INCYMA has participated in the project Social & Green Business Network, under the acronym SGBnet. This program was created by SGS in collaboration with Finnova, which has the support of the Empleaverde Program, an initiative launched by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment through the European Social Fund within the framework of the Operational Programme Employment, Training and Education during the period 2014-2020.
The training program promoted by SGS concluded in Brussels on December 5, 2018. For three days, in collaboration with the StartUp Europe Accelerator of the Finnova Foundation, It has given nine entrepreneurs from Andalusia, Extremadura, and the Region of Murcia the opportunity to receive training and network in the European capital. In the words of Cristina Gironés, SGS Project Manager, “Green and social entrepreneurship must be in the DNA of businesses, and these business initiatives must be made visible to enhance their sustainability. That is why SGBnet has promoted the best green and social initiatives, offering them the opportunity to be heard in the main forums in Brussels, thus connecting our entrepreneurs with other European experiences and actors.”.
During the day on Monday December 3, After visiting the Finnova facilities, the green entrepreneurs were able to attend the Regional Office of Extremadura in Brussels, in which we met withCésar Morcillo, Director of the Extremadura Office in Brussels. We also attended the European Economic and Social Committee, in which we received advice from Arturo Iñiguez Yuste, Administrator in the NAT Agriculture and Fisheries Section of the European Economic and Social Committee. Finally, we held a meeting with Blanca Sáez, from the EU LIFE Unit in the Delegation to the European Union of the Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Belgium and Luxembourg. Finally, and after a session of mentoring on EU funds in charge of Juan Manuel Revuelta, CEO of Finnova, we all enjoyed a dinner discussion.
During the second day of Tuesday December 4th, we visited the Committee of the Regions, where we were received by Gustavo López, Head of Cohesion Policies at the Committee of the Regions. We also had the opportunity to visit the European Commission, where Cristina Lobillo, The Head of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy spoke to us about opportunities to advance various projects within the EU. We also attended the presentation of the European Water Platform (WSStp) on water management by [name of organization missing]. Durk Krol, Executive Managing Director. This second day ended with a mentoring session, led by Wilber Díez, Araceli García and Javier Monteagudo on communication and marketing actions in the field of entrepreneurship projects and events.
Finally, on Wednesday December 5th We visited the UNED headquarters in Brussels, where we learned about the EU's legal and administrative framework from María Casado, Director of UNED. This talk was followed by a masterclass on EU funding for environmental and energy startups through a meeting with Belgian startups from the Start it @KBC program.
Fountain: Finnova Foundation.
For more information:
Biodiversity Foundation: https://fundacion-biodiversidad.es/es
Emprendeverde program: https://www.redemprendeverde.es
Finnova Foundation: https://www.finnova.eu
StartUp Europe Awards: http://startupeuropeawards.eu
