As the representative of ANEL said, "It's not just the creation of new companies or entrepreneurship, but innovation, responsible management, people's empowerment are our responsibilities and that is what we want to promote." At the same time, Navarra has become a benchmark in the field of cooperativism at an international and European level, he said.

 

In the year 2018 13,090 people have been directly employed in cooperatives or work associations. "Out of 100,000 people, 2,026 people work in Social Economy companies."

 

ANEL believes that working for the development and strengthening of cooperativeism is "a permanent and long-term vision."

 

In Navarra, employment in Social Economy companies grew by 45% in the last five years, while 10% in the State. In the last five years, there are 4,039 people in these types of companies, which accounts for approximately 800 jobs each year.

 

In 2018, in Navarre, 124 new Social Economy companies were created with 328 members. In the words of Ignacio Ugalde, the president of ANEL, says that in the year 2015, 72 companies were created and, in the last year, it was a 73% increase.

 

The objectives set in the Comprehensive Social Economy Plan have been met.

 

Antonio Martínez de Bujanda, an administrator of ANEL, also presented the main data and actions of the association. Among these, it is worth mentioning that 297 entrepreneurs from the Social Economy have been assisted, as well as 818 people attending training and training activities. 903 people took part in participatory leadership workshops. In addition, 460 people participated in business meetings and social economy meetings organized by ANEL in Pamplona and in the region.

 

ANEL has developed the first Navarrese guide for the evolution of Social Economy companies, which have problems with succession, "Mechanism that is conducive to the legacy of the leaders and the entrepreneur." This is also a line of work that we want to promote during this year. "

 

In terms of social innovation, the work carried out in Europe needs to be emphasized, above all, the ETESS project in the Eurescultural area, which has led to the promotion of a business project for social integration in Tudela, among others, with the participation of local actors in the territory, and "next Year Creation of the Cross-Border Institute for Social Economy. "

 

In 2019, more than 50 vocational training students will continue working to promote practical learning in social economy entrepreneurship.