• A dossier has been published for each autonomous community (17) plus another at the national level
• The dossiers compile the available resources, both public and private, to undertake in the rural environment of each community and at the national level.
• In addition, they have a specific section for young people.

The National Rural Network (RRN), aware of these obstacles and seeking to facilitate rural development, has published 18 dossiers with resources on rural entrepreneurship: one for each autonomous community, plus another at the national level. The objective of these dossiers is to offer an advisory and guidance guide on resources, both public and private, to support entrepreneurship in rural areas through advice, mentoring, training, or financing.

The information, compiled by the RRN's Regional Antennas team, is complemented by hyperlinks that direct readers to more in-depth information on the resources found, as well as to contact the entity described.

Rural youth

During 2021, the RRN is focusing its activities on the younger population in rural areas. Following the formation of a Thematic Group on "Youth and Rural Environment" and a survey conducted to identify their needs, we learned that employment and entrepreneurship opportunities are one of the most pressing concerns among young people in rural areas.

Hence, each of the dossiers has a specific section for entrepreneurship among rural youth.

Methodology

To prepare the 18 dossiers , the RRN's Regional Offices conducted a search, contacting various local stakeholders to compile the regions' resources. They also conducted online research and analyzed the information provided by the entities and organizations themselves on their websites.

In order to gain the perspective of stakeholders particularly involved in entrepreneurship, an average of two to seven interviews were conducted per autonomous community based on a selection of these sources. This research was supplemented by the conclusions expressed by participants in the series of entrepreneurship exchange sessions held in April and May.

The territorial stakeholders interviewed were primarily management authorities, Local Action Groups (LAGs), regional LAG networks, universities, provincial councils, youth associations, and public agricultural, employment, and economic entities.

The objective pursued in each of the interviews has been to identify the maximum possible resources in the region, and unify them .

Finally, practical and informative guides have been produced that provide a first approximation of the entrepreneurial resources found during the aforementioned period, and that invite the reader to delve deeper into each of them.

Thus, it is recommended that the resources described at the regional level be expanded with the dossier at the national level.

The RRN organized a workshop on the 22nd to disseminate and publicize them. The dossiers can be found here .