The Extremadura Family Business Association is organizing this Thursday, November 14, the IV Extremadura Family Business Congress in Badajoz, where, according to its president, Juan Carmona, they have a list of very interesting speakers who will tell the experiences of people’s entrepreneurship. A few days inaugurated by the Minister of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation, Guillermo Santamaría, who advanced the commitment of a plan for generational change in businesses.
The Minister of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation, Guillermo Santamaría, highlighted the “Strategic value of the family business in the economy of Extremadura“, during the inauguration of the IV Regional Congress of Family Business, where he also thanked the contributions of this sector in the program that is being developed for generational change and which includes a line focused on that- here.
Santamaría highlighted that on December 4 there will be a Extremadura Business Forum where they included a family business table, “hosted and led by you, to give importance to the succession of new generations in a family business”.
Likewise, they are “important for this government, chaired for the first time by a woman, the business womenwhich we are trying to promote through a new program “They lead”, in which we want to give visibility to business women.”
The aforementioned forum aims strengthen leadership and the training of women entrepreneurs, businesswomen and managers from Extremadura. As well as providing them with a space to connect with other women looking to grow and strengthen their businesses.
Santamaría took advantage of this business forum to recall the good economic times which crosses Extremadura. Industrial production remains in positive territory during the month of September, as shown by new statistics from the Industrial Production Index (IPI). Over the first nine months of the year, average IPI growth stood at 1.5%, driven by durable consumer goods and energy. In Spain, the increase is 0.2%.
International trade in goods experienced strong growth during the first eight months of the year, reaching 12.4% (third Autonomous Community where it grew the most). We have already exported more than 2.256 million euros, 250 more than a year ago. A surplus of 753.7 million was recorded. Nationally, exports continue to decline, accumulating a 0.5% decline from January to August.
The business confidence index rose 4.2% in the fourth quarter year-on-year, double the increase for the country as a whole.
Juan Carmona highlighted the importance of family businesses that represent “more than 90% of businesses in the region and 87% of regional GDP”In the Association of Family Businesses, more than 124 families are grouped, with more than 500 companies, emphasizing that they represent “30% of the GDP of Extremadura”.
He said the economic situation is not bad, but “we must be attentive to new situations” that could endanger the region’s development.lack of manpower and communications They are the main challenge businesses face.
About the reduction of working hours He stressed that “it is interesting for the conciliation of workers”, but this cannot be done at the cost of a loss of competitiveness of companies.
This intense business day brings together renowned regional and national businessmen such as Alfonso Jiménez, president of Cascajares, Nuria Morales, CEO and founder of Komvida Kombucha, Enrique Linares, founding partner of Pluspartners or José Polo and Toño Pérez, founders from the Atrium restaurant.
In addition, the lawyer Alberto Ruiz Gallardón and the businessman, surfer and speaker Álvaro Vizcaíno, on whose story the Netflix feature film “Solo” is based, will participate in this IV Regional Family Business Congress.
