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Barcelona, main business & tech hub of Southern Europe & Mediterranean A thriving city with 1,615,908 inhabitants (Metro Area of 4.7 million) Capital of Catalonia, that generates 20% of Spain’s GDP & 25% of its exports Part of the dynamic Barcelona Lyon European economic axis 175,000 companies (95% of them SMEs & micro businesses) 48% of the employees work in knowledge intensive sectors 37% of the workforce holds a university degree 37% of the workforce holds a university degree 214,000 students at the 8 Universities of the Barcelona area* 15.9 Million tourist overnight stays** 3 rd World city hosting more International meetings & congresses Hosting the Mobile World Capital until 2018 5 th Best world city in quality of life (State of the World cities UN-Habitat 2012) 6 th Best European City to do business (European Cities Monitor 2011) 12 th World City receiving more FDI projects (Global Cities Investment Monitor 2012) 10 th World City in Scientific production HQs of SEAT Automotive and CAIXABANK (Spain’s Largest Bank) www.bcn.cat/barcelonagrowth
Sdfsf Sdfsf Barcelona Activa What is Barcelona Activa? Barcelona Activa is the executive tool of the Economic Development policies of the Barcelona City Council , being part of its Area of Economy, Enterprise and Employment, For 28 years , Barcelona Activa has promoted the economic growth of Barcelona and its influence area, fostering businesses, entrepreneurship and employment , while promoting the city internationally and its strategic sectors, while keeping the proximity to the territory. sectors, while keeping the proximity to the territory. 3 www.bcn.cat/barcelonactiva
hol Barcelona Activa a Barcelona Activa’s fields of activity & network of Specialised Facilities Enterprise Entrepreneurship Professional Skills & Employment Training Training City Promotion Strategic Sectors Promotion Tourism & Events Promotion Territory & Commerce Promotion 4 www.bcn.cat/barcelonactiva
hol Blended model to support entrepreneurship Economic Promotion Sector a An effective blended model of services to promote entrepreneurship in Barcelona Coaching entrepreneurs from their business ideas to the setting up of their companies, fostering entrepreneurship to position Barcelona as a model of enterprising city. 2011 Grand Jury’s On line contents Prize European Enterprise Awards Generation and Business project assessment of assessment of feasibility feasibility business ideas assessment Technical Training coaching activities Start up Tailor-made Pre-incubation Programmes programme Enablers + Platform + Impact + Cost Efficiency 5 www.bcn.cat/empresa
hol Entrepreneurship support: the facilities a Economic Promotion Sector Glòries & Convent de St. Agustí Entrepreneurship Centres The 2 centres provide co-working spaces for entrepreneurs, a wide range of services, daily training activities, digital tools and a team of expert advisors to coach the business ideas into feasible business projects, while fostering cooperation. � The entrepreneurship centres were used by 13,000 entrepreneurs and coached 2,500 business projects in 2012 (with a 69% business creation rate), the business projects & incubated start ups raised 20.8 Million Euros of private funding in 2012. incubated start ups raised 20.8 Million Euros of private funding in 2012. Glories Business Incubator Almogàvers Business Factory (ABF) Two incubators, fitted with cutting-edge infrastructures and services provide location and support for some 100 highly innovative start ups for an incubation period of 3 years. The Incubators provide permanent services of specialised advice, training and coaching to the incubated companies and grant them access to business cooperation networks. ABF Incubator is operated by an innovative public-private pool of 8 incubation entities. 6 www.bcn.cat/empresa
Entrepreneurship support: the services Welcome sessions for Training in entrepreneurship entrepreneurs basics & entrepreneurial skills Daily 120 minutes welcome sessions to present Daily 120 minutes welcome sessions to present Barcelona Activa’s programmes, activities and Some 70 monthly sessions in which resources to coach the entrepreneurs’ business ideas entrepreneurs are offered training in those into feasible business projects. aspects that are essential for the management Around 1,000 enterpreneus attend these sessions of a new company and can provide monthly in which a first approach is made to the competitive advantages in the current different legal procedures, as well as the existing business environment: areas such as legal funding and subsidies for entrepreneurs. Attendees are formats and procedures, market research, also given username and password to use the online financial plans, entrepreneurial skills, entrepreneurship tools. corporate communication, and others, in order Sessions are also offered in English for foreign to lead and manage business projects entrepreneurs which also have access to on line successfully. welcome sessions if they haven’t landed yet in Barcelona (Programme Do it in Barcelona ) www.bcn.cat/empresa
Entrepreneurship support : the services & digital tools Advice and assessment Online tools for entrepreneurs technical advisory team answers the A enquiries of the entrepreneurs, assesses the enquiries of the entrepreneurs, assesses the feasibility of their business projects and coaches them to suitable funding In-depth reports and articles covering the different issues related to business creation are also available at www.bcn.cat/empresa, the entrepreneurship website, along with orientation workshops for fundraising and personalised advice. An effective set of online tools to produce SWOT analysis of business ideas, well structured business plans, self-assessment of key entrepreneurial skills, and key information about legal procedures, access to funding and online market studies www.bcn.cat/empresa
Tailor made programmes: the range of programmes Programmes for specific target groups & economic sectors in need of restructuration ODAME Senior Entrepreneurs School of Entrepreneurship for Women Ideas Ideas Ideas Ideas Young Entrepreneurs with with with with “Handmade” a future a future a future a future (Craft Entrepreneurs) Tailor made programme for innovative for innovative Innovative retail sector Innovative retail sector construction sector Programmes for Strategic Economic Sectors Entrepreneur XXI Bio entrepreneur XXI Digital (Life Sciences& biotech) (Digital Technologies) Eco entrepreneur XXI CreaMedia (Clean technologies) (Creative Industries) www.bcn.cat/empresa
Enterprise support: the facilities Barcelona Nord Technology Park An innovation environment aimed at technology- based SMEs oriented towards innovation. The Tech Park provides advanced services to support business growth and consolidation, featuring advanced infrastructures for collaborative work and advanced infrastructures for collaborative work and formal and operative relations with institutions that promote knowledge transfer and the growth of new technology-based companies. There are 47 companies currently located at the Tech Park with a predominance of companies that operate in the advanced engineering sector 53% of the companies located at the Park are exporting. The average turnover is more than 674,000 Euros.
(BSO + Data Resource Centre & Showroom) Business Support Office services BC 1. Business diagnosis osis 2. PAE Incorporation tion B procedures Enterprise support services A = Barcelona City Council B = Barcelona Activa 3. Business financing cing B Business Support Office 4. Finding professional onals B Front Office – Barcelona Business Agents 5. Internationalisation tion C 6. Competitiveness program grammes BC (Commerce, ICTs, Innovat ovation, Training activities for companies Corporate and Support Services Public tenders, Training ining) Unique strategic projects BC 7. Transfer of companie anies 8. Business location ion A C= Barcelona Chamber of Commerce 9. Business landing ing B 10. Municipal procedur dures B (licenses, taxes and othe other) 11. Data resources and and ABC information services ices DRC & Showroom 12. Business space ce C BC 13. Networking and B2 d B2B 11 14. Attention to internati national BC delegations
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