization of the Project.

RESULTS:

Results expected from the implementation of the Activity associated with the realization on the market of an entrepreneurial idea (product-goods) (This Activity will be implemented by hiring of qualified staff – 9 persons; by purchasing of Fixed Tangible Assets necessary for the realization on the market of an entrepreneurial idea; by creating a Website of the Applicant) /PART 1 and PART 2/:

• 1x Agreed plan for the procedures for selection of contractors within the project;
• 1x Conducted procedure for selection of a contractor with a public call under the procedure of the Law on European Structural and Investment Funds Management / Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 160 on the selection of supplier of Fixed Tangible Assets ;
• 1x Contract signed with the selected supplier of Fixed Tangible Assets;
• Fixed Tangible Assets delivered and put into operation as follows:

Tailoring and cutting machinery:
• 1x Trolley for spreading table to lay fabrics ;
• 2 x Fabric cutting band saw.;

Sewing machinery:
• 2 x Straight Stitch Sewing Machine;
• 1x Automatic sewing machine for making straight fillets in pockets.;
• 1x Automatic sewing machine programmable with built-in stitches.;
• 1x Automatic chain stitch machine for belts;
• 1x Overlock machine;
• 1x Buttonhole electronically controlled sewing machine;
• 1x Button sewing machine;
• 1x Pneumatic eyelet button hole press punching machine;

Ironing machinery:
• 1x Ironing board table type 1;
• 2x Ironing board table type 2;

• 1x Protocol of delivery and acceptance signed for the delivery
• Created technological prerequisites necessary for the production and realization on the market of the entrepreneurial idea
• Created technological prerequisites necessary for the sustainable development of the entrepreneurial idea

• Selection procedure conducted by collecting not less than 2 tender offers –
• 1x For the selection of a contractor to create a Website of the Applicant

• 1x Selected contractor for the provision of an outsourced service
• 1x Created Website of the Applicant, a signed Protocol of delivery and acceptance for the services, created prerequisites for the successful realization on the market of the entrepreneurial idea and its effective promotion on the target market, incl. positive social effect;

• Conducted procedure for the selection of staff with a view to the planned recruitment of staff as part of the additional qualified staff – 7 people
• Qualified staff employed under a contract of Employment – 9 people
• Provided qualified expert capacity for the realization on the market of the entrepreneurial idea in charge with the overall production activity on the implementation of the PI and in case of commitment for sustainable employment by the Beneficiary

• An Entrepreneurial idea implemented on the market and its sustainable development ensured, incl. competitive and sustainable development of the Applicant-Company in the long run.

Results expected from the implementation of the Activity associated with the Project Visualization (this Activity will be implemented by purchasing 2x signs and 32x stickers):

• 1x Procedure for the selection of a contractor conducted by the Beneficiary under the procedure of the Law on European Structural and Investment Funds Management and the Instructions of the Managing Authority of the Operational Programme “Innovation and Competitiveness” 2014-2020 – by collecting not less than 2 comparable tender offers;

• 1x Selected contractor;

• Provided information and publicity measures in accordance with the applicable requirements and guidelines for the application of the rules for information and communication 2014-2020

• Observed measures for information and communication when creating the website of the applicant, which creation is planned within the implementation of this Project;

• 2x Posters with information about the project prepared and placed (with a minimum size of A3) in a place visible to the public, in compliance with the applicable requirements for information and communication;

• EU contribution, OP funding and ERDF support mentioned on each document related to the Project implementation;

• 32x information stickers prepared and placed on all fixed assets purchased under the Project in compliance with the requirements for information and publicity.