The Andalucía Emprende Awards, promoted by the Department of Employment, Training and Entrepreneurship of the Regional Government of Andalusia, through the Andalucía Emprende Foundation, will continue with this phase tomorrow in Cordoba and on Friday in Granada. Provincial winners will become finalists in the regional phase, to compete for the award to the best Andalusian company 2019.
Unicaja Banco’s support to these awards falls within the support that the financial institution gives to the business fabric and within its interest to promote entrepreneurial initiatives in Andalusia, as well as to boost the economy and job creation in the areas where it operates.
Unicaja Banco reinforces its support to the business fabric and entrepreneurs in Andalusia with the sponsorship of the 6th edition of the Andalucía Emprende Awards, whose provincial phase in Cadiz was held today. This year, the winning companies have been ‘Verjim Animation Studio’ and ‘Omnium Lab’.
The goal of these awards is to recognize the most innovative business initiatives and with the highest growth and development potential in each province. Then, the best Andalusian company 2019 will be chosen from among the provincial winners in the regional phase of the competition.
‘Verjim Animation Studio’ is a company from Rota that provides services in international productions for advertising, cinema and TV; they are experts in animation cinema, in particular, in digital 2D animation. ‘Omnium Lab’ is a company from Algeciras dedicated to the development of technological solutions, of their own or of third parties, highly scalable, as well as to the development of projects related to the gaming sector.
The first company has been awarded in the category ‘Creation’, for recently established business initiatives (up to three years ago); and the second one in the category ‘Consolidation’, aimed at businesses between three and seven years of history.
As prize, the promoters of both companies have received a technology gadget, sponsored by Programa Minerva, promoted by Junta de Andalucía and Vodafone, and they will also participate as finalists in the regional phase of the competition.
Unicaja Banco’s support to these awards falls within the support that the financial institution gives to the business fabric and within its interest to promote entrepreneurial initiatives in Andalusia, as well as to boost the economy and job creation in the areas where it operates.
The award ceremony has been held at CADE in Cadiz, has been attended by Francisco Javier Venzalá, Unicaja Banco’s Area Manager for Cadiz-Bahía; Ana Mestre, Provincial Representative of the Andalusian Government in Cadiz; Alberto Cremades, Provincial Representative of the Department of Employment, Training and Entrepreneurship of the Regional Government in Cadiz; Miguel Andreu, Provincial Representative of the Department of Education, Sports, Equality, Social Politics and Conciliation and by Rosa Siles, Managing Director of Andalucía Emprende.
A total of 93 Seville business initiatives, supported and mentored by the CADEs (Business Development Support Centers) in the province, have participated in the sixth edition of these awards, which are also a unique opportunity for networking and creating synergies between projects, organizations and institutions related to the business and innovation world.
The Andalucía Emprende Awards, promoted by Department of Employment, Training and Entrepreneurship of the Regional Government of Andalusia, through the Andalucía Emprende Foundation, are currently in their provincial phase in the different Andalusia provinces. A total of 16 companies (two per each province, one in each category) will pass to the regional phase to compete for the award to the best Andalusia company 2019.
The award for the regional winner will consist in an international stay and business agenda, coordinated by Extenda-Agencia Andaluza de Promoción Exterior and Unicaja Banco, in any destination which is a potential business market or which host benchmark companies in their activity sector.
