Interview in "A street"

"It's the perfect time to start a business" because "there is always an adverse circumstance to decide." Alejandro Suarez, entrepreneur and investor, has just published 'It's time to assemble your own business' (Ed. Deusto, 2011).

What is most important when starting a business? Is it enough with a good idea?

The most important thing is to develop successfully the idea to make our company successful. Also the great effort and determination that is maintained.

  What are the most promising sectors when someone raises up your business?

  All you have to do with the R & D and technology, as well as business management, clean energy resources and education.

How difficult is to find a person who decides to start a business venture?

The main difficulty financing. You will find a big wall to jump, it is certainly a shame.

How is it possible to access a minimum funding when banks tap is closed for much of the population and is not expected to open in the coming months?

It is quite difficult. It is best to try to seek funding through private investors.

  Just taken place and municipal elections have been several proposals in the sense of creating incubators for entrepreneurs, is it enough?

Business incubators help the entrepreneur, that's undeniable. However, there are many more things to do to help entrepreneurs ranging from funding to the lack of support by the Administration to SMEs.

He says in his book that our country lacks a culture of entrepreneurship, what it takes to create that culture?

In our country it seems that if you fail in a business project and will be a loser all your life, but failure is a source of knowledge, you will learn much faster.

Our country has one of the youth unemployment rate highest in Europe. "Entrepreneurship is the solution to unemployment? What is lacking in our young or what conditions are needed if, as has been said many times, generating more prepared in the history of this country?

Our young people lack entrepreneurial training, they were never taught that there are other options such as self-employed or start their own business. And as economic conditions we are facing now is very difficult for young people.

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