Entrepreneurs and SMEs from all over the country that seek to promote their projects through receiving academic support and personalized mentoring have an opportunity to enter Federal Ships 2023the training program presented for the ninth consecutive year by Banco Macro y UndertakeIAE.
“The objective is to promote the projects of individuals and companies through academic training of excellence, accompaniment, and access to a wide network of contacts, thus achieving the impulse for the social and economic development of each province of Argentina”the organizers maintain, about this program that is more than 20 years old.
Since 2015, more than 10,000 enterprising people from all over the country were able to access Naves completely free of charge with their 6,000 projects, through the support of Banco Macro of more than $100 million. And in this 2023 edition, this financial entity will again grant scholarships to 1,000 initiatives.
Federal Ships has a duration of 3 months and is designed for enterprises, SMEs and startups that seek to innovate in their business models and improve their management.
Projects from all industries can be enrolled in the program: agriculture, design, software, fintech, construction, gastronomy, tourism, health, education, textile and sustainability.
How to participate in Naves Federal
Based on the development status of each project, the participating entrepreneurs can be listed in the following categories:
-Business idea.
-National company.
-New company project underway.
A new edition of Naves Federal was launched, the program that promotes entrepreneurs promoted by the IAE and Banco Macro.
Registration will close on Wednesday, May 10, and those who wish to participate can sign up at the following link.
In the first stage of Federal Ships there will be 5 seminars, and then 3 complementary seminars will be given in conjunction with the ventures of National Ships.
Courses run by professionals IAE Business School will be dictated in virtually, “seeking to enhance its impact and allowing participants from all over the country to register,” they say.
In classes, they will be able to discuss topics such as business model and value propositions, economic-financial projections, marketing and business management. Likewise, the finalists will have the permanent assistance of a mentor in the development of the initiatives and will also have contact with the IAE support network, which is made up of referents of the entrepreneurial ecosystemsuch as investors, businessmen, academic professionals and the media.
Of Federal Ships they will come out 60 winning projectsand those who integrate each initiative will be able to complete their training with the contents of National Ships.
Federal Ships 2023
The launch of Federal Ships 2023 was held in the Torre Macro auditorium, and it was announced that the competition It will take place in 9 headquarters located in different parts of the country: Salta, Jujuy, Tucumán, Mendoza, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Neuquén, Misiones and the Province of Buenos Aires.
With the focus on innovation, entrepreneurs from different sectors across the country can participate in Naves Federal 2023.
“Nine years ago Naves was federalized with the support of the Macro Foundation, and since then it has not stopped growing and adding value,” he said. Silvia Torres Carbonelldirector of IAE Entrepreneurship Center.
The economist also participated in the event Diana Mondinowhich emphasized working on education and innovation to grow and create new companies.
The final prize will distribute this year about $6.000.000where each of the first places in each category of National Ships will receive the sum of $2,000,000 as seed capital to start or improve their project.
In addition, first place and second place in each category of the program National Ships They will receive free training hours in IAE programs, legal consultancy and marketing and commercial advice. Also time to use the Impact Hub space in Parque Austral. “Banco Macro was born from entrepreneurs, and we want to help entrepreneurs think big,” he presented. Francis WallDistribution and Sales Manager of Banco Macro.
And he concluded: “For this reason, Naves is essential for entrepreneurs to do well with their projects.”-
