entrepreneurship Archives | U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Spain and Andorra

U.S. entrepreneur Ingrid Vanderveldt stresses the importance of women’s economic empowerment

On October 16 and 17, we invited to Barcelona U.S. entrepreneur and investor Ingrid Vanderveldt. During her visit, she met with women entrepreneurs and gave inspirational talks on the importance of women’s leadership in the global economy at the Barcelona Institut d’ Empreneduria, Barcelona Activa and IESE. She also presented her global women’s empowerment initiative: ...

By U.S. Mission Spain | 20 October, 2017 | Topics: Consulate Barcelona | Tags: entrepreneurship, women empowerment

Road to Women’s Entrepreneurship Day with Ingrid Vanderveldt

Tech entrepreneur, media personality, investor and philanthropist Ingrid Vanderveldt, visits Spain to meet with Spanish entrepreneurs, women leaders and youth, in Madrid, Barcelona, and Santander. These events will kick off a series of activities that will lead up to Global Entrepreneurship Week and Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, annual gatherings aimed at creating an environment that empowers ...

By U.S. Mission Spain | 10 October, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events | Tags: entrepreneurship, Ingrid Vanderveldt

“The Art of Startup Funding”: U.S. Entrepreneur Darren Spedale Meets Young Social Entrepreneurs at Teamlabs

U.S. entrepreneur Darren Spedale, co-founder of StartOut and founder of FamilyByDesign, spoke to young social entrepreneurs of Teamlabs —the only university in Spain which offers a degree in Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation—. Spedale’s presentation “The Art of Startup Funding”, was included in the 2nd edition of the “Investment Preparedness Lab” organized by Teamlabs and U.S. accelerator for ...

By U.S. Mission Spain | 6 July, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events | Tags: Darren Spedale, entrepreneurship, LGBTI

Design Thinking Workshop by Women’s Network LesWorking

The Embassy, hosted a Design Thinking workshop in collaboration with U.S. Department Exchange Alumna Marta Fernández, the founder of the LGBTI women organization LesWorking . The workshop was led by María José Jordá, a national and international expert on innovation and digital transformation. The LGBTI short film “Yo también” , directed by Sonia Sebastián , was also screened during the ...

By U.S. Mission Spain | 20 June, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events | Tags: Design Thinking, entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Program Turning Point Challenge Kicks Off Their 3rd edition

Francisco Camara, alumnus of the Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), launched the program Turning Point Challenge to teach practical entrepreneurship skills to unemployed youth (under 30), with a different group of 10 students each month. The May edition kicked off at the embassy, where participants discussed program goals, their expectations and what they’d like ...

By U.S. Mission Spain | 3 May, 2017 | Topics: Education, Events | Tags: entrepreneurship, Turning Point Challenge

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