BIC EURONOVA S.A. Earns NBIA Soft Landings Designation

European Business and Innovation Centre Helps Foreign Companies Enter Spain’s Domestic Market
By: The National Business Incubation Association
 
BIC EURONOVA
BIC EURONOVA
ORLANDO, Fla. - June 8, 2015 - PRLog -- The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA), an international non-profit organization and global advocate for the support of building entrepreneurial-driven economic ecosystems, has added BIC EURONOVA, the European Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) in Malaga, Spain, to its list of approved Soft Landings programs. Organizations that qualify for the Soft Landings International Incubator designation offer special programs, services and assistance that help foreign companies establish in the designee’s domestic market. These could include translation services, language training, help meeting government regulations, cultural training, immigration and visa assistance and much more.

BIC EURONOVA Málaga Business & Innovation Centre, an institution specialized in business creation and development, offers expansion and internationalization programs for Spanish enterprises by helping companies from other countries establish themselves in Spain. The newly created “business bridge” program builds a business connection between the US and Spain, and it is specifically designed for companies located in one of those countries wishing to start activities in the other one with the best possible competitive conditions, including business location to achieve the highest probability of success.

Since 1996 several businesses promoted by foreign entrepreneurs have been accepted in the BIC EURONOVA incubator. “Over the last three years we have been more active in our soft landing offerings. We have been working with European companies to expand their business in Spain. Right now we have three foreign companies amongst the 40 based in the incubator, representing British, Dutch, Danish and Belgian nationalities”, states Álvaro Simón de Blas, Managing Director of BIC Euronova and EBN President.

One client company success story, Stockholm Precision Tools AB (APT), was accepted into BIC EURONOVA in July 2010. They received foreign capital to help support their efforts in the investigation and development of tools in the geophysical field for surveying and drilling industry. Today, the company has 10 employees and turn over 1,400,000€/year, and are now collaborating with more than 20 Spanish companies.

“One of the ways NBIA serves the global entrepreneurial ecosystem is through our Soft Landings program”, explains Kirstie Chadwick, President and CEO of NBIA. “All of the organizations holding this designation were able to demonstrate success supporting foreign entrepreneurs through a strong offering of international business services and programs. Bic Euronova becomes only the second organization in Spain to earn this designation and we are excited to have them join this distinguished list.”

NBIA’s Soft Landings International Incubator designations are effective for two years; programs must reapply biennially to retain the designation. To learn more about the Soft Landings Program or to apply, please visit http://nbia.org/member_services/soft_landings/details.php.

About BIC EURONOVA:

BIC EURONOVA, the European Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) in Málaga, is a limited company, founded in 1991 under the model and sponsorship of the European Commission in order to support the creation of innovative SMEs, to encourage the implementation of new innovative activities in existing SMEs and to provide advice to public administration on business innovation diffusion matters. Visit www.bic.es to learn more.

Media Contact:
Laura Calderón
Communication Officer
laura@bic.es
T. 00 34 951 010 504

About NBIA:

The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) is an international non-profit organization and global advocate for incubators, accelerators, educational institutions and regional economic development stakeholders. With more than 2,200 members in over 60 nations, the NBIA provides its members with essential information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies succeed. Visit www.nbia.org to learn more.

Media Contact:
Joy Lee
Director of Marketing & Content
jlee@nbia.org
(740) 593-4331

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