Asturias Entrepreneurship
PRINCIPALITY OF ASTURIAS
Surface: 10.603,57 km²
Population: 1.085.289 persons
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Asturias Entrepreneurship
• THE PAST
Asturias Entrepreneurship
NEW OBJECTIVE: NEW ENTERPRENEURSHIP CULTURE
• Disseminate, educate and motivate the whole of Asturian society towards entrepreneurial activity in three dimensions: as a business entrepreneur, as an intra-entrepreneur or as a social entrepreneur, reaching economic sectors, population segments and territories which have had the greatest difficulties up to now.
• Strengthen the network of Business Centres, intensifying their work and articulating their connection with local authorities as key knowledge holders of the potentialities of the territory.
• Provide technical and financial support, as well as help in reconciling work with family life of entrepreneurs,
• Enhance knowledge of entrepreneurs and the self-employed, favouring partnerships and enhancing visibility within society.
Asturias Entrepreneurship
The Program for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Culture in the Principality of Asturias, is a comprehensive package of actions to support entrepreneurs and SMEs in the region. It is based on that entrepreneurial culture must be comprehensively addressed, following a route by which all business initiatives should pass since the emergence of the idea, the feasibility analysis, funding obtention, the start-up and further growth and consolidation.
The Program for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Culture in the Principality of Asturias
It is financed in a significant proportion of Structural Funds from the EU, ERDF / ESF,, both in their actions and in the disadvantaged groups support for those who start-up a business as Self-Employers or in Social Economy: women, young, unemployed people ...
It builds on the success and know how from:
o The undertaken actions to support entrepreneurship in the region during previous years, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the Structural Funds for piloting and testing new action lines.
o The actions aimed to specific groups which has been implemented by entrepreneurial support organizations in the region, as a result of its participation in EU programs
Core strategy 1: Promotion of Entrepreneurial Culture
• Training of Entrepreneurs • Support Instruments
Core Strategy 2: Promotion and consolidation of self-employment
Core Strategy 3: Entrepreneurial Culture Diffusion and Communication
• Promoting and Consolidation of Self-Employment Support • Collective self-employment: Social Economy
• Diffusion and Communication Plan
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Sensibilización y motivación
Formación Apoyo a la creación
Apoyo a la consolidación
Ministry of Industry and Employment
Support Tools for innovative companies
University of Oviedo
Financial Instruments
Education System
Intermediary Bodies
Entrepreneur Women School
Local Entities
Business Centres Network
Motivation &
Awareness
actions
Training Start up
support
Consolidation
support
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CORE STRATEGY 1 Promotion of Entrepreneurial Culture
• Primary Education: Program “Enterprise in My School” - EME • Obligatory Secondary Education: Program “Young European Business – EJE” • Young Social Entrepreneur: Program “JES” (New) • Bachelor, Vocational Training (16-17 y.o.) : Business Workshops • Vocational Training: Program “Creation and management of Micro businesses” • CLINIC- Intensive high-performance course for young people • University: “University Program”
1.2.Support Instruments
• Business Centers (Including Business Seedbeds and SAT Centers)
1.1.Training of Entrepreneurs
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CORE STRATEGY 2 Promoting and Consolidation of Self-Employment
• Program to Promote self-employment through start-ups “Self- Employment/Autónomo Ticket” (grant of 8.000 €)
• Program for the Assessment and Monitoring of self-employment
• Program (ESF) for Consolidation for self-employed economic activity
• Training Program for the self-employed
• Program for the promotion of Prevention culture in work safety
•Program (ESF) to support the self-employed and projects designed to reconcile work with family life “Women Entrepreneurship School “
• Program to widen Public Awareness of the self-employed and promote partnerships.
• Program (ERDF) for Incorporating ICT into Self-employed work: PIATIC
2.1. Promoting and Consolidation of Self-Employment Support
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2.2. Collective self-employment: Social Economy
• Program to Promote employment through collective self-employment.
• Program for the training of Social Economy Companies.
• Program to promote Risk prevention culture in Social Economy Companies.
• Program to strengthen Awareness of Social Economy Companies.
• Program to incorporate ICTs into Social Economy Companies: ESTIC.
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Core Strategy 3: Entrepreneurial Culture Diffusion and Communication
• Media campaign.
• Updating web emprendeastur.
• Development of information and awareness materials.
• Day of the Entrepreneur.
3.1. Diffusion and Communication Plan
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BUDGET 2009 2010 2011 2012
TOTAL
PERIOD
Promote entrepreneurial culture 3.000.000 3.000.000 3.000.000
(2.000.000)
3.000.000
(200.000)
12.000.000
Promotion and consolidation of
self-employment
10.500.000 10.500.000 10.500.000 10.500.000
(6.000.000)
42.000.000
Entrepreneurial Culture diffusion
and communication
380.000 380.000 380.000
(80.000)
380.000
(50.000)
1.520.000
TOTAL ANNUAL
13.880.000
13.880.000
13.880.000
13.880.000
55.520.000
OPERATIVE PROGRAMME
ESF Asturias 2007 - 2013
PO ESF Asturias 2007-2013
• The ESF Operational Programme 2007- 2013 in the Principality of Asturias has the main goals the employment of young people, womwn and long-time unemplymented people
• 5 PRINCIPAL GOALS are fixed:
– Facility to get a job by unemployed people to increasing participation of inactive persons and groups who need and extra-aid
– Promote entrepreneurial spirit and increase the ratio of new enterprises
– To get better adaptability of workers and companies increasing the number os assistants to courses
– Promote long term quality jobs
– Focus on forming high level of human resources and advance in educational aspects from scholars
European Social Fund
COMMON OBJETIVES
Equity of oportunities
No discrimination
Innovation
New Technologies
ENVIRONMENT
Partenariat
AXE 1
Promoting enterpreneurial spirit,
Better adaptability of workers and
companies and businesspeople
AXE 2
Promotion of empleability,
social inclusion and equality between
men and women
AXE 3
Increasing and improvement
Of human capital
AXE 4
Promote Transnational
e interregional cooperation
AXE 5
Technical assistant
ESF OP Asturias 2007 - 2013
PRIORITY EXES TOPICS OF PRIORITY
EXE 1
Promoting
enterpreneurial spirit,
better adaptability of
workers and
companies
62. Development of strategies and lifelong learning systems in companies, training
and services for employees to improve their habilities to adapt to changes,
encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation
63. Creation and dissemination of innovative and more effective systems of work
organization
68. Support to self-employment and entrepreneurship
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
MANAGEMENT
Euopean Commission
Management Authority : National Government (NUT 1) Specific area in
the Ministry of Labour
Authority of Certification: Specific area in the Ministry of Labour
Audit Authority: I General Audit Service (Intervención) of the Principality of
Asturias (NUT 2)
Organism Intermediate: Government of Asturias (NUT 2) DG de
Formación Profesional
Developement Organism: Management Services -> Entrepreneurship
Service of the DG Trade Consejería de economía y Empleo
Beneficiaries
ESF OP ASTURIAS 2007-2013
YEAR DENOMINATION TOTAL AMOUNT
PROVIDED
NUMBER OF
BENEFICIARIES
2007 Subsidies for the begining
of entrepreneurial activity 4.766.43 € 2.301
2008
Self-employment Ticket for
the begining of
entrepreneurial activity
861.436 € 402
2009 3.788.300 € 564
2010 4.218.300 € 596
2011 4.084.000 € 568
TOTAL 17.718.079 € 4.431
Subsidy for the begining of
entrepreneurial activity - Year 2007
AIMS
Support to entrepreneurship from people who establish an
entrepreneurial activity by their own, guaranteeing some minimum
incomes in the initial period of start-up
BENEFICIARIES
Unemployed people who establish themselves as self-employed to
develop its entrepreneurial activity in the Principality of Asturias for
a minimum period of 3 years
SUBSIDY
Initial fixed amount granted to unemployed people who establish
themselves as self-employed in the Principality of Asturias to
support the begining of its entrepreneurial activity
TOTAL
AMOUNT
• Up to 1.805 euros • It will be increased in 601 euros when the self-employed is a
woman
• It will be increased in 601 euros per child under 3 years (targeting
to women)
Self-Employment Ticket for the begining
of entrepreneurial activity - Years 2008 to 2011
AIMS The promotion, encouragement and support to self-employment by
starting an entrepreneurial activity
BENEFICIARIES
Unemployed people registered as jobseeker in the Employment
Public Services till the day they entry in the Special Regime of
Social Security System for Self-Employers and decide to start-up
an economic or professional activity by their own in order to
develop its entrepreneurial activity in the Principality of Asturias by
a minimum period of 3 years
REQUIREMENTS
It is necessary to make a minimum investment of 5,000 euros in
tangible fixed assets and the business project must count with the
favourable report of feasibility, developed through business centres
located in the Principality of Asturias,
SUBSIDY
Initial fixed amount granted to unemployed people who establish
themselves as self-employed in the Principality of Asturias to
support the begining of its entrepreneurial activity
TOTAL AMOUNT
Up to 10,000 euros
YEAR NUMBER OF
BENEFICIARIES MEN % WOMEN %
2007 2.301 1.214 53% 1.087 47%
2008 402 196 49% 206 51%
2009 564 274 49% 290 51%
2010 596 295 49% 301 51%
2011 568 247 43% 321 57%
TOTAL 4.431 2.226 50% 2.205 50%
SUBSIDIES PROVIDED ACCORDING TO
GENDER: PO ESF 2007-2013
SUBSIDIES PROVIDED ACCORDING TO AGE
PO ESF 2007-2013
YEAR NUMBER OF
BENEFICIARIES < 25 % 25 TO 54 % > 54 %
2007 2.301 379 16% 1.869 81% 53 2%
2008 402 38 9% 354 88% 10 2%
2009 564 0 0% 542 96% 22 4%
2010 596 0 0% 567 95% 29 5%
2011 568 0 0% 552 97% 16 3%
TOTAL 4.431 417 9% 3.884 88% 130 3%
SUBSIDIES PROVIDED ACCORDING TO
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: PO ESF 2007-2013
YEAR NUMBER OF
BENEFICIARIES
ISCED
1 y 2 % ISCED 3 % ISCED 4 %
ISCED
5 y 6 %
2007 2.301 1.274 55% 547 24% 0 0% 480 21%
2008 402 2 0% 215 53% 103 26% 82 20%
2009 564 190 34% 238 42% 0 0% 136 24%
2010 596 218 37% 231 39% 0 0% 147 25%
2011 568 220 39% 207 36% 0 0% 141 25%
TOTAL 4.431 1.904 43% 1.438 32% 103 2% 986 22%
ISCED 1 y 2: Educación primaria o secundaria inferior (Primary or lower secundary education)
ISCED 3: Educación secundaria superior (Upper secundary education)
ISCED 4: Educación postsecundaria no superior (Postsecundary not upper education)
ISCED 5 y 6: Educación superior (Higher education)
FUTURE
• DUE TO EXPERIENCE IN EU
OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES
• RESULT OF PARTICIPATION IN EU
ACTIONS, INITIATIVES
• EFECTS OF COPIE KNOWLEDGE
IN THE FUTURE…..
FUTURE
• REMOVE ADMINISTRIVE STEPS
• IMPROVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
PREPARATION OF UNEMPLOYED
• NEW GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES POLICY
– Devolutive nature 50%
• CASH FACILITIES: MICROCREDIT – GLS Bank (D) great! But better if guarantees and warranties
are accesible
FUTURE
• NEW SINGLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INFORMATION SYSTEM
– High level of personal preparation
– One system
– Interactive internet access
– Assistance throughout business development
– Consolidation as important as creation
FUTURE
• CONTINUE PROGRESING IN THE EU
FRAMEWORK, NEW EDITION OF COPIE
NEW OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
PERIOD, NEW INITIATIVES AND
LEARNING OF ALL PARTICIPANTS AND
WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPEMENT