European Business Competence* Licence, EBC*L The European Business Competence* Licence, EBC*L is Europe wide established business qualification certificate attesting the holder the core competence needed to take part in economic life be able to run a department and make managerial decisions control and manage the financial aspects of a project start up a new business The EBC*L certificate demonstrates business management expertise on an internationally recognized level. The EBC*L is currently established in 24 European countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, United Kingdom, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Ukraine, Kenya, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta, Spain, the Netherlands) and is available in 18 languages Due to its high degree of transparency the European Business Competence* Licence is accepted by international business community. A huge number of well known companies (like Siemens, T-Mobile, Xerox, Bayer, Uniqua, Samsung) have successfully integrated EBC*L into their in-house staff development programs. The EBC*L is included in several projects financed by the European Union.