- Asociaciones de Málaga reciben una donación benéfica de BIC EURONOVA
- La Comisión Europea distingue a BIC Euronova con la marca EC-BIC
- BIC EURONOVA ostenta la nueva vicepresidencia de la red europea EBN
ABOUT BIC EURONOVA
Bic Euronova, Business Innovation Centre, is a company created with public and private capital, founded in 1991 through a European Community Commission initiative , to support the creation of innovative SME's, to promote the initiation of innovative activities of existing SME's and public administrations.
From the outset the European Commission conceived of the BIC as an international network that would allow the exchange of information and experience amongst themselves and would encourage technological, commercial and financial cooperation between them and their clients. All the BIC are endorsed by the European commission and are integrated in one network, the European and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), an international scientific and technical association, which brings together more than 150 BIC throughout Europe.
PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES
- To facilitate the creation of innovative small and medium sized companies and the modernization of those already in existence.
- To foster a culture of enterprise and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- To give a community dimension to the activities of business creation and modernization, human resources training and employment creation.
- To encourage the internationalization of businesses which will boost the export of goods and services.
- To contribute to economic development in Malaga and to the diversification of the local industrial fabric, encouraging the implementation of new activities, sectors and technologies in the region.
BIC EURONOVA'S MISSION
It is a company made up of public and private organizations, under the model of the European Commission for the European Centres of Business and Innovation Centres, with the objective of promoting the endogenous generation of wealth and employment in Andalucia through professional and competitive consultancy to entrepreneurs, to create innovative businesses, to SME's already in existence, to develop new, innovative activities, and to public administrations
WHY IS IT CALLED THE EUROPEAN CENTRE?
All the Bic's are incorporated in the EBN network (European Business and Innovation Centres Network), a scientific and technical network based in Brussels, which brings together more than 140 BIC throughout Europe.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATION IN THE EUROPEAN NETWORK?
Principally, the structure of the network increases the effectiveness of the BIC. In this way, all the BIC exchange information about markets, business experience and all type of information necessary to put a project into effect , which greatly facilitates the analysis of projects and the companies who promote them.
WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED SO FAR?
BIC have contributed to the creation or development of more than 12,000 businesses in various European regions, generating or preserving more than 17,000 jobs. These results, together with the strength implied by its network structure, have ensured that the BIC are gaining increasing prominence in European regional policy. In Malaga, for example, in 10 years of experience, more than 850 entrepreneurs have used the services of Bic Euronova and it has supported the creation of 358 new companies, generating 1000 jobs.
COMPOSITION OF ITS SHAREHOLDING AND QUALITY POLICY
Owned by: the Innovation and Development Agency of Andalusia(40%), part of the Junta de Andalucia, PROMALAGA (40%), a company owned by Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Malaga and the financial institution Unicaja. (20%).
In order to achieve and fulfil its Mission , Vision and Values, Bic Euronova has undertaken a commitment of compliance and improvement of a quality management system based on the standard ISO 9001:2000 and to progress towards superior models such as the ER-1104/2002.
COMPOSITION OF BIC EURONOVA STAFF
Owned by: the Innovation and Development Agency of Andalusia(40%), part of the Junta de Andalucia, PROMALAGA (40%), a company owned by Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Malaga and the financial institution Unicaja. (20%).
In order to achieve and fulfil its Mission , Vision and Values, Bic Euronova has undertaken a commitment of compliance and improvement of a quality management system based on the standard ISO 9001:2000 and to progress towards superior models such as the ER-1104/2002.