One year after its launch, the Hive became Romania’s largest entrepreneurial interaction center: 2,600 entrepreneurs accessed 3,800 business solutions, and the Hive community reached 14,000 members.
The Hive is an initiative of Banca Transilvania and BT Mic in Romania, intended for entrepreneurs, regardless of the Bank they are customers of, where they can benefit from advice and the implementation of the right business solution. At the Hive, the Bank created the infrastructure and environment necessary to connect entrepreneurs with providers of services and products necessary for the establishment, and management, namely: BaseLinker, Danubius, D&C Conta, Ebriza, eJobs, Filip & Company, fundoni-structurale.ro, Franchwise, Gomag, Hosterion, The Yellow Creators, MiniCRM, MTH.Digital, Namirial, Prime Dash, Regina Maria, REGnet, SmartBill, Termene, ThinkOut, and Weex Global.
The first year`s results:
- 14,000 members in the Hive community;
- 2,600 entrepreneurs accessed over 3,800 non-financial and financial business solutions;
- 200 businesses were born here and accessed over 600 solutions;
- 5,000 appointments for one-to-one consultation;
- 760 digital business solutions were accessed by over 500 customers;
- 110 businesses went online: marketplace online stores, marketing campaigns;
- 6,000 entrepreneurs participated in the events;
- 1,500 small businesses and startups have obtained funding through BT Mic.
“The first year was intense and beautiful. Many entrepreneurs have crossed our threshold for events, for a concrete solution, or simply for a discussion about how they can do more, or better in their business. The experience of this first year is the solid foundation on which we intend to continue growing the Hive, to contribute to the development of the entrepreneurial community in a real, useful, authentic way,” – declares Cristina Sindile, CEO at BT Mic.
Businesses are established: anyone who wants to start a business can find at Hive everything they need to take this step – registration with the Trade Register, invoicing and accounting solutions, cash register, etc.
Go online: for launching a business in the digital environment, entrepreneurs benefit from advice and the implementation of the solutions – website, online store, marketplace, and online marketing campaigns.
Solutions are accessed to solve real needs that any business has: accounting, invoicing, online marketing, cash-flow management, financial analysis, consulting on the legal side accessing European funds, recruitment and medical services for employees, etc.
Funding is obtained from BT Mic, the microfinance company of the Banca Transilvania Group.
Benefits for entrepreneurs who are members of the Hive community:
- Free advice on any entrepreneurial topic;
- No membership fee;
- Free participation in the courses.
The first step towards the Hive is opening an account on the website.
Read our previous news about the Hive:
Hive’s results by Banca Transilvania after the first week of launch
Banca Transilvania opens the Hive – a space for entrepreneurs
Source: the Bank`s press release dated August 17, 2023
