Deadline for applications:

Application period from 10:30 am on September 4th to 1:30 pm on September 30th.

This support and advisory service is aimed at SMEs in Bizkaia, fully funded by BEAZ, is designed to help them identify and develop new business opportunities based on their capabilities, knowledge, and internal talent. The service seeks to foster intrapreneurship as a lever for generating innovation and launching new projects within the organisation itself.

We support you through:

  • Awareness-raising and capacity building (Phase 1) Open, in-person workshops aimed at strengthening the intrapreneurship capabilities of participating companies. Topics will include strategy, open innovation, the generation of new ideas, and the identification of growth opportunities.

  • Opportunity Identification (Phase 2) Seven organisations will receive an individualised assessment to identify, analyse and prioritise potential areas for growth and diversification, leading to the definition of a specific business opportunity.

  • Business Model Design (Phase 3) These seven companies will receive specialised support to design the business model associated with the identified opportunity and define a roadmap for its development and implementation.

Objectives to be achieved:

  • Identify, create, and foster intrapreneurship opportunities within companies, enhancing their competitiveness through innovation in their business models.

  • Detect, analyze, and characterize specific business opportunity areas for each participating company, based on an assessment of their current situation and operating environment.

  • Support selected companies in designing the business model for the identified opportunity and developing its roadmap.

  • Enable the systematization of the work carried out within companies, allowing similar initiatives to be replicated in the future based on the capabilities developed through their participation in the program.

Workshops

Workshop 1 – Strategy and Operations

14 October, 9:30 a.m. at Beaz, Sabino Arana 8

Are your company’s strategy and operational processes aligned with its intrapreneurship initiatives?
We will address how to align the company’s strategy with the implementation of an intrapreneurship process, as well as the resources, capabilities and governance structures required to promote intrapreneurship effectively.

Workshop outcome: an assessment of the company’s current position regarding the areas analysed during the workshop (Strategy and Operations), as well as the identification of actions to address the prioritised challenges.

Workshop 2 – Open Innovation and Intrapreneurship Practices

22 October, 9:30 a.m. at Beaz, Sabino Arana 8

How can your company leverage its internal capabilities and opportunities within the ecosystem to promote intrapreneurship?
We will explore how to harness collaboration with startups, technology centres, universities and other innovation stakeholders. We will also examine the dynamics and activities that should be introduced within the company to systematise the process—from identifying challenges and generating ideas to creating new products, services and businesses.

Workshop outcome: an assessment of the company’s current position regarding the areas analysed during the workshop (Open Innovation and Intrapreneurship Practices), as well as the identification of actions to address the prioritised challenges.

Workshop 3 – Opportunity Assessment

29 October, 9:30 a.m. at Beaz, Sabino Arana 8

Where are the opportunities with the greatest potential for your company?
We will analyse different areas for growth and diversification based on emerging technologies, market trends, customer needs, the capabilities of the business ecosystem and public economic development strategies.

Workshop outcome: Expected outcome: an assessment and prioritisation of the areas of opportunity with the greatest potential for your company, as well as the identification of actions to validate, explore or develop the opportunities identified.

Who is it for?

This service is aimed at SMEs based in Bizkaia with at least 5 people employed and engaged in industrial activities, services related to industry, transport or wholesale trade. A firm commitment, capacity and resource allocation is required to address this reflection process.