The Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has opened the deadline to participate in the Eco-Recinnova Training Program, aimed at green entrepreneurs, which will take place on May 26, 27 and 28 at the Madrid campus of IE Business School.
 
Among the modules that will be developed in the training are the introduction to ‘Design Thinking’ and marketing for entrepreneurs. In addition, there will be a module for financing and investment of startups, as well as training in eco-innovation, eco-design and recycling.
 
During the training , the CEO of Ecologing, Nicola Cerantola, will participate, as well as professors from the business school such as Daniel Soriano and Conchita Galdón. To participate in the conference, you must be a member of the Emprendeverde Network and complete the application form before May 10.
 
The program is aimed at entrepreneurs who want to create a new company and young micro-enterprises and SMEs, with a maximum of one year’s seniority, that develop initiatives or want to create new lines of business linked to recycling, eco-design and Eco-innovation.
 
Once the course is over, 5 of the 25 participating projects will be selected to continue with the Eco-Recinnova mentoring programme, which aims to promote the growth and acceleration of green companies already in operation. The mentoring sessions will be coordinated by Spain Startup.
 
The training and mentoring programmes are part of the “Eco-Recinnova Entrepreneurship Programme”, developed in collaboration with ECOEMBES, the organisation that takes care of the environment through recycling and the eco-design of packaging in Spain.