After Jaen and Malaga, the Andalucía Emprende Awards, promoted by the Department of Employment, Training and Entrepreneurship of the Regional Government of Andalusia, through the Andalucía Emprende Foundation, will continue with this phase over the next two weeks in the other Andalusian provinces. Provincial winners will become finalists in the regional phase, to compete for the award to the best Andalusian company 2019.
Unicaja Banco’s support to these awards falls within the support that the financial institution gives to the business fabric and within its interest to promote entrepreneurial initiatives in Andalusia, as well as to boost the economy and job creation in the areas where it operates.
Unicaja Banco reinforces its support to the business and entrepreneurial fabric in Andalusia by sponsoring the 6th edition of the Andalucía Emprende Awards, whose provincial phase in Huelva took place today. The goal of these awards is to recognize, one more year, the most innovative business initiatives and with the highest growth and development potential in each province. Then, the best Andalusian company 2019 will be chosen from among the provincial winners in the regional phase of the competition.
This year, the awarded Huelva companies have been ‘Animalove’, a technological communication platform aimed at supporting animal welfare associations; and ‘Ahaus Arquitectos’, cooperative composed by three architects who, after developing their professional activity independently, have joined to develop their projects in common. The first one has been awarded in the category ‘Creation’, for recently established business initiatives (up to three years ago); and the second one in the category ‘Consolidation’, aimed at businesses between three and seven years of history.
As prize, the promoters of both companies have received a technology gadget, sponsored by Programa Minerva, promoted by Junta de Andalucía and Vodafone, and they will also participate as finalists in the regional phase of the competition.
Unicaja Banco’s support to these awards falls within the support that the financial institution gives to the business fabric and within its interest to promote entrepreneurial initiatives in Andalusia, as well as to boost the economy and job creation in the areas where it operates.
The award ceremony, held at CADE Huelva, was attended by Fausto Pablos, Manager of Unicaja Banco’s Main Branch in Huelva, , and the event was chaired by Bella Verano, Provincial Representative of the Regional Government in Huelva; Antonio Augustín, Provincial Representative of the Department of Employment, Training and Entrepreneurship; and by Rosa Siles, Managing Director of Andalucía Emprende.
A total of 43 Huelva business initiatives, supported and mentored by the CADEs (Business Development Support Centers) in the province, have participated in the sixth edition of these awards, which are also a unique opportunity for networking and creating synergies between projects, organizations and institutions related to the business and innovation world.
The Andalucía Emprende Awards, promoted by Department of Employment, Training and Entrepreneurship of the Regional Government of Andalusia, through the Andalucía Emprende Foundation, are currently in their provincial phase in the different Andalusia provinces. A total of 16 companies (two per each province, one in each category) will pass to the regional phase to compete for the award to the best Andalusia company 2019.
The award for the regional winners will consist in an international stay and business agenda, coordinated by Extenda-Agencia Andaluza de Promoción Exterior and Unicaja Banco, in any destination which is a potential business market or which host benchmark companies in their activity sector.
