Marbella, The Future and You 

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the plans for the economic and urban development
of Marbella, at a ground-breaking event being staged on 14 April at El Palacio
de Congresos.  Read more for details of how  you can get connected
to the international business community…. Report: Louise Cook Edwards

With the spanking new PGOU, or urban plan for Marbella, finally legal and
approved, the Town Hall of Marbella is shouting the news from the rooftops
with a series of high-profile trips, including the Mª Angeles Muñoz
- the Mayor’s recent media tour of New York finalizing in the magnificent PR
opportunity of closing the NASDAQ live in the Big Apple. Similar tours of honour
have taken place in Sweden and Norway and more are planned to London
and Germany, among other positive actions to restore confidence and excitement
among potential investors and residents considering Marbella for their future.

Closer to home, the Tourism Delegation of the Marbella Town Hall have been
hard at work devising ideas and events that will help to integrate the various
nationality business communities living and working in relative isolation in
the area. Along with the recently formed Think Tank, an advisory group, made
up of entrepreneurs of different nationalities and business sectors, the tourism
office has been brain-storming ideas based on their long and varied experience
of living and doing business in Marbella.

Marbella’s Future is About to Be Unveiled

Along with the Mayor’s revelations about the urban and economic development
which will endeavour to transform Marbella into the 21st century resort it
deserves to be, The Councillor of Tourism Jose Luis Hernández and
his team are about to present some of the fruits of this liaison at the 1st
Annual Entrepreneur Assembly, being staged at 4.30pm on 14 April at
the Palacio de Congresos in Marbella.

The event, news of which is spreading rapidly among the local community, is
an excellent opportunity for forward thinking business people of all nationalities
to hear from the ground up how the town’s plans will benefit them both directly
and indirectly, as well as providing a platform to network and discover
what the various business associations established in the area have to offer.

The three part event will comprise a talk from the Mayor and councillor
for Urban Planning, a presentation from the Tourism Councillor on the newly
devised  “Marbella Open City” project, followed by brief presentations from
some of the leading business associations in Marbella including the British
Chamber of Commerce, Centre for Tourist Initiatives, German Chamber of Commerce,
Women in Business and Red de Emprendedoras de Marbella.

The event is open to all business owners and professionals in the Marbella
area, and will also offer a question and answer session on the key points raised
during the course of the afternoon.  The event will end in a networking
session among all those in attendance, who will also be cordially invited to
a glass of Spanish wine.

It is absolutely essential to register to attend the assembly.  Please
email your confirmation to extranjeros@marbella.es or call Tel: 619 113 127.

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