Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation organises practical workshop to support SMEs in Ferrol with creating their internationalisation plan

The initiative forms part of the First Export Programme, which is aimed at providing free training and advice to SMEs in any sector wishing to embark on export activity for the first time.

In collaboration with the Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (IGAPE), the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation will hold a practical workshop in the city of Ferrol tomorrow, Tuesday 2 June, aimed at business leaders and business owners from SMEs wishing to start exporting. The workshop, which is free to register for on the Foundation website, will be held from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm in the administrative building of the Galicia regional government located on the Praza Camilo José Cela s/n.

This workshop forms part of the First Export Programme, a project run by the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation to provide free training and advice for SMEs from throughout Spain wishing to embark on export activity for the first time via a comprehensive free and ongoing training plan. Approximately 720 companies have signed up to the programme so far, of which 140 are from Galicia.

A practical and real approach to exports

This workshop is designed to be a real exercise for creating an Export Plan. Each business leader will work on their own project while being guided by the speaker. This completely practical and real approach does not try to provide theoretical or academic knowledge, but each participant will create an export plan for their own SME. Each part of the process begins with an explanation of the basics to then be able to create the plan while interacting closely with the speaker because of the reduced size of the groups.

Those attending the session in Ferrol will receive advice from the Executive Director of the First Export Programme of the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation, Emilio Segura, as he discusses the key issues for assessing the exporting capacity of your own SME and constructing an export strategy that ranges from the search for information about markets to the creation of an action plan.

These workshops, which will be held in the main cities of Galicia, form part of the partnership agreement signed between the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation and IGAPE (the Galician Institute for Promoting the Economy), under which the two entities commit to providing training and promoting those services aimed at helping and offering advice on export activity by small- and medium-sized enterprises in Galicia.

First Export Programme

First Export Programme The First Export Programme run by the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation focuses on lending support to SMEs as they take their first steps towards exporting anywhere in the world through a comprehensive, free and ongoing training plan that includes in-person and online training sessions, as well as personalised advice and mentoring. Participants learn about international marketing, business management and pricing, among other subjects.

The programme launched by the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation in Argentina in 2001 was implemented in Spain for the first time last year. To take part in the programme, interested companies need to provide a CIF (tax ID number) and sign up for the programme on the website: www.fundacionnaturgy.org.

A new initiative from the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation in Galicia

Implementation of this programme to help SMEs in Galicia is another step in GAS NATURAL FENOSA's commitment to this region of Spain, where its foundation’s activity contributes to the development of the local economy, industry and businesses, thereby generating wealth, jobs and progress.

The Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation, founded in 1992, works to promote information and training and raise social awareness of improvements in energy efficiency and technological innovation in the field of energy while respecting and protecting the environment. It promotes cultural activities through its Gas Museum that are aimed at preserving and publicising the sector's historical and cultural heritage. Its international operations take place in Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Morocco, Italy and Moldova.

FERROL (SPAIN), 1 JUN 2015

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