The Enterprise Classroom Program, which assists the Agency of Local Development and Employment of Cartagena, is a regional training reference
The European Business and Innovation Cartagena (CEEIC) has treated 500 entrepreneurial projects throughout the first half of the year, with a special attention to technology-based, as it is a reference entity in the Innovation System Regional.
The advice has been given to entrepreneurs has ranged from issues such as feasibility, financing, establishment or location of the proposed business to the precise analysis for a business plan.
The director of the Instituto de Fomento (Info), Reyes Samper, body to which is attached the CEEIC stressed in this regard that "the epicenter of all this work is the strong commitment to spread the need for entrepreneurs and business innovation take as a key element of competitiveness.
"Proof of this is that in the last three years more than 50 technology companies have received support from the CEEIC throughout the process of creation and consolidation," he added.
The director of the info in this regard emphasized "the close collaboration we have with the Polytechnic University of Cartagena for the support of entrepreneurship, under the system called 'spin-off' academic '.
Among the services the CEEIC offers entrepreneurs is the ability to locate in your facility, especially start-ups.
Hosted 23 companies are currently enjoying office space, laboratories, classrooms, meeting rooms and ICT infrastructure, in addition to the services it provides to the body in training, management control and brokering agreements with potential new partners, customers or suppliers .
Another service offered by CEEIC entrepreneurs is the shortcut to programs and funding initiatives.
In this final section, we would emphasize that so far this year has processed the records CEEIC financial aid for more than 500,000 euros.
With regard to training, the Enterprise Classroom Program, developed in collaboration with the Agency for Local Development and Employment of Cartagena (ALDE) has become one of the most successful as well as a regional training reference for entrepreneurs.
Since its inception in 2009, over 2,700 participants have benefited from his offer, having given more than 85 seminars innovative content as well as 12 days of different topics.
Indeed, under the Hall Company program was carried out during the first half formative pioneering in Region 'Undertaking with Lean Start Up', in which 12 new business models have validated its viability in the market.
Samper Reyes said that "the experience of the technicians CEEIC with hundreds of entrepreneurs has made them real experts to offer the best advice to people who want to start a new project, especially with regard to funding.
Looking ahead to the coming months, the challenge is that these services are complementary to those offered by the European Business and Innovation Centre of Murcia and info itself, so that through specialization offer added value to who risk their resources to promote a business project. "
New course in September
It is expected that a new course of Hall Company with news and teachings aimed at improving productivity and time management entrepreneur future, knowledge of the keys to developing a good market research, development of emotional intelligence starts in September The use of the megatrends of the environment, knowledge of the tools to make the most of Google and obtaining funding for projects through crowdfunding strategy 2.0.
Those attending the workshops of the Hall Company are 59 percent entrepreneurs trying to conduct a business idea, while the rest are consolidated entrepreneurs trying to expand and update their knowledge in business management.
The 49 percent of attendees are women.
Source: CARM