Entrepreneurs participate in a casting for training in the U.S
The test is performed by CORFO Antofagasta, shall elect five representatives to be part of the Global Connection of the organization.
Several entrepreneurs in the Antofagasta Region participate in a casting for a training in the United States.
The test takes place in the offices of Corfo, entrepreneurs looking to raise awareness regarding the globalization plans of their business in order to choose five of them and enhance their international projection, being part of the Global Connection.
This initiative includes an internship by renowned business accelerator Tech Ranch® Austin Texas in the United States.
“Through the network of regional organizations that work on behalf of the enterprise, we have invited entrepreneurs with clear internationalization features to facilitate their participation in incubation programs and / or acceleration given by international institutions, through our Global Connection Program” said the regional director of Corfo Antofagasta, Gonzalo Zavala.
According to Zavala, in this type of internship or two representatives of a company develop market knowledge, generation of actions to achieve sales, capital lift and / or formalize agreements or abroad.
The program lasts between 3-6 months in the United States and supported by CORFO is 90% with a funding ceiling of 20 million pesos.
The initiative has the support of Fertile Region, an organization that seeks to create an ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation in Antofagasta, which consists of private companies, media, educational institutions and government agencies, with the support of the Regional Government.
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