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EUROPEAN BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORK - Directory of Network 2005
Most of BANs of the country have opted for the non for profit organisation status or are part of
the regional administration. BCN BA and Alta Partners are commercial BANs.
4. EU support
� Awareness actions
European Union support in Spain has made it possible to organise two awareness seminars
on the BA concept. One was organised jointly in Valladolid by Castilla y Leon RDA and
IBERAVAl, a mutual guarantee firm. The other seminar was held in Malaga under the aegis of
the Malaga Business Innovation Centre (Andalusia).
� Pilot projects
Three projects received financial assistance from the European Commission with a view to
setting up operational BANs. The recipients of these subsidies were:
- Instituto Aragonés de Fomento
- CIDEM, Catalunia's development agency
- Alta New Venture
5. EBAN members
CIDEM
BANC
UNIBAN
BAN Madrid
BANG
ESBAN
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