2.013 SPANISH ENTREPRENEURSHIP STATUS: 2nd Part.

In this article, we are going to keep on speaking about the 2.013 Spanish Entrepreneurship Status.

According with Spain Starup and IE Business School report, the Spanish Entrepreneurship Map is:

• 77% of entrepreneurs are men and 23 % women.
• 40% of entrepreneurs are between 25 and 34 years old.
• 50% of them have a university degree.
• 68 % of them spend their time in their enterprise adventure
• 20 % of the new business are related with new technologies: Internet and Web.
• 33% of the new business are only 1 year old.

In Spain, there is a boom about entrepreneurship: there are TV programs like Código Emprende broadcast by Tele 5 TV and Incubadora de negocios by Cuatro TV. There are a lot of new books about entrepreneurship, politicians are committed with entrepreneurship and even we have a new entrepreneurship law but the problem is not resolved.

Youngers do not have the proper information and tools. They need to think very well the idea, after they need advice about the business plan and, at the end, they need to be boosted by business incubators.

School has a responsibility in this subject. School has to teach knowledge and entrepreneurship skills. It is the most important side of the discussion.

What are the skills needed by Youngers? Here you have a short list:

• Initiative
• Teamwork
• Empathy
• Collaboration
• Time management
• Public speaking
• Management meeting

Much remain to be done but in Spain has had a change: nowadays undertaking is seen better than some years ago. It is the first step. School will have it easier.

The aim of the ENTANGLE’s consortium is to help entrepreneurs and give teachers the appropriate tools and skills to guide the adventure of undertaking a business.

Miguel Delgado

CETEI-Fundació Joan XXIII.