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EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs

Barcelona Activa provides funding, training, and support services to promote entrepreneurship, business creation, and growth in Barcelona. This article highlights the different programs and initiatives available to SMEs in the city.

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EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs

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  1. EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs Elena del Rey, Head of fundraising, Barcelona Activa Barcelona, 13th of March 2014

  2. Barcelona Activa – Fields of activity Enterprise Entrepreneurship Professional Skills and Employment Training City Promotion Strategic Sectors Promotion Tourism and Events Promotion Territory and Commerce Promotion

  3. Structural Funds 2007-2013 ERDF ESF Complementarity of funds • Programme for the attraction of global companies • and professionals 3.3 M€ 1. Programmes of support and fostering of employability for unemployed people 2. Programme to support business creation 2.9 M€ 2. Training actions to support business creation and growth 3. Programme to support business creation in the creative sector0.9 M€ 3. Programme to foster employability in sectors generating jobs 4. Programme to support business growth 8 M€ 4. Local development and active proximity policies 5. Laboratory of market trends and improvement of human capital 3.3 M€ 5. Specific support for young people’s employability 6. Training in specific sectors generating jobs addressed at unemployed people 6. Programme for new technologies1.6 M€ 20 M€ 94,3 M€

  4. 2. Programme to support business creation On line contents Generation and assessment of business ideas Business project feasibility assesment Training activities Technical coaching A blended model to support entrepreneurship Pre-incubation programme Tailor-made Programmes for economic sectors and target groups Start up Costefficiency + criticalmass + qualitystandards + entrepreneurs’sautonomy

  5. Business dimension and strategy programmes Mentoring Management pills (training seminars) Investments Forums Public Market Special Agreements with financial institutions Technology Business Bridges Landing Services Acceleration Programme 4. Programme to support business growth Funding Strategy Enterprise-Employment Service Business Cooperation Internationalization E-E Platform http://w27.bcn.cat/porta22/en/comunitat/iniciLogin.do SynergyS InnovationZone

  6. Business support Business Challenges Business SupportServices • Improve access to funding • Access to public procurement Funding • Specialagreementswithfinancialinstitutions • Investmentfora • Publicmarketprogramme • Increase dimension • Focus strategies and opportunities identification • Improve capacity of management teams • Acceleration programmes • Business strategy mentoring • Management training (pills) • Business skills Strategy • Turn companies global Internationalization • Internationalizationassessment & bridges • Cooperation and networking • Higher visibility for success stories Business cooperation • SynergyS • InnovationZone • Access to human resources Enterprise - Employment • E-E Platform

  7. Key elements • Facilitators role, business enablers • Fostering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Cooperation with all the institutions related to innovative business (+100) • Critical mass • Client orientation • “Tailor made” solutions and programs • Cost efficiency • Excellent quality of the products offered: care on speakers, teachers, amenities, design...

  8. Annual Results (2013) Entrepreneurship • 14,774 entrepreneurs supported • 2,653 business projects coached, out of which 1.700 estimated created companies and 3.400 jobs. • 776 entrepreneurs have participated in tailor-made programmes for specific groups and sectors Enterprise • 4.293 businesses supported • 20 Million € of finance raised • 143 companies and business projects hosted at the Glòries and ABF incubators and at the Barcelona Nord Technology Park by the end of 2013 • 46 companies supported with landing services

  9. New approach 2014: One stop-shop office Business Support Office DRC & Showroom • Front Office – Barcelona Business Agents 1. Business diagnosis 2. PAE Incorporation procedures 3. Business financing 5. Internationalisation 6. Competitiveness programmes (Commerce, ICTs, Innovation, Public tenders, Training) 7. Transfer of companies 8. Business location 9. Business landing 4. Finding professionals 10. Municipal procedures (licenses, taxes and other) 11. Data resources and information services 12. Business space 13. Networking and B2B 14. Attention to international delegations BC B B B C BC BC A B B ABC C BC BC Unique strategic projects Training activities for companies Corporate and Support Services A = Barcelona City Council B = Barcelona Activa C= Barcelona Chamber of Commerce

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