Thursday, May 17 2018 18:19

ArmInfo. Beeline and announced the launch of the Startup Incubator project, the opening ceremony of which was held today on the 2nd floor of the Beeline office on Server  Avenue.

"We deliberately decided to open a startup incubator here. This is  not a business project, we do not expect to receive dividends. This  is our contribution to the life of our country. The project will help  talented and young people realize their ideas. We understand that it  will be difficult, but I am confident that some future world-class  ideas will inevitably fly out in the future and contribute to the  development of Armenia, "Beeline Director General in Armenia Andrey  Pyatakhin said during the welcoming speech.

Head of Beeline Startup Incubator Gevorg Poghosyan explained that  within the framework of the project start-ups will be given the  opportunity to use the incubator services and expert advice for 4  months. In particular, they will be provided with an office space,  training courses and master classes on entrepreneurship, management,  marketing, PR, financial and legal issues. Answering the question of  ArmInfo, Poghosyan noted that out of the numerous candidates the best  10 people were selected who will intensively grow professionally  during the next 16 weeks of trainings, after which their business  projects will be presented to potential investors. "Priority in the  selection process was given to those startups who are engaged in the  development of digital solutions and have a high potential in terms  of access to international markets. We want to help our young  entrepreneurs to conquer the economic world without having to travel  outside their country," Poghosyan said.

He added that the participants of the project expect 32 intensive  lessons, during which they will be helped by more than 20 mentors,  represented by experienced employees of the companies of the UNION  group from Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Kazakhstan. "The company  will invest all its resources, including human resources, for the  establishment of these start-ups," G. Pogosyan said in an interview  with ArmInfo.

"Being on the Armenian market for about 105 years and being the  largest operator, we must show a high degree of responsibility in our  activities. Similar projects on the basis of our company have already  opened and operate in Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan. I am sure that this  kind of direction of eco-systems connected with the start-up, with  the Internet is what the company sees in its focus, and that means it  will be implemented in other countries in the same way as we do. I  always said that we have the most beautiful project, "said A.   Pyatakhin in an interview with ArmInfo.

"VEON Armenia" CJSC (Beeline trademark) is a member of the Veon group  of companies, which is one of the world's largest integrated telecom  operators. The group includes communications companies providing  voice and data services based on a wide range of wireless and  fixed-line technologies, as well as broadband Internet access to more  than 200 million subscribers in Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,  Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Algeria,  Bangladesh and Pakistan. The companies of the group provide services  under the brands Beeline, Kyivstar, Wind, Mobilink, Banglalink and  Djezzy.