• Fatima Báñez states that "The Social Economy is part of the brand Spain" and "the soul of the Spanish Economy".
• The Social Economy companies, thanks to Plan Internacionalición may analyze foreign markets of opportunity as well as their own success factors and business improvement. The Plan provides for the development of 150 diagnoses and 40 internationalization plans.
(Madrid, April 11, 2016) .- The House of Spain and the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) with support from the Ministry of Employment and Social Security will promote the internationalization of Social Economy enterprises.
Through a collaboration agreement, the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, the House of Spain and CEPES undertake to promote actions to facilitate the expansion of companies in the Social Economy by opening foreign markets and improving their competitiveness .
The Minister of Employment and Social Security, Fátima Báñez said during the presentation in Murcia the Internationalization Plan that "the Social Economy is part of the brand Spain", adding that about this business sector "is not just talk about employment, is also social cohesion do is talk about a business model protagonist of economic recovery. "
Báñez said that "the soul of the Spanish economy is the social economy", while indicating that "the world needs to know the values" of this business, "a successful model we need to export and we have managed to export to Europe thanks to the growth and consolidation of the Spanish Social Economy ".
The minister added that "Spain, through internationalization has overcome one of the toughest crises we have suffered," why invited to promote the internationalization of companies in the Social Economy.
CONSOLIDATING THE FUTURE
The Prime Minister of the Region of Murcia, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, said that "internationalization is one of the key elements to strengthen companies and their future. With it, you can access markets and enables higher profitability is obtained. "Social Economy companies can boast of success and results and, therefore, it is important to look to foreign markets to continue growing in and grow in competitiveness and employment," said Sánchez.
"We want companies of the Social Economy join the export base because internationalization is available to any company and are very many benefits it brings to the business," added the President of Murcia.
For his part, President of CEPES, Juan Antonio Pedreño, said that "although many companies in the social economy and have a clear presence in international markets, even leading sectors at European or international level, this agreement is important because it will lead to more companies that are in early stages of starting a process of internationalization. "
This line of work is part of the Plan to Promote Social Economy that the government approved last July 2015 implementing Law 5/2011 of Social Economy.
PERFORMANCES
Internationalization Plan of Social Economy is aimed at Social Economy companies wishing to open new markets, export and internationalize. To this end, various actions include raising five forums, 150 and 40 diagnostic reports internationalization plans will be developed.
What diagnostics Social Economy companies will allow companies interested in internationalizing, identify potential market opportunity and success factors and business improvement.
Internationalization plans will also be made for those companies with greater capacity and potential to expand or sell their products in foreign markets.
Finally, the agreement will include awareness forums on the internationalization of Social Economy enterprises. In them, the participants will discuss with experts and entrepreneurs in this sector successfully made the path of internationalization.
The International Director of the Chamber of Commerce of Spain, Alfredo Bonet, said that the institution will serve companies in the Social Economy their experience in the field of internationalization by "individualized reports and customized plans with the technicians cameras will help them identify success factors, market analysis of opportunity, a situation of potential competitors or recommendations for improvement. "
UPCOMING FORUMS
After the Forum in Murcia, soon new editions will be held in the capital of the Principality of Asturias (Oviedo, April 19), Madrid, Valencia and Andalusia. Companies and organizations interested can request information or register through the following link: http://www.camara.es/comercio-exterior/plan-de-internacionalizacion-de-la-economia-social .
In all these activities will involve all Social Economy companies, although it is considered for implementation with the collaboration of the Spanish Confederation of Worker Cooperatives (COCETA) and the Spanish Confederation of Labor Societies (CONFESAL), entities assist in the implementation of the Plan and, through its regional organizations, they will contact the Social Economy companies interested in participating.
