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Third Edition of the Tulip Business Incubator Programme for Young Entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova Launched

Friday, 24 April 2026729 views
Third Edition of the Tulip Business Incubator Programme for Young Entrepreneurs in the Republic of Moldova Launched

Automatically translated summary. The full article is available in Romanian.

The third edition of the Tulip Business Incubator programme for young Moldovan entrepreneurs aged up to 35 has been launched at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova. It is implemented by Independent Think Tank Expert-Grup with the Netherlands Embassy and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).

A new feature this year is co-financing from private sector partners ISD and Backstage IT. More than 70 applications were received and 35 participants were selected. They will complete five modules of practical training and entrepreneurial education, then prepare business plans and compete. Ten finalists will pitch, and five winners will receive grants of up to EUR 5,000 and personalised mentoring for six months.

Adrian Lupusor of Expert-Grup said the support goes beyond grants to technical assistance, mentoring and training, and hoped private sector involvement would grow. ASEM rector Alexandru Stratan described the academy as a link between education, innovation and business. Deputy head of the Netherlands Embassy Maaike Keizer encouraged participants to look to European models such as the Dutch start-up ecosystem. Previous beneficiaries were cited as proof that well-developed ideas can become sustainable businesses.

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