SETTING UP IN BARCELONA/A PRACTICAL GUIDE

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Barcelona is a dynamic, innovative city with

a business activity that is one of the main

reference in Europe. The city has more than

3,300 foreign businesses and a rate of entre-

preneurship of 6,7%. Barcelona is Europe’s

number one city in terms of quality of life for

its workers, and if that’s still not enough, it

also has a 4.5km of beaches waiting for you.

In this guide, we would like to provide you

with all the information necessary to get on

your feet and start a business in Barcelona,

so that you are aware of all the resources and

tools the city offers to entrepreneurs.

If you want to start a business,

DO IT IN BARCELONA!

Practical information for starting up a business in Barcelona/

1. City information / 6

2. How to start up a business in Barcelona / 6 2.1 Legal status / 6

2.2 Incentives for starting up businesses / 8

2.3 How to find funding / 9

2.4 Taxation system / 12

2.5 Support services for business start up and growth / 12

3. Business spaces in Barcelona / 14

4. BUILD your contacts network in Barcelona / 15

5. Experts directory / 16

6. LANDING IN BARCELONA / 16

7. Useful addresses / 17

More than 10 million square metres of floor space for economic activities in the Barcelona metropolitan area /And 4.5 Km of magnificent beaches waiting for you/

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1. City information/

Barcelona in figures (2009)

1st city in quality of living for employees (ECM)

Catalonia, 6th European destination for international investments (EIM)

Barcelona, 5th European most attractive city for business (ECM)

2nd world city in the organisation of international meetings (ICCA)

•Barcelonacity: 1,621,537 inhabitants•Metropolitanarea:4,992,193 inhabitants •Foreignpopulation:18.4% of total

population•Catalonia’sGDPpercapita(ppp)in% ofEU-27average:126.4(2010)•Catalonia’sForeignDirectInvestment:

1,873.54 million ۥWorkforceemployedintheservicesector:

85.6% •Salariedworkersinhigh-techmanufactur-ing&knowledge-intensiveservices:47.7% •UniversitystudentsinCatalonia:226,787 •2Businessschoolsamongstthetop20in

the world•Touristovernights:12.8 million •Airportpassengers:27,595,181 •1stMediterraneanportincruiserpassen-gers:2,154,057 •Delegatesattendingfairsandcongresses:

576,157

2.How to start up a business in Barcelona/

2.1 Legal statusAre you an entrepreneur who wants to start up a new business in Barcelona?

InBarcelona,youcanstartupanewbusi-ness by means of creating a company or by becominganindividualbusinessowner:

Company: in the Spanish legislation, there are a number of different legal status for companies, among which some of the most commonaretheLimitedLiabilityCompany(Societat Anònima — SA),theLimitedCom-pany(Societat de Responsabilitat Limitada — SL),andtheNewLimitedCompany(Soci-etat Limitada Nova Empresa — SLNE).

Individual Business Owner: this is a self-employedpersonwhoworksontheirown account and regularly, personally and directly carries out an economic activity for profit, without being subject to a professional contract.WithintheSocialSecuritythereis a special system for individual business owners,knownasRETA(Règim Especial de Treballadors Autònoms),whichhasitsownspecial regulations.

Formoreinformationregardingthedifferent

legalstatuses,visit:

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/legalstatuses

Toknowmoreaboutlegalproceedures,visit:

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/proceduresguide

> www.acc10.cat/en/invest-catalonia/how

todobusiness

> www.investinspain.org in the Invest in

Spain section

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Legal entity

1 -

There is no minimum

equity capital

€3,005.06

€3,000

Minimum€3,012 and maximum €120,202

€3,005.06

€60,101.21

€60,101.21

Atleast2

1 or more

3

1

3

3

1 or more

Minimum equity capital

Liability Direct taxes Accounting books

IRPF

(PersonalIncome

Tax)

IRPF

(PersonalIncome

Tax)

CorporateTax

CorporateTax

CorporateTax

CorporateTax

CorporateTax

CorporateTax

paying20%

Unlimited

Unlimited

Limited

Basedonwhat

is determined in

the Statutes

Limited

Limited

Limited

Limited

Unlimited

Individual business owner

Private Partnership (SCP)

Limited company (SL)

Cooperative company

New Limited Company (SLNE)

Worker owned Limited Company (SLL)

Worker owned limited liability company (SAL)

Community property

Limited liability company (SA)

Atleast2 There is no minimum

equity capital

IRPF

(PersonalIncomeTax)

Incomeandexpensesledger,VATBook-accuredandpaid,Bookof

InvestmentgoodsandBookofsupplies-thislastoneonlyfor

professional activities

Incomeandexpensesledger,VATBook-accuredandpaid,Bookof

capitalassetsandBookofsupplies-thislastoneonlyforprofessional

activities

DailyLedger,Inventoryandaccountsbook,Bookofminutes,Registryof

nominativeshares-onlyUnipersonalLC,Bookofcertainintracommunity

operations

DailyLedger,InventoryandAccountsLedger,BookofMinutes,Partner

RegistryBook

Simplifiedaccountingandaone-stopregistrysystem,Recordbookof

NominativeSharesissuppressedandtheobligatorynatureofDaily

Ledger remains

DailyLedger,Inventoryandaccountsledger,BookofMinutes,Registry

ofnominativestocks,Recordofinvoicesissued,Recordofinvoicesreceived,

RecordBookofAssets

DailyLedger,Inventoryandaccountsbook,Minutebook,Nominative

ShareRegister,Bookofinvoicesissued,Bookofinvoicesreceived,Record

BookofAssets

DailyLedger,Inventoryandaccountsledger,Bookofminutes,Registry

ofnominativeshares-onlyUnipersonalLLC,Recordofinvoicesissued,

RecordBookofInvoicesReceived,RecordBookofAssets

DailyLedger,InventoryandAccountsLedger

Different legal statuses for businesses Forfurtherinformation:> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/proceduresguide

Minimum num. of partners

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Do you have an overseas business which you would like to relocate or expand into Barcelona?

In the case of an overseas business that moves its activity from its country of origin toBarcelona,themostcommonlegal statusesthatitcanassumeare: Subsidiary: this requires a public deed to be granted,whichmustbefiledwiththeMer-cantileRegister.Itmusthaveassignedcapital,even though there is no minimum established amount. The subsidiary must have a legal rep-resentative with administrative powers.

Branch office: this does not have a distinct or independent legal status from that of its parent company, and it therefore need not be registeredintheMercantileRegister.Forthepurposes of taxation, trade and social security, a public deed may have to be granted which certifies the opening of the branch office, the assignment of funds if necessary, and the iden-tity of the legal representative, individual or legal entity resident in Spain and their powers.

2.2 Incentives for starting up businessesThe Spanish taxation system offers a range of advantages for businesses and employees. It also offers advantages for specific types of activity:

Benefits of the Spanish tax system for companies

The Spanish taxation system offers a range of advantages for businesses and employees. It also offers advantages for specific types of activity.•Taxdeductionforexportingcompanies(3%in2010)•Additionaldeductionsincludingprofes-sionaltraining(1%-2%),activitiesrelatedtoR&D(25%-42%),andtechnologicalinnovation(8%),amongothers•Afterthepaymentoftaxes,abusiness’ effectivetaxratecanbe0•Spainhasalargenumberoftaxtreaties,especiallywithLatinAmericancountries,whichmakesitanidealbaseforinvestmentswithinLatinAmerica

Tax deductions for R+D+I. Deductible activities for 2010

Research and developmentTheSpanishtaxframeworkforR&D&IisrecognisedbyBUSINESSEUROPE(theformerUnionofIndustrialandEmployer’sConfederationsofEurope)asoneofthebestintheOECD:•ExpenseswhichcorrespondtoR&D:25%(inexceptionalcasesupto42%)•ExpenditureinpersonnelforqualifiedresearchersdevotedexclusivelytoR&Dactivities:anadditional17%

•Investmentintangibleandintangiblefixedassets(exceptforreal-estateandland)intendedexclusivelyforuseinR&D activities:8%

Technological innovationSpainandCataloniaofferoneofthebestbusiness tax deduction systems for research, development and technological innovation in theworld:•Expenditurecorrespondingtoindustrialdesign and manufacturing engineering processes:8%•Expenditurecorrespondingtotheacquisi-tion of advanced technology in the form of patents,licences,know-howanddesigns(maximum1millioneuros):8%•ExpenditurecorrespondingtoobtainingcertificatesforthecomplianceofISO9000,GMPorsimilarqualitystandards:8%•Expenditurecorrespondingtotechno-logical diagnostic activities for identifying, defining and orientating advanced techno-logicalsolutions:8%

Formoreinformationaboutcompany

start-upincentives,visit:

> www.acc10.cat/catalonia/en/index.jsp in

DoingbusinessinCataloniasection

Affiliate: this is the most common option for facilitating foreign investment and de-veloping economic activities that have their own legal status. It involves setting up a new companyinCatalonia,with100%(orcloseto100%)ofthecapitalcomingfromaforeigncompany.

Formoreinformationaboutthelegal

forms that foreign companies can adopt

inCatalonia,visit:

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/foreign

companieslegalstatuses

To consult the legal procedures involved

in transferring a foreign company to

Barcelona,visit:

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/proceduresguide

> www.acc10.cat/en/invest-catalonia/how

todobusiness

> www.investinspain.org in the Invest in

Spain section

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2.3 How to find fundingThisisatableofthedifferenttypesoffundingthatacompanyinBarcelonacanoptfor:

Types of funding See also next pages >

Source of funding Objective Beneficiaries Funding Contact

INICIA loan TheINICIAloanisaimedatthecreation

of new businesses, and it may be granted to

anybody who has a business idea which they

develop with the consultation of any advisory

bodywithintheInicianetwork,andforwhich

they obtain a certification of the viability of

their business plan.

Financialinstitutionscanrequesttheguaran-

tees and endorsements they consider necessary

for their approval, in accordance with their

operative procedures and criteria.

Thisloanisknowntofinancialbodiesbyits

former name of Préstec Autoempresa

Entrepreneurs who are developing

a business idea with the counselling

of any accredited organization in the

Inicianetwork,andwhoobtain

certification that their business plan

is viable

Soft funding for starting up

businesses:

-CatalanSavingBanks:upto70%

of the fixed assets

-Otherinstitutions:withnolimits

for viable business projects

> www.inicia.gencat.cat

InstitutCatalàdeFinances

GranViadelesCortsCatalanes,635

08010Barcelona

Tel.902224080

E-mail:info@icfinances.com

> www.icfinances.com

The application is made directly

inthebanksorbuildingsocieties

which adhere to the Line.

Moreinformationcanbeobtained

fromtheBarcelonaActivaResource

CentreforEntrepreneurs,orfrom

thewebsite:

> www.ico.es

Upto100%oftheinvestment,plusa

complimentary20%forcurrentassets

needs.Amaximumof€ 1,000,000can be applied for

Upto100%oftheproject’snet

investment

Small and medium-sized companies

basedinCatalonia

Newbusinessesandnewprofessional

activities

ICF Credit Fundingaimedatmicro-businesses,SMEs,

and individual business owners who invest

in fixed assets, both tangible and intangible,

inCatalonia:landandbuildings,machinery,

facilities, fixtures and fittings, computer appli-

cations,R&D&I,andotherintangibleassets

ICO Entrepreneurs 2010

TheICOloanisaimedatprovidingsupportfor

the creation of new businesses or professional

activities by granting preferential loans

GUARANTEED LOANS AT LOW INTEREST RATESGUARANTEED LOANS AT LOW INTEREST RATES

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INICIA funding of current assets

Theaimistofundtheworkingcapitalof

businesses which have recently started up

Businessesstartedupnomorethan

five years ago which have sought

consultation from a body which forms

partoftheDepartmentofLabour’s

Inicianetwork

Softfundingforworkingcapital

(creditaccounts)

Applicationsviabankinginstitutions

(withapreviousviabilitycertificate

fromBarcelonaActiva)

> www.inicia.gencat.cat

The application is made directly in

branchesofthemainbanks,building

societiesandruralsavingsbanksin

Spain.Applicationsareexamined,ap-

provedandformalisedbythebank,sav-

ingsbankorbuildingsocietyaccording

to the conditions specified.

> www.ico.es

The maximum amount of funding

willbe:

-Forfreelancersandbusinesseswith

lessthan50workers,

2 million euros

-Forbusinesseswith50workersor

more,upto50millioneuros

Individual business owners and

SMEsthatdonothaveanyoperations

inarrearswithanyCreditInstitution

ICO LiquidityThe aim is to allow businesses to fulfil

their investment projects, as well as other

complementary funding

FUNDING OF CURRENT ASSETS

FIDEM

PlaçaRamonBerenguerelGran,

1 entl 2a

08002Barcelona

Tel.933103166

> www.fidem.net

ApplicationsviaBarcelonaActiva,

EntrepreneursResourceCentre:

C/Llacuna162-164

08017Barcelona

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com

Microbank

FIDEM: microcreditsfor women

Microbankaimstoaidpotentialbusinesses

to secure microcredits

Entrepreneurs with a viable business

plan who do not have access to the

guarantees or endorsements necessary

for applying for a loan from the

conventional financial institutions

Preferentialrateloan(theamount

granted is determined by the capacity

toreturnthemicrocredit)

Maximumamount€ 15,000.00,with a maximum funding of 95%

ofthetotalinvestment(excludingVAT)

Femaleentrepreneurs

(seethewebsiteforrequirements)

This microcredit aims to help women start up

new businesses

MICROCREDITSMICROCREDITS

Source of funding Objective Beneficiaries Funding Contact

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> www.cdti.es

> www.icfinances.com

> www.aijec.es

> www.cdti.es

> www.acc10.cat

> www.gencat.cat/cultura/icic

> www.enisa.es

R&D&I loans

ENISAloan

NEOTECloan

ICFInnovation

ENISAloanforyoung entrepreneurs

NEOTEC loan

NEBT loan

Crèdit cultura

Fundingforinnovativebusinessprojects Small and medium-sized companies

constituted by more than one

individual, from any sector except

real estate and financial

Between€ 100,000and€ 1,000,000.Higher amounts will be considered in

exceptional cases

Financingquantityaccordingto

loan type

Minimumamount€ 300,000withfundingforamaximumof80%ofthe

investment

Maximumloanamount:€ 50,000

Fundablequantityaccordingto

loan type

Maximumof€ 300,000withamaximumlimitof75%oftheproject’s

accepted budget

Loans for productive investment of up

to180,000euros

Entrepreneurs in the process of

creating their technology-based

company and newly created technology

companies

BusinessesbasedinCatalonia

SMEs(Seewebsiteforconditions)

Entrepreneurs in the process of

creating their technologically-based

business and newly created

technological businesses

Recentlycreatedbusinessesconsisting

of more than one individual, which are

operationalinCatalonia

Businessesthathaveacompanydomi-

cile or are permanently established in

Catalonia,devotedtotheproduction,

distribution and/or commercialisation

of cultural products

Fundingaimedattheinitialphasesofa

technologicalcompany’slifecycle

Fundingforinnovativeprojects

Stimulates the creation of businesses by young

people, helping them to secure preferential

funding with the sole guarantee of their

business project

Fundingaimedattheinitialphasesofa

technologicalcompany’slifecycle

Consolidationofrecentlystartedbusiness

projects with a technological foundation

Facilitatesandreducesthecostofaccess

to funding for cultural industries

INNOVATION

SECTOR-SPECIFIC LOANS

Source of funding Objective Beneficiaries Funding Contact

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2.4 Taxation systemCatalonia’scurrenttaxationsystemincludesa range of different state and municipal taxes:

State taxes

The Personal Income Tax (Impost sobre la Renda de les Persones Físiques — IRPF) places a progressive scale of tax rates of be-tween15%and45%onanindividual’savail-ableincome.Forincreasesanddecreasesinproperty assets the payment is 19% or 21% depending on the net savings tax base.

The Non-Residents Income Tax (Impost de la Renda de No Residents — IRNR) appliestoforeignpeoplethatworkintheSpanish State but are not residents, or those businesses that want to start up a subsidiary in the Spanish State.

The Corporate Income Tax (Impost sobre Societats- IS) applies to the income of legal entities or companies. The general tax rate is30%(25%forSMEs).Thisratedecreasesnotably when legally established tax ben-efits are applied, among which are benefits for research, development and innovation.

The Value Added Tax (Impost sobre el Valor Afegit — IVA) affects business activities and is ultimately passed on to the consumer. Three different types of interest ratesapply:4%,8%or18%.

2.5 Support services for business start-up and growth BarcelonaActiva,theLocalDevelopmentAgencyoftheBarcelonaCityCouncil,hascreated a specific itinerary of resources and services in English, available to foreign entrepreneurs who wish to create a new companyormaketheircompanygrow.Mostservices and resources are free of charge.

Resources for new entrepreneurs

Welcome SessionsWelcomesessionsaretheentrypointtoBarcelonaActiva.Two-hourlongsessionsto introduce programs, activities and services designed to support the creation ofnewbusinesses.Attendingtheseses-sions provide a user-name and a password to access applications such as the online business plan or the executive training sessions.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/welcomesession

Available in English and Spanish

Entrepreneurship CenterSelf-use space open to all entrepreneurs, where a business idea can be transformed into a viable business project through a pro-gramme of daily activities, access to online material and expert coaching.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/entrepreneurs

hipcenter

The Property Transfer Tax and Stamp Duty (Impost sobre Transmissions Patrimonials i Actes Jurídics Documentats – ITP-AJD) applies to transfers between non-entrepreneurs and also to certain real propertytransactions.Forcertainreal-estateacquisitions the interest rate is 7% and to incorporate a company, 1%.

Local taxes

The Property Tax (Impost sobre Béns Im-mobles — IBI)taxespropertyownership,and its value depends on the value of the property and the rate of interest set by the council.

The Buildings, Works and Facilities Tax (Impost sobre Construccions, Obres i Instal·lacions — ICIO), is applied according tothevalueofcertainworks.

The Tax on the Increase in Value of Urban Land (Impost sobre l’Increment de Valor dels Terrenys de Naturalesa Urbana — IIVTNU), taxes the transmission of real estate.

The Tax on Mechanical Vehicles (Impost sobre Vehicles de Tracció Mecànica), taxes vehicle ownership.

Executive Training Sessions aimed orientating entrepreneurs in specific aspects of starting up a business, for example legal processes and procedures, funding plans and elevator pitch.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/seminars

Available in English and Spanish

Expert CoachingAfree,personalisedserviceforallthoseentrepreneurs that are in the process of starting up a business.Available in English and Spanish

Online Business Incorporation Coachingpointandprocessingoftheonlineincorporation of new companies.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/pait

Online Applications •TestIdea,fortestingoutanewbusinessidea(Available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic)

•On-linebusinessplan (Available in English

and Spanish)

•Thekeystoentrepreneurship,aswellastheskillsandattitudesthatcontributetoabusinessproject’ssuccess(Available in English and Spanish)

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com

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Business Growth Resources

Growth AcademyHigh-levelworkshopoffourintensiveworksessionsaimedatcompany’sman-agement teams to plan their business growth strategy. > www.barcelonanetactiva.com/growthacademy

Available in English and Spanish

Strategic Growth PlanOn-lineself-diagnosisandstrategy-planningtool,developedjointlybyBarcelonaActivaandIESEBusinessSchoolfordevelopingthemost suitable growth strategy.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/pec

Available in English and Spanish

Axelera for Global ExcellenceProgrammeaimedatselectingthemostin-novativecompaniesintheareaofBarcelonawith a high capacity to grow and become a globalbenchmark.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/axelera

Available in English and Spanish

Technology BridgesBusinesstripstosupportinnovativecompa-niesontheirwaytoaccessglobalmarkets.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/technologybridge

Top Seminars for Business ManagementHigh added-value seminars covering dif-ferent aspects of business growth, such asaccesstofunding,marketing,businessstrategy, etc.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/growth

Moreinformation:

BarcelonaNetActiva:

Webportal> www.barcelonanetactiva.com

Save the date:Bizbarcelona 2011, June 15th and 16th

Bizbarcelona, the most important meet-ing point for entrepreneurs, businesses andinvestors,heldannuallyinBarcelonawithmorethan12,000participants.

AtBizbarcelonayou’llfind:

Day of the Entrepreneur: the major meeting for turning your business idea intoarealityormakingyourcompanygrow.

HIT Barcelona: accesstoknowledge,new ideas and investment opportunities across the world.

Fòrum Tecnio:a place where you can meet technological and business partners for your project.

Premio Emprendedor XXI:a competi-tion for the most innovative businesses with growth potential.

> www.bizbarcelona.com/en

Day of the Entrepreneur 2010

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3. Business spaces in Barcelona/Findthemostsuitableofficespacetoyourneeds:

Temporary office spaces

Temporary office spaces for foreign entre-preneurs in their process of creating their companyinBarcelona,tostartdoingcon-tacts with clients or providers, searching for fundingandexploringthelocalmarket.

The temporary spaces are fully equipped and canberentedforaperiodofdays,weeksormonths.

Alltheinformationcanbefoundonthe

BarcelonaActivawebsite:

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/landingspaces

Less than a week

Barcelona Business Corner

•4workunits,eachoneequippedwitha

computer

•telephoneandWi-FI

•Printerandphotocopier

•OpenfromMondaytoFriday.9amto8pm,

with restricted access and 24 hour security

PRICES: €5/hour, €20/½day,€30/day

1-3 weeks

22@weekly

•Shared,equippedspaceof90m2and

10workunits

•Internetconnection

•Reception,restrictedaccessand24hour

security

PRICES: €100/workunit/week

1-3 months

Office in a Box

•Shared,equippedspaceof90m2and

10workunits.

•Maximumof4workunitspercompany

•Internetconnection

•Reception,restrictedaccessand24hour

security

PRICES: €150/workunit/month

Glories Business IncubatorAninnovativespacefornewlycreatedbusi-nesses.Requirements:•Tohaveavalidatedbusinessplan•Tohaveaninnovativebusinessproject> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/incubator

Barcelona Nord Technology ParkAninnovativespacefortechnology-basedcompanies.Requirements:•Tohavemorethan18monthsofactivity•Upto200m2todevelopthebusinessactivity> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/park

BCN Business spacesThe new search engine to find premises, offices, business centres, industrial ware-houses or available industrial land in Barcelona,bothforrentandforsale.> www.barcelonactiva.cat/espaisdenegoci/en/

Barcelona Venture HubWorkspaceandbusinesscontactsforinvestors interested in companies in Barcelona.> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/venturehub

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4.BUILD your contacts network in Barcelona/

Biznetbarcelona isanewnetworkforentre-preneurship and innovation, and a meeting pointfordoingbusiness,sharingknowledgeand experiences and helping your business project to grow. Here you will find entrepre-neurs, investor, institutions, a calendar of eventsinBarcelona,information,workgroups,and, above all, a lot of entrepreneurial spirit.

Sign up at > www.biznetbarcelona.com

Otherentrepreneurialnetworksinthecity:

XarxActiva d’Empreses

> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/xarxactiva

ENB (Entrepreneurs Network Barcelona)

> www.networkbarcelona.com

EO (Entrepreneurs Organization)

> www.eonetwork.org

Gild

> www.gildinternational.com

Barcelona Entrepreneurship City

> www.barcelonaentrepreneurshipcity.com

First Tuesday

> www.firsttuesday.es

Mobile Monday

> www.mobilemondaybarcelona.com

iWeekend

> www.iweekend.org

Aijec

> www.aijec.es

Cava&Twitts

> www.cavaandtwitts.com

JCI (Jove Cambra Internacional Barcelona)

> www.jci.cat

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5. expertsDirectory /

The Network of Experts for Innovative Businesses is made up of professionals with accredited experience, especially committed to developing start-ups that offer services with a high-added value related to the dif-ferentprocessesandkeyaspectsofbusinessconsolidation and growth. Experts deal with legal consultancy and administrative and general business manage-ment services for start-ups, communications and public relations strategies, and searching forandprocessingsubsidies.ChecktheexpertsdirectoryonBarcelonaNetActivawebsite:> www.barcelonanetactiva.com/expertsguide

6.LANDINGin Barcelona/

The guide Welcome to Barcelona, practical relocation guide for foreign professionals and business people will helpyoutoprepareyourarrivalinBarce-lona, with practical information regarding the most basic and essential aspects to help youtogetonyourfeetinBarcelona,suchastheresidents’permit,findinghousingor schools for the children, importing a vehicle, registering yourself with the local authorities, and even day-to-day aspects such as the metropolitan transport system, timetablesandholidays,thecity’sculturaland leisure highlights, etc. > www.bcn.cat/barcelonabusiness

> www.doitinbcn.com

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7.Usefuladdresses/

PublicAdministrationBarcelona City Council(Ajuntament de Barcelona) > www.bcn.cat

Barcelona City Council - Economic Promotion EconomicPromotionisthedepartmentofBarcelonaCityCouncilforthepromotionofBarcelonaasanattractiveplacetodobusiness and provide support to companies, professionals and institutions interested in setting up and doing business in the city. > www.bcn.cat/barcelonabusiness

Barcelona City Council – Barcelona ActivaBarcelonaActivaisthelocaldevelopmentagencyoftheBarcelonaCityCouncil.Itpro-motes quality and future oriented employ-ment and businesses.> www.barcelonactiva.cat

ACC1Ó CIDEM / COPCA TheCatalangovernmentagencysupportingCatalancompaniespromotinginnovationand internationalization. It has 35 offices around the world. > www.acc10.cat

Invest in Catalonia - ACC1Ó The investment promotion department of ACC1Ó,InvestinCataloniaprovidesadvisoryservices and assistance to the needs of com-panies interested in setting up or expanding theirfacilitiesinCatalonia.> www.acc10.cat/catalonia

Invest in SpainItistheGovernmentAgencyforthePromotionandAttractionofForeignInvestmenttoSpain.> www.investinspain.org

Institutions and Services Supporting Enterprise Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Barcelona (Cambra Oficial de Comerç, Indústria i Navegació de Barcelona) Anindependentbodywhichdefendstheinterests of businesses and entrepreneurs in theBarcelonaareainrelationtotheircom-mercial and professional relationship. > www.cambrabcn.org

Mercantile Register (Registre Mercantil) The body in charge of registering public documents and conferring on new businesses full legal capacity to act. > www.rmc.es

Tax Agency (Agència Tributària) The public body in charge of managing the State and customs tax system as well as the re-sources of other Spanish or European Union public institutions and administrations. > www.aeat.es

TradeAssociationsandOfficialProfessionalAssociations Barcelona Aeronautics and Space Associa-tion (Barcelona Aeronàutica i de l’Espai - BAIE) AnassociationwhichpromotesspaceandaeronauticsactivitiesintheBarcelonaareaandCatalonia.> www.bcnaerospace.org

Barcelona Design Centre (Barcelona Cen-tre de Disseny - BCD) Afoundationwhichpromotesdesigninthebusinesscontextasakeyfactorforinnova-tion and competitiveness. > www.bcd.es

Barcelona Medical Centre (Barcelona Centre Mèdic - BCM) Anassociationwhichprovidesinforma-tionregardingthecity’shealthservicesandfacilitatesaccesstoBarcelona’straditionallyinternationally renowned hospitals, clinics and health care units, coordinating the avail-able services. > www.bcm.es

Barcelona Digital (Fundació Barcelona Digital) Afoundationwhichpromotesandencour-agesBarcelonaandCataloniaasastrategiccentre for creating and starting up innovative projects, businesses and companies in the new technologies and advanced services. > www.bcndigital.org

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Airports/Ports/Logistics Barcelona Airport (Aeroport de Barcelona) This is the second largest airport in Spain in terms of number of passengers, and the air hub whichbestconnectstheMediterraneanarea.> www.aena.es/barcelona

Barcelona Port Authority (Autoritat Por-tuària de Barcelona) ThissetstheguidelinesforBarcelonaLogisticsActivityArea(ZAL)anditsfutureexpansion.> www.apb.es

Barcelona Logistics Centre (barcelona Centre Logístic - BCL) AnorganizationthatpromotesthelogisticscommunityintheBarcelonaareabycoordinat-ing it and equipping it with services and infra-structuretoconsolidatethecity’spositionasamajor logistics platform in Southern Europe. > www.bcncl.es

Mercabarna The largest food and agriculture centre in south-ernEurope,supplyingover10millionpeople.> www.mercabarna.es

Barcelona Trade Fair (Fira de Barcelona) Itisoneofthesector’stopfourinstitutionsin Europe in terms of number of events. > www.firabcn.es

Barcelona Tourism Board (Turisme de Barcelona) Consortiumforthepromotionoftourism,dividedandcustomised,oftheworld’smostappealingmarkets.Itincludesaunitspecial-ising in promoting conferences and conven-tions:BarcelonaConventionBureau.> www.barcelonaturisme.com

The Property Registry (Registre de la Propietat Immobiliària) Arecordgivingnoticeofownershipofrealproperty to third parties. > www.registradores.org

22@BCN Society (Societat 22@bcn) Abodywithlegalpersonalitywhichbringstogether the appropriate instruments and competences to manage the transformation processoftheactivitydistrict22@withthedevelopmentandexecutionofallkindsofcityplanningactionsinBarcelonacity’sindustrial and production areas classified as formingpartof22@,andthereforelinkedtogether in terms of planning, management, projection and execution. > www.bcn.es/22@bcn

ChambersofcommerceinBarcelonaAmerican Chamber of Commerce (+34)934159963

German Chamber of Commerce (+34)934155444

Belgium and Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (+34)932379464

British Chamber of Commerce (+34)933173220

Chilean Chamber of Commerce (+34)933101585

French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (+34)932702450

Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (+34)933184999

Spanish Russian Chamber of Commerce (+34)932187295

Spanish Indian Chamber of Commerce (+34)933188441

Spanish Israelian Chamber of Commerce (+34)933219449

Spanish Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (+34)934144041

Spanish Swedish Chamber of Commerce (+34)934880503

ForeignConsulatesinBarcelonaConsulate General of Germany in Barcelona(+34)932921015

Consulate General of France in Barcelona(+34)932703000

Consulate of the USA in Barcelona(+34)932802227

Consulate General of Italy in Barcelona(+34)934677305

British Consulate General in Barcelona(+34)933666200/(+34)933666206

Consulate General of China in Barcelona(+34)932541199/(+34)932541137

Consulate General of Mexico (+34)932011822

Consulate General of The Netherlands(+34)933635420

Consulate General of the Russian Federation(+34)932800220

Consulate General of Brazil in Barcelona(+34)934882288

Consulate General of Belgium(+34)934677080

Consulate General of Portugal(+34)933188150

Honorary Consulate General of Austria(+34)933686003

Consulate General of Sweden(+34)934882504

Consulate General of Norway(+34)932184983

Honorary Consulate General of Finland(+34)934431598

Royal Consulate General of Denmark(+34)934880222

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