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Fundación Red Andalucía Emprende
The Fundación Red Andalucía Emprende is a non profit making organisation dedicated to supporting the economic activity in the Community of Andalusia, whose objectives are centered around the promotion of entrepreneurial culture and the creation and consolidation of enterprises.
The Foundation was created by agreement of the Council of Government of Andalusia in 1999 with the initial name of Fundación Andaluza de Escuela de Empresas (FAEE), although it did not begin its economic activity until 2000. Later the Foundation Board of Trustees approved several changes of denomination until the present one.
Its final purpose is to contribute to the enterprise development of Andalusia, in both local and rural areas. Also in the main economic enclaves of Andalusia, for which it counts on the collaboration of the municipalities where their support devices are based.
It is wholly participated by the Andalusian public administration and directed by a Board of Trustees, whose presidency and vice-presidency fall, respectively in the General Secretariat for Industrial and Power Development and in the General Director for Social Economy and Entrepreneurs.
For the fulfilment of its objectives, the Foundation manages the Andalusian Network of Business Incubators, integrated by 150 Schools that provide their services in municipalities and rural areas. Also, it counts on 11 Support Centres for Enterprise Development (CADEs) located in each one of the province capitals and in strategic towns of the Autonomic Community.
Both companies, Business Incubators (EE) and CADEs, form the Territorial Network of the Foundation that offers cover to 100% of the Andalusian territory.
In addition to the direct and immediate support to entrepreneurs throughout the Territorial Network, the Foundation manages and provides a series of programs and projects directed at the detection and support of entrepreneurs and the improvement of enterprise culture.
In this way, the Fundación Red Andalucía Emprende undertakes works with numerous potentially entrepreneur groups (university population, women, young people, unemployed professionals, immigrants, groups in risk of social exclusion), fomenting the economic activity in traditional and novel sectors (knowledge-based projects, both technological and creative, multicultural projects, social projects…) and facilitating the introduction of all those innovating elements that ensure the company’s success. The Foundation in addition tries to tightly collaborate with other countries in the European Union through integration in European Networks, for the development of common projects and the interchange of experiences within the European community.
The success of the programs managed by the Foundation, in terms of employment and economic development, has sparked up the interest of other Independent Communities in the European Union and has allowed its export to Central America (El Salvador, Panama and Guatemala) and to Morocco, where through co-operation programs, established by the Regional Government of Andalucia, Business Incubators are being developed or already working.
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