From Idea to Business – How to Successfully Create and Run Your Own Company

The Belarusian Diaspora Initiative (BDI): Empowering the Business Ecosystem in Exile is a project supported by the European Union. The project is dedicated to supporting Belarusian businesses in exile through a multifaceted approach. The project aims to facilitate their integration into the EU market by providing essential knowledge, networks, and support mechanisms. This includes fostering connections with business ecosystems in host countries and ensuring their visibility and access to relevant market information. The project will be implemented until the end of 2027. Find out more about the project. 

Full name (as stated in official documents)

Current citizenship (which passport do you hold?)

Email address (please include a valid address so we can contact you)

In what capacity are you applying?

Name of your entity (as indicated in state registry).

For individual entrepresneurs, this could be their name

Add entity registration number and link to the official registry of the registration country.

Sector of business operation.

Size of your business

Please provide a brief description about your planned business or entrepreneurial activity and indicate when do you plan to implement it?

Please note that in order to check and assess your eligibility to participate in the BDI project, we may need to collect special categories of your personal data, such as your political opinion, political affiliation and trade union membership. Said information can be shared among the BDI project partners, external service provider and with the European Commission. By submitting your information and ticking below box, you acknowledge and agree to the processing of special categories of your personal data in accordance with the following Privacy Policy.

By ticking below box, you confirm that you read and understood the project's Privacy Policy.

Are you a member of the Association of Belarusian Businesses Abroad (ABBA)

The BDI project supports only those who uphold democratic and ethical values as described in the Declaration of Honour. To participate in the activity, you must verify your identity through our secure verification platform. You will need to upload a copy of your ID/passport and take a live photo to confirm the authenticity of your documents. Do you agree to proceed?

Have you previously participated in BDI activities where you have already completed the identity verification process (e.g., uploaded your ID to the verification system)? If YES, you can skip the verification step now. 

Please scan the QR code below to verify yourself OR follow this link. This step is essential to participate in the activity.

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