Banca Transilvania is opening Stup, a physical and virtual space dedicated to supporting the entrepreneurial community. Under the #sefacelastup umbrella, BT has built the infrastructure to connect entrepreneurs with providers of services and products for starting, running and managing a business. Stup will also host events for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, organized both by BT and by the partners of this initiative. It is open to all entrepreneurs, regardless of the bank they use.

Stup is in Bucharest, at Calea Serban Voda no. 206-218, and online at www.btstup.ro. As a first step into the Stup community, an account on this online platform is required.

"Stup is BT’s contribution to growing the entrepreneurial community. It will be a meeting place, a place for ideas, where businesses will be born, and where we come with solutions to their real needs. We want to help strengthen Romania’s entrepreneurial fabric," says Omer Tetik, Chief Executive Officer, Banca Transilvania.

"Any entrepreneur will find at Stup two things that matter for the day-to-day challenges of a business: the guidance they need and, afterwards, the concrete implementation of the right solution, both tailored to the specifics of their company. This saves time and gives confidence in the quality of the choices made", says Cristina Sindile, Chief Executive Officer, BT Mic.

#SeFaceLaStup:

• It is a place where things get done: businesses are started, websites and online stores are built, digital marketing campaigns are run, businesses are franchised, electronic signatures are obtained, etc.
• Businesses are set up: anyone looking to start a business will find at Stup everything needed to take this step — registration with the Trade Register, invoicing and accounting solutions, cash register, etc. 
• Go online: to take a business online, entrepreneurs receive advice and implementation — website, online store, marketplace — as well as implementation of online marketing campaigns.
• Solutions to address real needs every business has: accounting, invoicing, online marketing, cash-flow management and financial analysis, legal advisory and access to EU funds, recruitment services and employee healthcare, etc.
• Financing is available from BT Mic, the microfinance company of the Banca Transilvania Group.

Stup is launching with 20 partners, namely: Baselinker, Danubius, DC Conta, Ebriza, eJobs, Filip & Company, Fonduri-structurale.ro, Gomag, Hosterion, The Yellow Creators, Mini CRM, MTH Digital Namirial, Prime Dash, Regina Maria, Regnet, Smartbill, Termene, ThinkOut and Weex Global.

On social media, Stup is on Instagram and Facebook.

Banca Transilvania has over 380,000 MidCorporate, SME and start-up clients.