(Madrid, July 23, 2014). The President of the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) Juan Antonio Pedreño said today, "that the efforts of the Social Economy companies have had their results in terms business creation, and in terms of turnover" after presenting the data of all the bodies covered by CEPES in 2013.
Based on data provided by members of CEPES partners, global economic magnitudes of the sector in 2013 indicated a total of 44,563 companies, 2,215,175 direct and indirect jobs, 150,978.37 million euros in turnover and16,528,039 people associated with any entity in the Social Economy.
The differential aspect of this business model over other business models are allowing more and more citizens have linked to our businesses. Pedreño "explains already reached the figure of 16,528,039 (8.8% more than in 2012) of persons associatedthe different entities of the social economy, a figure that represents 35.37% of the Spanish population. These data are evidence that the Company claims the business model that represents the Social Economy "explains Juan Antonio Pedroza.
The focus of the Social Economy by youth unemployment a year and finds that 47% of jobs in the social economy are people under 40. And 45% of young entrepreneurs who promote new businesses choose to labor unions or corporations as a business model.
The stability in employment and equal opportunities remains a constant in the Social Economy companies, since 80% of workers enjoy an indefinite employment. The employment of women, representing about half of the jobs in the social economy (49%), according to the M º Employment and Social Security, plus 38% of them hold positions of leadership, much higher percentage than in other formulas business;
CEPES President shows his "satisfaction from these data that are a sign of success of the business model ·"
Trend in 2014
This positive trend continues in 2014, "and we're seeing that in the first quarter of 2014 there CCAA that have created 20% cooperatives over the full year 2013," added Juan Antonio Pedroza
According to data provided by the MEYSS, in 2014 a positive percentage change of 3.3% is produced in absolute terms cooperative firms in high (703 companies) Over the previous year, which had not happened in the last years of crisis. And in relation to employment, the increase in cooperatives in 2014 is 3.4% (9,371 jobs) compared to that in the same quarter last year, with the sectors of agriculture and industry have led this percentage increase.
This behavior on the job is evident in other entities of the social economy, as is the ONCE Foundation, a partner at CEPES, which has created 3,002 jobs of people with disabilities during the first five months of 2014, added the President of CEPES.
All these achievements and progress of Social Economy companies, although they are not without significant effort, make us a future full of new challenges and expectations that forces us to continue the "roadmap" strategically defined by the Organization explains President of CEPES.
