On Friday 10th June, the B+I team paid a visit to the head offices of Orbea in Mallabia (Bizkaia). Founded in 1840 in Eibar (Gipuzkoa), Orbea is a co-op dedicated to the manufacture of bicycles. Leading the way was Jon Fernández, Director General de Orbea, who explained to us in detail the whole process of design, creation and assembly of a bicycle, as well as the company’s plans for future…

On 23rd March, the UrETEkoZItuz Project was launched in Azpeitia with the aim of promoting the Circular Economy in industrial companies in the Urola Erdia region of Gipuzkoa. Promoted by Iraurgi Berritzen (the agency for the socio-economic promotion and innovation of the Urola Erdia region), and with the assessment and technical support of the B+I Strategy team, the project is being developed within the framework of the first-ever edition of…

On 21st March, the new facilities of BIC Gipuzkoa at the Miramón Technology Park in Donostia were inaugurated. The event was presided over by Markel Olano, Chairman of Gipuzkoa, and Leyre Madariaga, who is both President of BIC Gipuzkoa, and the Basque Government Director of Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship. Xavier Ferrás, Professor of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at ESADE, gave a presentation entitled: 'The new globalisation: disruptive innovation and…

On Friday 4th March, the latest edition of Casual Friday Meeting was held at the business incubator Illgner, located at Bic Bizkaia Ezkerraldea, under the theme of 'Keys to promoting intra/entrepreneurship in your company'. There were 25 people in attendance, amongst whom were representatives of the region, start-ups, intermediary players and institutions. Speaking at the event was B+I Strategy Partner, Oscar Valdivielso, who reviewed the traits of 'enterprising companies' as…