The City of Madrid has participated in the opening day of the summer course 'Entrepreneurship Vs Disability: strategies and resources to achieve the success of the entrepreneur with different abilities”, organized by the Konecta-URJC Foundation Chair, beside The Accessible City, Cermi, popular Bank and ohl.
This summer course, which will take place from July 13 to 15 at the Vivero de Empresas of Vicálvaro, intends to analyze the available processes and the necessary tools that promote the start or consolidation of projects for entrepreneurs with different abilities.
The First Deputy Mayor of the Madrid City Council and Councilor for the Area of Equity, Social Rights and Employment, martha figs, has presided over the inauguration of the conference, highlighting the need to value the fact that we can all undertake, since "disability is part of human diversity and that is how we have to perceive it” . For the Equity, Social Rights and Employment Area, the inclusion and equality of all Madrid citizens is the main battle horse.
For Higueras, undertaking an undertaking offers access to the labor market and the labor emancipation of all people, whatever their skills and abilities. The deputy mayor recalled the slogan of support for entrepreneurship that has been launched by the City Council <
The City of Madrid has had a collaboration agreement with the King Juan Carlos University for the development of actions with the Konecta-URJC Foundation Research Chair for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship of People with Disabilities, and it is through the General Directorate of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, which makes the entire Network of Municipal Nurseries available to you, both the spaces and their advice and training, giving the opportunity to host and implement business projects.
Also present at the opening ceremony Juan Jose Najera Sanchez, Vice Chancellor of the Rey Juan Carlos University, Grace of the Morena, director of the Konecta Foundation, Luis Alberto Rodriguez, responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility of Banco Popular, Maria Ruspoli, head of OHL's Action, Sponsorship and Patronage service and Luis Cayo Perez Bueno, president of CERMI.
Graciela de la Morena has highlighted the importance of all the active forces of society - associative world, public administration, university and private companies - working in favor of improving and supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities and has highlighted the importance of support from the City Council from Madrid "Your collaboration is essential, giving us all the incubators for the companies created, since it is thanks to the incubators that these companies can be established and it is the space where the company itself can be created and constituted.”
After the inauguration of the conference, various round tables and conferences have been held in which an attempt has been made to highlight the experience of entrepreneurs who have been able to create business by adapting their business model to their capacity.
As the delegate of Equity, Social Rights and Employment expressed in her speech, “whatWe want to continue in this line of promoting entrepreneurship and the emancipation of people with disabilities, raising awareness among companies that apply good labor practices from inclusive social responsibility. Madrid City Council is with you”.
If you want to see the live connection of Telemadrid interviewing the General Director of Commerce and Entrepreneurship during the opening of the conference click here
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