The event brought together public institutions and private companies to showcase the financial support instruments available for innovative projects. Representatives from Enisa—a national public agency that has collaborated with Sodena for over a decade—shared details with attendees about the organisation’s €300 million budget aimed at strengthening the financial structure of companies.
Navarra currently ranks 11th in Spain in terms of the volume of operations supported by Enisa, which has already granted 137 loans totalling €24.5 million in the region. The session also featured the participation of several Navarrese companies that have become success stories thanks to public financing schemes.
The Government of Navarra, in collaboration with Enisa, Sodena, and CEIN, recently hosted the event titled ‘Strengthen Your SME’, with the goal of improving access to public financing for small and medium-sized enterprises. This initiative forms part of a broader institutional strategy to support the growth and consolidation of Navarra’s innovative business ecosystem.
The event was opened by Mikel Irujo, Regional Minister for Industry, Ecological Transition and Digital Business, who emphasised the importance of fostering a favourable environment in which Navarrese SMEs can grow and compete in increasingly demanding markets. He noted that these kinds of events are vital for connecting companies with available public resources and promoting key synergies for development.
A roundtable discussion followed, featuring Iñaki Larraya, Managing Director of Sodena, and Uxue Itoiz, Managing Director of CEIN. Both highlighted the importance of inter-agency collaboration as a way to increase the success rate of entrepreneurial initiatives. Larraya stressed that coordination with Enisa makes business projects more robust and allows them to grow more quickly. Itoiz emphasised CEIN’s support from the idea stage onward, while also noting the importance of linking emerging projects with appropriate funding channels.
One of the most anticipated presentations came from Nacho Liñan, Head of Promotion at Enisa, who outlined the characteristics of the organisation’s participatory loans, which range from €25,000 to €1.5 million, require no collateral, and are based on the viability of the business plan. Liñan explained that Enisa currently has over €300 million available to strengthen the financial structure of SMEs across Spain.
In Navarra alone, Enisa has already approved 137 loans worth €24.5 million, placing the region 11th nationwide in volume of transactions. The sectors most benefited have been manufacturing, information technology, and biotechnology.
The event also included testimonials from Navarrese companies that have successfully accessed public financing, such as BeePlanet Factory, Plastic Repair System, Geiser Pharma, and Laboratorios Ojer Pharma. All of them shared how institutional support enabled them to consolidate their business models and scale into new markets.
The session concluded with a shared commitment to strengthening collaboration between public institutions and private companies as a way to boost regional competitiveness and reinforce Navarra’s innovation ecosystem.
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Source: Navarra.es