Do you want to

Start a business

From the European Business and Innovation Center we help you to undertake.

Do you have an innovative idea and want to make it a reality in Asturias? At the CEEI we are here to help you from minute one. We accompany you all the way: from launching your project to making it grow, finding funding and becoming an innovative company of reference

Accelerate

Ready to get started? We help you to create your company in Asturias quickly and easily: we can set up your company with just one click, give you legal advice and support with the paperwork. You will have access to specialised infrastructures such as the bioincubator or the 5G laboratory.

Scale up

Once you’re up and running, we’ll keep you on your toes to help you grow strong: we have a specific programme to accelerate startups. If you need to strengthen your team, we connect you with key profiles through our CEO WANTED programme. We open doors for you with networking opportunities with experts and large companies. In addition to other specific programmes such as the EIBT (Innovative Technology-Based Company) brand, which gives you an extra boost.

Fund

And if you need to involve partners, investors, and/or funders we are also at your side: guiding you to access grants and subsidies to create or consolidate your business. Here you can apply for growth capital, equity loans or grant advances, prepare yourself with our Investment Readiness Workshops and connect with private investors through the La Cuarta Financiación club. In addition, we will help you to access other financing where your project fits, such as NEOTEC or the EIC.

Internationalise

If you wish, you will have international visibility, thanks to our technical assistance, participation in trade missions and export consortiums. Foreign promotion actions such as Biospain, 4FYFN, South Summit and WebSummit. Quickglobal, our acceleration programme for internationalisation, Access to the Enterprise Europe Network on information, legislation of European partners.

We are committed to innovation

At CEEI we are especially committed to innovative, technological projects that want to take on the world. If you have a good idea and a lot of desire, here you will find a team that believes in you, supports you and gives you the tools to grow.

Discover our innovative entrepreneurship programmes.

Softlanding Asturias Talent Paradise

Come with your team for a week with accommodation included and discover firsthand why Asturias is the ideal place for your startup. Participate in exclusive activities, connect with the local ecosystem and try a new way of entrepreneurship.

In collaboration with:

Talent Networking events

Don’t miss 3 events, one in spring, one in summer and one in winter with the aim of creating “community” for those who really want to settle in Asturias and contribute to the development of the region.

Spring: Focus on quality of life and connection with nature.

Summer: Outdoor activities and work-life balance

Autumn: Culture and innovation

In collaboration with:

The fourth financing

An investors club promoted by CEEI Asturias where Asturian companies can present their proposals to add partners to the project and complete the financing they need.

A very simple way to invest.

In collaboration with:

FAQs

Well, in Asturias you have a lot of support if you want to start up your own business here. There are centers specialized in certain types of business projects such as the CEEI that specifically supports startups and technology-based companies or the FFES to promote social economy companies. 

But scattered throughout the regional territory there are public centers of reference to support entrepreneurs in their first steps, which provide expert advice and very close to the territory where you are going to implement your company. They make up the ACEPPA network, you can locate the center that is closest to you and contact them so that they can guide you in whatever you need (advice, training and personalized support to analyze your business idea). 

The Business Assistance Office is the reference and interlocution space for companies, SMEs and self-employed people of the Principality of Asturias. It is the point of contact, information and advice for all aspects related to procedures with the regional administration.

You have a wide range of options to work wherever suits your project. Asturias has numerous spaces in both urban and rural areas and you can choose between coworking (link to the talent coworking page), individual offices, laboratories, warehouses, etc … all strategically located to facilitate your work.

Through the ACEPPA network you can see spaces in public buildings equipped with all the necessary equipment and common services to develop a business activity.

A good option is through a Point of Attention to Entrepreneurship (PAE), a personalized advisory service and simplified procedures for those who wish to start a business activity. The PAE guarantees individualized attention, adjusting to the specific needs of each entrepreneur. In addition, it facilitates the incorporation of companies (and registration of self-employed) telematically, streamlining procedures and reducing costs, which makes this service an essential tool for those seeking to start up a business quickly and easily.

Here you can consult the PAE points in the region and learn more about this type of resource.

Yes…many and diverse!

Remember that before considering accessing public or private funds it is necessary to have a defined business model and a coherent financial plan. Some unique instruments in Asturias: the innovative entrepreneur check, the rural ticket, grants for EBTs, Asturias Startup fund, private investors club, the fourth financing, etc. Each one of them is aimed at a different type of business project and has different requirements, which must be assessed beforehand. To give you an idea of the strong commitment of Asturias, if you have a highly innovative and technology-based project, you can get up to 400k to create and grow your project here. In addition to the start-up grants, there are many other incentives for the development of investment projects, research and development, etc. In Asturias the entity that centralizes the information about all the regional public aids, through a search engine always updated, is the SEKUENS Agency.

Of course, in Asturias, unlike in large ecosystems, integrating into the entrepreneurial ecosystem is quick and easy, even for those who come from abroad.

Here we have an active entrepreneurial community, there are frequent events and programs designed to facilitate the connection between entrepreneurs, investors and professionals. You will have no trouble identifying associations for young entrepreneurs, startups, industry associations, etc. The best thing to do is to subscribe to the newsletters of business promotion entities (Asturex, CEEI, SEKUENS, AJE, SRP,…) so you will be aware of everything.

If your project involves a strong investment or high associated job creation and is aimed at the industrial sector or industrial support services, there is the Invest in Asturias initiative that allows you to address the project in a comprehensive and integrated manner.

In any case, don’t worry. In Asturias there is a continuous and strong connection between entities and once you tell us about your project, we will be able to redirect it to the appropriate entity.

START AND INVEST IN ASTURIAS

April 24, 2025 Gijón