{"id":2653,"date":"2013-12-10T13:05:01","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T12:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2021-01-26T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T11:53:16","slug":"spanish-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"How Spanish Entrepreneurs Are Taking Advantage of the Recession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">If you want to join Barcelona\u2019s burgeoning <strong>start-up scene<\/strong>, you\u2019ll need to rent a flat in Barcelona. ShBarcelona is the leader of monthly rentals in Barcelona and provides a quality service to people looking to rent a flat in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-104531\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104531 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104531\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104531' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-104531 slide-104532\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio temporada inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The statistics make for grim reading: unemployment in Catalu\u00f1a stands at 22.84% and youth unemployment nationwide at 56.5%. Government cut-backs have left many out of work, challenging the traditional ambition of a secure civil servant job.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-entrepreneurs\/#Opportunities_for_start-ups\" title=\"Opportunities for start-ups\">Opportunities for start-ups<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-entrepreneurs\/#Reasons_for_a_start-up\" title=\"Reasons for a start-up\">Reasons for a start-up<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-entrepreneurs\/#Location_for_your_start-up\" title=\"Location for your start-up\">Location for your start-up<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-entrepreneurs\/#Supporting_legislation_and_funding\" title=\"Supporting legislation and funding\">Supporting legislation and funding<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Opportunities_for_start-ups\"><\/span>Opportunities for start-ups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Start-ups are helping to fill this void. The growth in the numbers of <strong>self-employed Spaniards<\/strong> has coincided with a rapid rise in the amount of start-ups seeking early stage capital funding.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Without the traditional protection of the state, workers have been pushed out of their comfort zone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105324\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105324\" class=\"wp-image-105324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/business-man-2452808_640.jpg\" alt=\"man working on laptop\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">According to the <em><strong>Global Entrepreneurship Monitor<\/strong> (GEM)<\/em> 26% of early-stage <strong>entrepreneurs in Spain<\/strong> are driven by necessity. In a country where fear of failure has formed a traditionally negative attitude towards entrepreneurship, unemployment is forcing professional ingenuity.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The economic situation has made the <strong>benefits of entrepreneurship<\/strong> more visible. The country is opening up to its new economic reality.&nbsp;&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/neil-parmar\/spain-startups-tech_b_1976159.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><strong>This landscape is perfect for entrepreneurship<\/strong><\/a>,&#8221;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> says Josemaria de Churtichaga, associate dean for IE School of Architecture in Madrid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Moving to Barcelona permanently?<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reasons_for_a_start-up\"><\/span>Reasons for a start-up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The financial crisis has led banks to search for new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/is-now-a-good-time-to-invest-in-real-estate\/\"><strong>investment options<\/strong><\/a>, and the Barcelona start-up scene is a major beneficiary of this. <strong>Spanish entrepreneurs<\/strong> offer a more affordable option than their international rivals.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Venture capitalists from the USA are increasingly looking to Europe for the next <em>Twitter<\/em>, due to America\u2019s high costs, limited tech talent and hard migration rules.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105328\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105328\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/session-5678996_640.jpg\" alt=\"two females brainstorming\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Location_for_your_start-up\"><\/span>Location for your start-up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Barcelona, seen as the <strong>tech-capital of Spain<\/strong> with more than 200 active digital start-ups, can provide the tech knowledge and low costs to attract their dollars.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">An infrastructure is developing to support the city\u2019s ambitions through initiatives such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>District<\/em> <em>22@,<\/em> <em>\u2018el districte de la innovaci\u00f3\u2019<\/em><\/li>\n<li>the Barcelona branch of Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s<em> Wayra<\/em> start-up accelerator<\/li>\n<li>the <em>Momentum Project<\/em> run by ESADE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/business-schools\/\"><strong>business school<\/strong><\/a> in conjunction with BBVA to promote social <strong>entrepreneurship in Spain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_105325\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105325\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/office-4194326_640.jpg\" alt=\"man working on laptop\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">They\u2019re supported by a thriving events scene for start-ups and the active support of local government, particularly through the <em>Barcelona<\/em> <em>Activa<\/em> incubator initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/guide-to-opening-a-small-business-in-barcelona\/\">Guide to Opening A Small Business in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Supporting_legislation_and_funding\"><\/span>Supporting legislation and funding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Crucially, recent legislation from national government has backed-up the city\u2019s ambitions. The title of this article is drawn from an apocryphal quote of former British Prime Minister Jim Callaghan in 1979 that led to the downfall of his government.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Prime Minister Rajoy does not intend to repeat this error of denial. Legislation has been passed to <strong>reduce paperwork<\/strong> and <strong>increase labour flexibility<\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spanish-tax-calendar-2021\/\">tax<\/a> breaks<\/strong> have been introduced as a means of encouraging business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105326\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/mockup-5281985_640.jpg\" alt=\"typewriter with startup text\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Government has also pledged to <strong>aid entrepreneurs<\/strong> in funding access and to <strong>reduce the contributions<\/strong> to state benefits systems for start-up founders. A further law is being drafted to unravel Spain\u2019s notorious bureaucratic tangle when setting up new companies.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marcel Rafart, general partner of Barcelona venture-capital firm <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Nauta Capital<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, calls this &#8220;the first government in Spain since democracy came back, that is talking about entrepreneurship. That helps to push social change.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Check out Barcelona for a couple of months<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">This month Spain\u2019s National Statistics Institute stated that the country has finally <strong>emerged from recession<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">The <strong>Spanish culture of entrepreneurship<\/strong> must develop further, and an increase in venture capital and government support for business is still required, but the economic crisis may have laid the seeds for a brighter future for <strong>entrepeneurs in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><strong>Did your situation make you take advantage in Spain and did you register a start-up?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Share your experience with other readers!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"2653\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 40px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">1.4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">10<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to join Barcelona\u2019s burgeoning start-up scene, you\u2019ll need to rent a flat in Barcelona. 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