The initiative “Get started and move forward”, focused on the application of artificial intelligence to the business world and co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), has had 22 participants and has allowed the development of nine business plans, 11 for employability and two for business improvement.
The closing ceremony, held at the Congress Centre, included the presentation of three technological projects and the delivery of diplomas to the students.
The Cádiz Free Trade Zone and the INCYDE Foundation of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce have closed the training program in San Fernando “Start and Advance: Create your future with AI, simple tools for the business world”, an initiative co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) in which 22 people have participated and whose projects include a planned investment of approximately 9.4 million euros and an estimated turnover of almost 1.6 million euros.
The closing ceremony, held at the San Fernando Congress Center, included the participation of the Councilor for Employment Promotion and Human Resources of the San Fernando City Council, Jesús Manuel López; the financial and Blue Economy director of the Cádiz Free Zone, José Manuel Fedriani; and the deputy to the general director of the INCYDE Foundation, José Antonio González-Elipe Rosales, who have accompanied the students in the presentation of their projects and the subsequent delivery of diplomas.
The Councilor for Employment of the San Fernando City Council, Jesús Manuel López, has highlighted that initiatives like this are in line with the City Council's strategy to promote training, improve employability and attract new business projects to San Fernando. “We work to generate opportunities, providing training adapted to the new demands of the labor market and creating a favorable environment so that business ideas can become real projects.” He has stressed the importance of bringing tools such as artificial intelligence to the business community and to people seeking employment, because “training, innovation and entrepreneurship are three fundamental pillars to generate economic activity, attract investments and create jobs in our city.”
The financial and Blue Economy director of the Cádiz Free Zone, José Manuel Fedriani, has highlighted that “Collaboration between institutions is essential to generate new opportunities for economic and business development in our territory. From the Free Trade Zone we want to continue offering spaces, tools and resources that allow talent and ideas to be transformed into real projects, facilitating access to new technologies and encouraging innovation to translate into economic activity and employment.”.
For his part, the deputy to the general director of the INCYDE Foundation, José Antonio González-Elipe Rosales, has indicated that “This program reflects our commitment to practical training that allows us to transform ideas into business projects and generate new employment opportunities. The collaboration with the Cádiz Free Trade Zone and the support of European funds are essential to continue promoting entrepreneurship and business development in the territory”.
The training, carried out in person since last October 5, has allowed work on nine business plans, 11 employability plans and two business improvement plans. Of the total participants, 50% were women and 31.82% were self-employed at the beginning of the program.
These results reflect the practical orientation of an initiative that seeks to facilitate the creation of new business activities, improve the competitiveness of existing businesses and provide tools that favor incorporation into the labor market, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence.
The free program has combined specialized training and individualized support for six weeks, with the aim of providing knowledge and tools that allow artificial intelligence to be incorporated into the creation, management and consolidation of business initiatives.
The initiative has been aimed at both people with a business idea and those seeking to improve their digital skills to access the labor market, as well as companies interested in increasing their competitiveness, improving their profitability or exploring new growth opportunities.
The training contents have addressed different fundamental areas for the development of a business, from the initial validation of projects and the definition of business strategies to the practical application of artificial intelligence tools, data analysis, digital marketing, search engine positioning and financial and legal-fiscal management. Likewise, specific sessions have been given on equal opportunities, sustainability and content creation for social networks.
During the closing ceremony, three projects were presented that show the possibilities of applying artificial intelligence to different sectors of activity. The first of them, Finkea, developed by Carlos Martínez Vázquez, consists of a technological platform designed to automate administrative tasks and improve the management of properties and communities of owners.
For his part, Andrés Ramón Alba Gaviño has presented AutoParts Pro, a technological solution based on artificial intelligence to optimize the identification and search for automotive spare parts, reduce consultation times and improve the productivity of professionals in the sector.
The third project, ServiceLog, by Daniel Marín Pérez, proposes the development of a mobile and web application that allows managing and documenting vehicle maintenance through a digital history and artificial intelligence tools, facilitating preventive maintenance and control of
bills.
The day concluded with the delivery of diplomas to the participating students.
The celebration of this program is part of the collaboration agreement signed on March 3, 2026 between the Cadiz Free Zone Consortium and the INCYDE Foundation, which contemplates the development of four training actions this year co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), within the framework of the State Program for Employment, Education, Training and Social Economy 2021-2027 (EFESO), through the INCYDE Foundation and the Cádiz Free Trade Zone Consortium.
This collaboration reinforces the commitment of both entities to entrepreneurship, the improvement of professional skills and the incorporation of new technologies into the productive fabric. The program held in San Fernando continues the training recently developed in the Incubazul building in the Free Trade Zone of Cádiz, where another 24 people participated in an initiative with the same characteristics.
Incubazul is also one of the High Technology Incubators promoted by the INCYDE Foundation thanks to the European Development Fund.
Regional (ERDF), aimed at promoting innovation and the development of business projects linked to the blue economy. In this way, the
Collaboration between both entities combines business training and training actions co-financed by the ESF+ with the promotion of infrastructure to support entrepreneurship and innovation financed by the ERDF.
After Rota, Cádiz and San Fernando, the fourth training action provided for in the agreement is currently being carried out in the Incubazul building in the capital of Cadiz. It's about the program “Start and Advance: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation”, which began on November 2 and is scheduled to end on December 11.