Introductory seminars on exporting

The Society for the Development of Cantabria, SODERCAN, under the Ministry of Industry, Employment, Innovation and Trade, has organized a series of introductory export seminars, aimed at companies that are taking their first steps in international markets.

These are short seminars, lasting one hour, which will be held on the following days 14, 15 and 22 for January en Potes, Corrales and Torrelavega, open to companies, self-employed individuals or entrepreneurs interested in exporting or starting to export.

The aim of these sessions is to raise awareness of the support services available for internationalization, which include:

The first contact service and the Exporter Self-Diagnosis.
The program for identifying export capacity.
The ICEX Next program to support internationalization.

The introductory export seminars will take place next Wednesday, January 14, at 11 a.m. at the Lebaniego Studies Center in Potes (Santa Olaja street, no number); on January 15 at 10 a.m. at the La Rasilla Social Center in Los Corrales de Buelna (San Jorge street, no. 2); and on January 22 at 10 a.m. at the CPIT-Center for Promotion and Technological Innovation in Torrelavega (Balbino Pascual street, no number).

Internationalization Plan

The Minister of Industry, Employment, Innovation and Trade, Eduardo Arasti, points out that the First Internationalization Plan of Cantabria is a roadmap agreed upon with all the organizations linked to the business fabric, which will have a budget of 13,5 million euros until 2028 to make Cantabria a region more open to the world and consolidate it in international markets.

This plan, promoted by SODERCAN, seeks to increase the number of exporting companies; to encourage those that already export to export more and, in addition, expand their markets beyond Europe; to boost the incorporation of talent in the regional export sector; to promote innovation and digitalization in internationalization; and to create the "Cantabria-Spain brand" by enhancing the value of strategic industrial sectors in the region.

Itineraries by sector, size and export stage

The plan offers a specific itinerary according to the sector, size and export stage in which each company finds itself, and has a strong sectoral focus, identifying opportunities and trends relevant to the key sectors identified: ICT, metalworking, agri-food and others with export potential.