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Seminar on EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs 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 2

Seminar on EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs Structural Funds 2007 -2013 ERDF ESF 1. 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 sector 0. 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. Programme for new technologies 1. 6 M€ 6. Training in specific sectors generating jobs addressed at unemployed people 20 M€ 94, 3 M€ Complementarity of funds 3

Seminar on EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs 2. Programme to support business creation On line contents Generation and assessment of business ideas Business project feasibility assesment Technical coaching Training activities A blended model to support entrepreneurship Start up Pre-incubation programme Tailor-made Programmes for economic sectors and target groups Cost efficiency + critical mass + quality standards + entrepreneurs’s autonomy 4

Seminar on EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs 4. Programme to support business growth Funding Strategy Internationalization Business Cooperation Synergy. S Innovation Zone Enterprise. Employment Service E-E Platform http: //w 27. bcn. cat/porta 22/en/ comunitat/inici. L ogin. do 5

Seminar on EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs Business support Business Challenges • Improve access to funding • Access to public procurement • Increase dimension • Focus strategies and opportunities identification Business Support Services Funding Strategy • Special agreements with financial institutions • Investment fora • Public market programme • Acceleration programmes • Business strategy mentoring • Management training (pills) • Business skills • Improve capacity of management teams • Turn companies global Internationalization • Cooperation and networking • Higher visibility for success stories Business cooperation • Access to human resources • Internationalization assessment & bridges • Synergy. S • Innovation Zone Enterprise - Employment • E-E Platform 6

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

Seminar on EU Cohesion Policy supports the SMEs Annual Results (2013) Entrepreneurship ü 14, 774 entrepreneurs supported ü 2, 653 business projects coached, out of which 1. 700 estimated created companies and 3. 400 jobs. ü 776 entrepreneurs have participated in tailor-made programmes for specific groups and sectors Enterprise ü 4. 293 businesses supported ü 20 Million € of finance raised ü 143 companies and business projects hosted at the Glòries and ABF incubators and at the Barcelona Nord Technology Park by the end of 2013 ü 46 companies supported with landing services 8

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