The objective is to promote the emergence of business initiatives and, therefore, the creation of jobs associated with these initiatives, derived from the sustainable valorization of the natural resources of the Bay of Cadiz.

The objective is to promote the emergence of business initiatives and, therefore, the creation of jobs associated with these initiatives, derived from the sustainable valorization of the natural resources of the Bay of Cadiz.

To this end, the knowledge generated by the research groups of the University of Cádiz will be used. This general purpose can be broken down into a series of specific objectives:

• To learn about knowledge-based business opportunities, associated with the natural resources of the Bay of Cadiz.
• To promote a suitable climate for the birth of innovative and knowledge-based companies, as well as to promote the growth of existing ones.
• To create a bank of innovative ideas associated with the enhancement of the natural resources of the Bay of Cadiz.

The project will include activities along the following lines:

1. Creation of the “Green Spin-off” think tank with the aim of learning about the business potential of natural resources.
2. Communication of business opportunities with the aim of attracting people and companies capable of analysing the business opportunities catalogued in the previous phase.
3. Support phase and implementation of initiatives, with the collaboration of local development agents with competences in business creation and development.

The recipients are entrepreneurs and workers of companies (SMEs) belonging to the environmental sector and others related to green employment such as active and natural tourism, renewable energies and technology-based companies related to environmental technologies, and, on the other hand, businessmen, self-employed, entrepreneurs and investors from sectors linked to the “green economy”.