bulgaria we started looking for companies outside the bulgarian europe couldn't find anyone there as well. so they teamed up with a friend to start their company lam on in a print shop the first prototypes of their biodegradable laminating films are being made it's a one hundred percent composed of all biopolymers. sophia's becoming a breeding ground for startups a number of e.u. programs provide funding for initial investments. the fledgling companies often settle in co-working spaces like beat a house that rent out office or studio space to fashion companies software developers and other startups sofia's been called europe's silicon valley there's plenty of potential says beta houses chief operating officer we have you know very good software engineering talent in the country so you see sophia so many companies saw foreign companies open their offices on salaries here in. and you know.