The mission of BAN Euskadi is to bring together entrepreneurs and potential investors from the private sector in an organised manner, and base don a specific methodology.

A ‘Business Angel’ is a private investor with successful experience as an entrepreneur or manager who is willing to take management responsibilities, contribute know-how and collaborate through its network of contacts.
This initiative is promoted by ADEGI, CEBEK and SEA and supported by the SPRI.
 
The 2006-2009 Business Competitiveness and Social Innovation Plan implemented by the Basque Government includes a commitment to promote the creation of businesses, encourage an enterprising spirit and more specifically, to arrange meetings between investors and entrepreneurs in order to favour the creation of spin-offs and establish new channels of support and finance, principally for the initial stages: seeding and launch. The BUSINESS ANGELS network provides the instruments for channelling investors towards   innovative projects with excellent growth prospects.
 
Business Angels finance initiatives aimed at establishing  new business ventures (Seed capital), companies that are in the process of starting up their business activities (Start up capital) or companies undergoing a phase of expansion (Expansion capital). In addition to finance, the investors may contribute know-how, experience and good management practices to new initiatives.
 
BAN EUSKADI is also a service that is offered by the three business organisations to its members (Companies and associations) and is available in all three regions (to both entrepreneurs and investors). Promotion and diffusion activities are carried out in the form of conferences or seminars, and advisory and support services are established for the BUSINESS ANGELS and entrepreneurs to help them identify business projects.
 

FORO BIZKAIA de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial’ (Biscay Corporate  Responsibility Forum) was set up in 2005 by Confederación Empresarial de Bizkaia-CEBEK,  Agrupación de Sociedades Laborales de Euskadi-ASLE and Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa-BBK.

The aim of the Forum is to promote, foster and divulge Corporate Responsibility among companies operating in Biscay, and also help companies improve their competitiveness through Corporate Social Responsibility. Among other initiatives, every year it draws up a list of the companies that are reputed for their good practices in Biscay. To obtain this distinction, the companies are submitted to a study by the FORUM and must prove not only their commitment to CSR, but also their good practices based on the three main lines of Corporate Social Responsibility

• Business results linked to groups of interest
• Social Cohesion
• Environmental and social commitment