- Strategic mentor Magaly Venegas Bello will present the DIRECTO® method in a session focused on employability, inclusion and female leadership.
- A practical training that provides tools for women, unemployed youth, migrants and vulnerable groups within the Comprehensive Plan for the Social Economy.
Brussels, 15 September 2025. The Finnova Foundation will hold on Friday, 19 September 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 CEST, the free online workshop “Sembrando Iniciativa – Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Social Economy: From Idea to Action”.
The workshop is part of the Sembrando Iniciativa project and is included in the Comprehensive Plan to Boost the Social Economy 2024–2025, funded by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy through the European funds Next Generation EU and linked to the PERTE for the Social Economy and Care. Its purpose is to promote employability, inclusion and social entrepreneurship, with particular focus on women, unemployed youth, migrants and vulnerable groups.
The session will feature Magaly Venegas Bello, strategic mentor, participant in the Startup Europe Awards and collaborator of the Sembrando Iniciativa Ideas Lab. During the workshop, she will share her experience in the field of social entrepreneurship and present the DIRECTO® method, a seven-step methodology designed to help entrepreneurs transform ideas into viable business projects. She will also provide practical guidance on clearly defining the social impact of each initiative and on effectively communicating proposals.
The Sembrando Iniciativa programme includes a cycle of five workshops offering practical knowledge, mentoring and tools to develop entrepreneurial projects with a perspective of sustainability and inclusion. The session on 19 September, free of charge and with limited seats, will be held entirely online.
Registration is already open and can be completed through this link: Eventbrite Registration.
With this initiative, the Finnova Foundation aims to promote social entrepreneurship and female leadership as drivers of inclusion, job creation and sustainable economic growth, while showcasing good practices and fostering equal opportunities in the social economy.
About the Finnova Foundation
The FINNOVA Foundation is the European innovation finance foundation based in Brussels, dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, and European financing as key tools for addressing major social, environmental, and economic challenges. Through its work, it supports public-private entities in accessing European programs such as Horizon Europe , LIFE , Interreg , Erasmus+, and Al-Invest Verde , facilitating the creation of consortia, project development, and the transfer of good practices.
With extensive experience in European project communication, startup acceleration, and training in European funds using open innovation methodology and open, public-private partnership projects, FINNOVA acts as a bridge between innovative ideas and EU funding opportunities. For more information, visit www.finnova.eu and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and Instagram to stay up-to-date with our activities and open calls.