Brandenburg European Entrepreneurial Region 2011 Good-Practice-Workshop Internationalisation of Postdam, 24th October 2011 The Murcia region experience (EYE-EER)
1 province = 1 region Neighbour regions: Comunidad Valenciana (Alicante) Castilla la Mancha (Albacete) Andalucía (Almería & Granada) 45 municipalities Objective 1 phasing out Main Socioeconomic Variables MURCIA SPAIN MURCIA / SPAIN Area (Km2) 11,313 504,645 2.24% Population 1,362,546 44,395,286 3.07% Production - GVA (million ) 22,959 905,455 2.54% Business creation 90,698 3,174,393 2.86% GDP Sectoral Structure (%) MURCIA SPAIN Agriculture 6.7 3.3 Industry 17.3 17.9 Construction 12.2 11.6 Services 63.8 67.2 Main Business Sectors: - Agriculture - Agrofood Industry - Petrochemical Industry - Habitat (construction, furniture, stone). Tourist Industry Entrepreneurs: 7% of population between 18 and 64 -(GEM09) 6 new companies per day
01 02 03 04 Information & induction Entrepreneurs European Nets International marketing strategies for SMEs and Start-ups Thematic workshops Individual tutorship Virtual platforms on internet 70 firms trained over 2008-2010 Financial support to participanting firms * Source: Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE), 2006
01 02 03 04 Incubation Entrepreneurs European Nets since mid-80 s http://www.ceeic.com/ since 2008 since mid-2000 s http://www.ceeim.es/ www.viverodeempresas.es/ * Source: Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE), 2006
01 02 03 Entrepreneurial Entrepreneurs 04 Education European Nets 16.000 Vocational Training Students 5.500 Last year Students 10 Support Entities involved 560 Teachers involved 150 New Companies per year * Source: Spanish Institute of Statistics (INE), 2006
01 02 03 04 Entrepreneurs Mobilities in Europe ERASMUS for Young Entrepreneurs COLUMBUS projects www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
01 02 03 04 What is the overall objective? Entrepreneurs Mobilities in Europe.. to facilitate exchange of experiences, learning and networking for new EU entrepreneurs (NE) through periods spent at SMEs of experienced entrepreneurs (HE) in other EU Member States. What the specific objectives are? Fostering of Entrepreneurship Internationalisation Competitiveness of start-up entrepreneurs and newly established SMEs in the EU
Potential benefits for participating Start-Ups Obtain a wider business experience from an established business; Develop international connections and knowledge about foreign markets; Benefit from possible co-venturing opportunities and the development of cross-border markets; Gain insights into a different cultural and organisational setting/workplace; Understand the regulatory framework in another EU country. etc
COLUMBUS Internationalisation of Consortium London-Liguria-Murcia-Eastern Finland-Koper- Bulgaria-Hungary for encouraging mobility of young entrepreneurs Similar to Christopher Columbus
EYE PROGRAM PILOT PHASE PREPARATORY ACTION 3º ROUND COLUMBUS PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2 PROJECT 3 TARGET PERIOD 01/2009-09/2010 01/2010-09/2011 01/2011-09/2012 Nº PARTNERS 6 7 9 BUDGET 128.000 135.000 145.000 NEW ENTREPRE. 35 31 45 MURCIA 6 6 5 HOST ENTREPRE 35 31 45 MURCIA 9 6 5 DURATION 2.2 months 2.5 months 3 months SUCCESS % 70 % 90 % 95 % concluded concluded in progress
PROJECT ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN: - Marketing & recruitment o Providing information to NEs o Promotion and searching for HE - Training & contractuals o Induction training for NEs in the country of origin o Management of commitments & agreements o Administering financial assistance - Assessment & matchmaking o Verification of applications from NEs and HEs o Special care to Business Plans o Pro-active matching of the relationships - Monitoring & reporting o Assistance on the practicalities / logistical support o evaluation feedback o Reporting
Our Commitment: Murcia Region Policies and Strategies. 2007-2013 REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIES COOPERATION STRATEGY CLUSTER STRATEGY INNOVATION STRATEGY INTERNATIONALIT. STRATEGY SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MURCIA ALSO LABELLED EER REGION 2011 The only Spanish region labelled for 2011 Piece of candidacy submitted by the President of the Murcia region, the Confederation of businesses and Trade Unions
EER - Murcia Action Plan 2011 Mainstreaming the European Initiatives in favour of SMEs and Entrepreneurs at regional level. - SBA - Small Business Act [COM(2008)394 & COM 2011)78 ] - Green Paper - Entrepreneurship in Europe [COM (2003) 27 ] - Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth'. [ COM (2010)2020] Fostering entrepreneurship culture initiatives Services for entrepreneurs Financial aid for entrepreneurs Internationalization for SME Collaboration and cooperation initiatives Innovation system Business financing Sustainable economy: Business improvement Communication Strategy
KEY NOTES implement the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) in partnership: at EU level as well as at local and regional level demonstrate good use of public/eu funds oriented towards the development of an entrepreneurial policy within the region the development of the region's entrepreneurial potential! credible and forward-thinking action plan involve all relevant stakeholders in the shaping of regional policies: co-ownership! Some results incorporated to regional mainstreaming (Entrepreneurial Act currently in preparation)
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES Murcia (Spain), 3/5/2011 Visit of Vicepresident Tajani to the Murcia region Budapest (Hungary), 24-25/05/2011 Conference: Mobilising SMEs for the Future of Europe Brandenburg (Germany), 35/5/2011 BETTER-PRACTICE-EXCHANGE 2011 ENERGY Brussels (Belgium), 29/6/2011 Industrial competitiveness: global changes, regional responses Porec (Croatia), 8/7/2011 Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness: SME Regional policies Barcelona (Spain), 22/9/2011 Making the most of the Single Market: an opportunity for the SMEs to grow Mendoza (Argentina), 29-30/9/2011 Entrepreneurship Forum 2011 Brussels (Belgium), 12/10/2011 Open Days 2011, EER workshop Internationalisation of
Thanks for your attention. INFO Murcia (Regional Development Agency). Region of Murcia. emprendedores@info.carm.es / www.institutofomentomurcia.es