Students from the secondary schools Sierra de Mijas, Vega de Mijas and Las Lagunas participated on Tuesday 18th of March in the II Young Entrepreneurs Conference of Malaga, organised by MSGROWTH and the Andalusian Youth Institute (IAJ), which aims to "empower young people in their professional future projects so that they have the job they want and dream of and can be their own bosses", explained the CEO of MSGROWTH, Álvaro García.
Sponsored by the Malaga Provincial Council and entrepreneurs in the province, among them Cristóbal Moreno from Mijas, and in collaboration with the Mijas Town Hall, the second edition of this conference brought together a total of 1,600 young people from all over the province. In the Manuel España Theatre in Las Lagunas, the last stop of this initiative, around 450 young people gathered to receive information, training and advice to undertake their business project. "I know that there are young people with lots of ideas, eager to do their bit in our municipality with new types of businesses ", said the mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), who opened the event, adding that "it is a unique opportunity for them to have experts in entrepreneurship and business who can guide them on where to get those resources to fulfil the dream that each one of them has".
- Alumnos de los tres institutos laguneros han asistido a estas jornadas. A la derecha, la edil de Juventud durante su llegada.
- Jacobo Perea.
Resources such as those offered by the Andalusian Youth Institute (IAJ), the so-called ‘Innovactivas’, which are grants for entrepreneurship of up to 9,000 euros non-refundable. "With this line of subsidy we have many stories of success and I think people don't know about this aid", said the provincial coordinator of the IAJ, Alba Ortíz, who stressed that “they are given up to 9,000 euros non-refundable that involve a justification and a service processand".
- La alcaldesa de Mijas, Ana Mata, durante la inauguración de estas jornadas.
- Jacobo Perea.
The mayoress, who was accompanied by the councillor for Youth, Melisa Ceballos (PP), encouraged young people to undertake and fulfil their dreams. "Our intention is that young people have an opportunity in our municipality and do not have to go abroad to undertake because they have talent, they are the present and future of our land".
Assessment of the educational community
The educational centres in Mijas as well as the students valued this type of conference. "They are very interesting and very necessary conferences because all the information that our students get during these days will surely be very useful", said the acting head of department of IES Sierra de Mijas, Sara Morey, who acknowledged that “they are young people with many interests but with a lot of fear and to hear first hand real stories, the experience of entrepreneurs in Malaga, is very interesting”.
- En el centro, la alcaldesa de Mijas, acompañada por la edil de Juventud, miembros de la organziación, representantes IAJ y Diputación, patrocinadores y ponenetes.
- Jacobo Perea.
For his part, Carlos Domínguez, a TSEAS student from IES Sierra de Mijas, said that "it is a very enriching experience, very interesting, because even if you don't intend to create a company right now, it is always an option to consider".
The conference in Mijas was attended by the Malaga Provincial Council, the Andalusian Union of Self-Employment, and companies such as Decomorado, Forocoche, Grupo Vértice and ImpactHub, who shared their experience with the students.
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