SCIAT-Danube is a non-profit employers organization for companies of the Textile & Clothing industry in Bulgaria. Currently the cluster members are 28 - 22 small and medium enterprises, operating in the textile and apparel sector and in related sectors, 3 educational and research institutions: Technical University of Sofia - Department "Textiles Technology", University of Ruse – Angel Kanchev, Professional Vocational School for Apparel – „Nedka Ivan Lazarova" in Ruse and 3 NGO-s: Regional Center for training of personnel for the garment and leather industry in the North central planning region, Scientific-Technical Union of textile, clothing and leather and “Practice Association - professional realization, adaptability, creativity and social initiative” - Ruse. A high percentage of our member companies come from the region of Ruse in Bulgaria which happens to be the region with the highest concentration of enterprises engaged in the garment and textile industry. The entities participating in the cluster are mainly export oriented - 17 of the 22 member firms export mainly to EU countries. The total number of employees in the cluster is about 3000, which represents about 4% of total employment in the Textile &Clothing industry.