{"id":3519,"date":"2014-02-24T15:26:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T14:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=3519"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:19:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:19:18","slug":"business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/business\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Successful Businesses in Catalonia and Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being an <strong>entrepreneur<\/strong> is now a trend and everyone is talking about it, but they have always been employers (as they used to call those brave who invested all their time and effort into an idea) working to expand their business, with surprising results, and becoming paradigmatic examples of successful cases.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104526\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104526 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104526\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104526' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-5.jpg\" class=\"slider-104526 slide-104528\" alt=\"rent barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio larga estancia inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several of these businesses in Catalonia and Spain; companies that have a name within the national and international market and have grown from SME&#8217;s to be huge companies with hundreds of employees and offices in several countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Either you want to enjoy this city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>staying for a short term<\/strong><\/a> or you are having the thought of starting a new project in Barcelona.&nbsp;This article of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> will talk about these examples of business success.<\/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\/business\/#Doing_business_in_Catalonia\" title=\"Doing business in Catalonia\">Doing business in Catalonia<\/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\/business\/#Moritz_factory\" title=\"Moritz factory\">Moritz factory<\/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\/business\/#Inditex_Group\" title=\"Inditex Group\">Inditex Group<\/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\/business\/#Privalia\" title=\"Privalia\">Privalia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/business\/#Edreams\" title=\"Edreams\">Edreams<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doing_business_in_Catalonia\"><\/span>Doing business in Catalonia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moritz_factory\"><\/span>Moritz factory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local inhabitants of Barcelona are very aware of the Moritz case.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/fabricamoritzbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Moritz Factory<\/strong><\/a> opened in the city center, where they serve <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tapas-barcelona\/\">tapas<\/a> and gourmet<\/strong> dishes at very affordable prices and always accompanied by the famous beer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_106068\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106068\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/moritz-2364962_640.jpg\" alt=\"moritz beer bottle\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-106068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moritz recently opened the store, next to the restaurant, and also a franchise business opened at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/el-born-centre-cultural\/\"><strong>Born Cultural Center<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;An example of success with a good communication and marketing strategy, and fun events sponsored and organized by Moritz brand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everybody noticed this success and is a example to follow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><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\">Stay in Barcelona for a few years<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inditex_Group\"><\/span>Inditex Group<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The huge success of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inditex.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Inditex Group<\/strong><\/a>, led by one of the <strong>world&#8217;s wealthiest Spaniards<\/strong>, Amancio Ortega, has experienced an international expansion with numerous shops and clothing brands with different lines according to the target in every city on the planet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_81919\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81919\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2594417223_f09e1850ea_z.jpg\" alt=\"zara part of inditex group\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-81919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by Paco Seoane via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But don&#8217;t forget that in 1963 this businessman from La Coru\u00f1a (Galicia) was <strong>an entrepreneur who decided to open a clothing store<\/strong>, which in 1975 became the first Zara and you know about what came after that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/amancio-ortega\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Did Amancio Ortega, the Owner of the Inditex Empire, Become the Third Richest Man on Earth?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privalia\"><\/span>Privalia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another company that stands out as a case of success is <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/es.privalia.com\/public\"><strong>Privalia<\/strong><\/span>, founded in 2006 by Lucas Carn\u00e9 and Jos\u00e9 Manuel Villanueva.&nbsp;This online outlet already spread to Spain, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and Germany and invoice 422 million per year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3522\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3522\" class=\"wp-image-3522\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" title=\"privalia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/privalia-e1475144626667-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"Privalia logo \" width=\"640\" height=\"454\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-3522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carn\u00e9 suggests to &#8220;<strong>be conservative with money before making new financing rounds<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;have the appropriate legal advice to avoid surprising facts&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Listen to the wise pieces of advice of those who have been entrepreneurs and are now beginning to get benefits from it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\">Get to know ShBarcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Edreams\"><\/span>Edreams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edreams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>eDreams<\/strong><\/a> began in 1999 as a small <strong>online travel agency<\/strong> and today belongs to the ODIGEO group, a<strong> leading travel agency in Europe<\/strong> and the fifth in the world, with more than 4,000 million euros of benefits every year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_64907\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64907\" class=\"wp-image-64907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/travel-Journal3_SHBarcelona-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"travel on keyboard\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-64907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by GotCredit via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mauricio Prieto was one of its founders in Silicon Valley and one of those who helped it to be settled in Barcelona.&nbsp;He believes that the success of this online agency lies in being the first in a nonexistent business in Europe and offer the best prices to the customer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next goal of this group is to float on the stock exchange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to know more on how to start a small business in Spain, read our <strong><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><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you want to start a business in Barcelona?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tell us about your ideas or questions on doing business in Catalonia!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"3519\"\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; 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