Business Management Consultant, Founder and General Manager of Apollo Press EOOD (LLC)
Bulgaria
Business Management Consultant, Founder and General Manager of Apollo Press EOOD (LLC)
Bulgaria
Over 24 years of professional experience in web editing, digital coaching, research, consulting, small and micro- business management and open networking.
Consulting in International Development Assistance, especially NGO involvement
Digital Coaching: Online Social Networking, Social Media and Virtual Project Management
Consulting in Fair Trade Strategy and Practices
Consulting in Micro and Small Enterprise Management
E-commerce of Goods and Services from Bulgaria
Outsourced Business and Language Services Agency
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Open Networkers Movement (25.000+ members, 1-2008) : The first decentralized network built upon open source web 2.0 networks, widgets & tools: www.opennetworkers.info
We have over 50 special interest groups of specialists who want to go beyond connecting towards personal and quality interaction online.
Keywords: online networking, online strategy, online strategic coaching, training, consultancy, online sourcing, online recruitment, online marketing & sales strategies, job, jobs, experts, specialists, job seekers, headhunters
(Management Consulting industry)
November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Strategic Consulting Areas
* Fair Trade Strategy and Practices
* NGOs in International Development Cooperation
* Online Strategy, Services and Capacity-building Support
Projects & Positions
1. EC Phare 2004 Project "Fair Trade for Social Inclusion" of ECIP Bulgaria, www.ecip-bg.org/index.en.html, and Integra BDS, www.integra-bds.bg, November 2006 – November 2007
* Fair Trade in Bulgaria: Strategic Approaches
* Focus Group Moderator
* Strategic Consulting on Online Presence. Website Development: www.fairtradebg.org
2. Expert in Strategic Consulting (Voluntary) at Index Foundation, Bulgaria, www.index-bg.org, November 2005 – Present
* Advising Index Foundation and Bulgarian NGOs on International Development Cooperation
* Setting-up a National NGO Portal at www.mg-platform.kinyra.com and its Comprehensive Web Administration
* Capacity-building Support for the Establishment of a National Platform of Development NGOs
(Writing and Editing industry)
June 1996 — Present (13 years 2 months)
Founder & General Manager of Apollo Press EOOD, a Private Limited Liability Company, Registered in Bulgaria, Company No. 121085745
Trademarks of Apollo Press EOOD:
* KStore of Kinyra.com, Electronic Store 'The Best and the Cherished from Bulgaria', www.kstore.kinyra.com, Start Date: November 2006
* Kinyra.com, Transcription, Translation, Virtual Assistants Agency, www.kinyra.com, Start Date: August 2005
- Web editing, website creation and ongoing web administration: FIABCI-BG.com, http://www.fiabci-bg.com (2007) and CIPS.fiabci-bg.com, http://cips. fiabci-bg.com (2008)
General Managerial Duties in Company and Trademarks Development; Writing, Editing, Translation; Web Administration: Books and Electronic Publishing, Book-selling, Outsourced Business and Language Services / Agency, E-commerce of Goods and Services from Bulgaria.
Business Management Consulting
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Think Tanks industry)
October 1983 — May 1992 (8 years 8 months)
* Research on Current Developments in Foreign National Trade Unions and Their Associations
* Teaching History of International Labor Movements
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
October 1991 — December 1991 (3 months)
Series of Lectures on Emerging Trends in Bulgarian Trade Union and Industrial Relations.
Ph.D. , Contemporary History , 1987 — 1991
MA , International Relations , 1978 — 1983
EU International Development Co-operation, Online Social Networking, NGO and Small Business Management, Fair Trade, E-Commerce, Internet, Social Networking Software, VoIP, Tennis, Chess
* Open Networkers: www.opennetworkers.info
February 14, 2008: Laureate of the CAST27/4/07 competition organized by European Personnel Selection Office of the EU (http://europa.eu/epso/) in FG IV Profile (Candidate N°: 725748): Development / Cooperation Adviser: Geographical Co-ordination & Programme Management. Included in a database reserve list of contract agents, valid for the next three years.
Trainings:
* November 2005 - December 2006: Five Trainings Organized by International and National NGO Associations - TRIALOG (www.trialog.or.at), CONCORD (www.concordeurope.org), HAND (Hungary, www.hand.org.hu), Grupa Zagranica (Poland, www.zagranica.org.pl)
* July 1995: Certificate of Achievement: Management of Small Publishing Houses, Short term (30 days) course/Study visit to the USA, www.ciubsc.org/implemented.htm , Organized by USAID, Bulgarian Office
* October 1990 - December 1990: Certificate of Achievement: Industrial Relations, three month course, Ruskin College, Oxford OX1 2HE, United Kingdom, www.ruskin.ac.uk