Buying or selling a property is one of the biggest financial decisions most people make. Yet the traditional brokerage model has changed surprisingly little. Clients are often expected to accept a standard package of services, pay a standard commission and adapt to a process designed around the broker rather than their own needs.
Tikche.bg takes a different approach.
Creating a new fashion brand is a challenge – and Tanya Ian is handling it brilliantly. This year she is celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tanya Ian Exclusive and launching a new brand, AURAË PARIS.
How have you changed as a designer over the years?
A huge blue whale glides past, slowly enough for you to see the barnacles and the scars left by battles with giant squid on its body. Japanese cherry blossoms sway gently overhead, the sky is blue and the calm is complete. The African savannah comes to life before you as the grass stirs and a pride of lions emerges.
What an adventure! And all of this while you're at a mall in Sofia.
As technology, creative industries and international business become increasingly interconnected, success depends not only on ideas and expertise, but also on understanding people, cultures and the environments in which relationships are built.
For SProjects, an investment project starts long before the first line is drawn. Between an investor's idea and the finished building lie numerous planning, financial, architectural and technical decisions. SProjects sees its role in bringing these elements together, acting as a partner that can take a project from assessing a property's potential through to its completion. SProjects founders architect Elitsa Sotirova and architect-engineer Vasil Sotirov tell us more.
Engineer Natalia Varbanova joined the family business Tisina LTD in 2007. Today, Tisina LTD is a recognized manufacturer of cast iron castings for the machinery, energy, agricultural, transport, construction, road construction, and other industries.
Your father founded Tisina in 2001. What changes did you introduce when you joined the company?
Attorney at law Elena Ficherova has almost 20 years of professional experience as an investigator, legal adviser and expert within the Ministry of Interior and state anti-corruption bodies, accumulating a valuable insight into the state and its institutions. After a critical situation forced her to defend her own rights and reputation in court, Ms Ficherova decided to establish her own legal practice. It was a challenging time, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, but working with people whose lives depended on her inspired her to give her best.
VIP Trade and Build is a construction company that has been successfully delivering infrastructure, public and residential projects for the past 13 years. Over that time, it has established itself as a byword for quality, integrity and professionalism, earning the trust of public institutions, partners and clients alike. Behind the company's success is its Managing Director, Nikolay Dinkov, whose clear vision, entrepreneurial spirit and uncompromising commitment to quality have made VIP Trade and Build a recognised name in the construction sector.
There are industries in which innovation is loud and instantly visible – cars, electronics, digital technology. And there are others in which it remains entirely hidden, felt only as comfort, reliability and ease in everyday life. The bathroom is precisely such a case. Few people stop to consider that behind a warm, evenly distributed spray lie thermodynamics, precision mechanics, nozzle geometry, resource management and a manufacturing discipline measured in seconds.
Vatev & Partners Law Office provides legal protection to both corporate and private clients, offering not merely legal services but practical solutions that deliver results. Attorney at law Vasil Vatev elaborates.
What inspired you to become a lawyer?
The journey to parenthood is not always predictable. For those facing difficulties conceiving, it can often involve uncertainty, important decisions, and powerful emotions. This is why our approach is built on a combination of Israeli medical know-how, international practices, and the expertise of Bulgarian specialists.
This is why Alliance Language Centre is one of the most respected names in foreign language education in Bulgaria. For more than eight decades, it has combined academic tradition with a modern approach, proving that quality education is the soundest investment in the future.
Combining over 30 years of experience in communications and media publications such as Elle and Harper's Bazaar with 8 years of dedicated practice in interior design, Sashka Yankova crafts spaces rooted in harmony, functionality, and individuality. Her approach relies on personal connection and thoughtful dialogue, turning spatial challenges into warm, tailored, and characterful homes.
What is the core philosophy behind your approach to spatial design?
When Gyuler Ahmedova from Sofia founded La Scuola Language Centre, she set herself a clear goal: for students to complete their courses confident, capable and ready to meet any challenge. A passionate linguist, Ms Ahmedova has devoted her career not only to mastering Italian and Turkish but also to developing effective, modern teaching methods. Today, La Scuola's team of experienced professionals teaches a wide range of languages both in person and online, through flexible programmes and small groups suited to modern lifestyles.
For centuries, Bulgarian traditional healers have perfected the art of using herbs to heal body and soul. Today, Bulgarian Tea Company shares this tradition and its benefits.
After ten years at Instituto Cervantes Sofia, her path took her to Barcelona. There, as both a mother and a professional, she found the inspiration for Culturadas, a boutique Spanish language academy for children in Sofia. After five years in Spain, she returned to Bulgaria in 2021 to work in education, including as a brand manager for Lego Education. Today, Culturadas is a project that develops not only children's language skills, but also their creativity.
What is Culturadas?
The company provides innovative and reliable medical solutions to healthcare professionals across the country.
Its portfolio spans a wide range of solutions in cardiology, gastroenterology, urology, endoscopy, neurology, and other specialties –cutting-edge devices that help physicians deliver better patient care and achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
It later evolved through founding an education center and a child-focused event space and developing educational projects of her own. Her latest venture is CATBRIDGE, a new bilingual kindergarten in the heart of Sofia. There, business vision meets a deep belief in the unlimited potential of early childhood development.
How does CATBRIDGE translate the idea of early childhood as a fundamental period in development into practice?
It is one of the ways they discover the world, learn what their bodies can do and develop the confidence to try something new. And when movement is combined with music, play and a nurturing environment, it can become a powerful part of early child development.
As General Manager of Inetum Bulgaria, Borislav Borisov leads the Group's largest ServiceNow business and one of its most strategically important operations. Part of Inetum, a European leader in digital services with 26,000 consultants and specialists across 19 countries, the Bulgarian team has helped build one of Europe's fastest-growing ServiceNow practices and recently contributed to a business recognized as an ISG "Rising Star."