The founder and CEO of PROA Comunicación, Lucía Casanuevaparticipated in the presentation of the draft Law to Support Entrepreneurs, held on Tuesday, 11 June, in the Moncloa Palace. During the ceremony, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoysaid that the future Support for Entrepreneurs Act gives a comprehensive response to the self-employed and SMEs, who "are called upon to play a fundamental role in the country's recovery". He also pointed out that "boosting entrepreneurship is capital for any societybecause the entrepreneur builds a complex project, from nothing or from a modest initial investment, that can revolutionise entire societies.
According to the President of the Government, this regulation is of vital importance, and was one of his main electoral promises during the campaign. Rajoy stressed that Spain is starting from a difficult situation and that it has a "tremendous amount" of debt; but that there are many people who "have done things well and have the right to be given credit".
In addition to representatives of the self-employed and SMEs, the Vice-President of the Government was also present at the hearing, Soraya Sáenz de SantamaríaThe Minister of Finance, Cristóbal MontoroThe Minister of Employment, Fátima Báñezand the Minister of Health, Ana Mato. In addition to the President of CEOE, Juan Roselland Cepyme, Jesus Terciadothe president of the Spanish Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (Ceaje), Pilar Andradeand the presidents of the main self-employed associations: Sebastian Reyna (UPTA), Lorenzo Amor (ATA) and Pedro Barato (CEAJE). The creator of Tuenti also attended, Zaryn DentzelBuyVip, Gustavo Garciaand that of Zinkia, José María Castillejo.