Ideas and Motivation

Actions aimed at encouraging and making it easier to set up businesses in Bilbao:

Seminar on the generation of ideas useful for identifying business opportunities and including innovative ideas in projects, in addition to carrying out a first analysis of the idea.
Conference on motivation and awareness of issues in the sector and/ business models when setting up a business, with talks by experts and practical experience.
Ideas contest for a business, even though it has not been started up. "Start up in Bilbao-Langintza Bilbon". . The best ideas will win a cash prize.
Encouraging an entrepreneurial culture through education at learning centres. Activities to develop personal skills and awareness in setting up a business (talks, visits to companies, etc).
Entrepreneurs' Day highlights the role of business people and emphasises their importance in the development of the city, through training workshops, talks by successful entrepreneurs and prizes for the best career in business.
Competition "Your New Business in the District": Since 2001, as part of the Special Plan for Bilbao La Vieja, San Francisco and Zabala, this competition has been held for businesses set up during the year. This is to recognise the effort and contribution of these businesses towards the economic and social regeneration of the area.
Women and Self-employment Workshop motivates and develops entrepreneurial attitudes to help in drawing up a project for self-employment. It will also help to find innovative ideas to improve the project.