The DRIVE INML project
DRIVE INML is a European project within the Interreg POCTEFA Programme designed to “Improve the competitiveness of companies located in cross-border areas through international niche market leadership”.
The purpose of POCTEFA is to strengthen the economic and social integration of the Spain-France-Andorra border area. It focuses on the development of cross-border economic, social and environmental activities through joint strategies for a sustainable territorial development.
The DRIVE INML Project aims to identify companies that are “hidden champions”, or in other words, companies that are leaders of their market niche but aren’t focused on international markets despite having great potential. There is currently no specific aid for these companies, therefore the project will develop a new cross-border service aimed at this type of companies and focused on training, promoting and internationalizing them.
This service will make it easier for companies to connect with collaborators that can result in commercial agreements and improve their competitiveness. DRIVE INML will take place between 1 January 2020 and 30 April 2022.
Related services
Andorra is one of the best places in the world to set up the design, marketing, conception and engineering part of a company. Andorra Business helps us to internationalize our company with its connections/contacts to enter markets where it is more complicated to settle.
We came to Andorra because we love mountains, because Spain and France were nearby, and especially because of the exceptional security framework that the Principality offers. We are very happy to continue with the support of Andorra Business, since thanks to them we have been able to establish many commercial links with international companies.
The decision to create a company in Andorra came not only because of the tax facilities, but above all because of the high quality of life and the presence of talented young people. NP Technology wants to grow in the world, expanding its presence in other countries, and Andorra Business has played a key role helping us in our internationalization process.
We decided to open the clinic in Andorra because many of the Moto GP and Superbike riders that we advise live here, such as Fabio Quartararo and Pol Espargaró. Also because there are quite a few elite athletes living in the country. Andorra Business helped us for the launching of the business by providing us information on how to set up the company in the Principality.
From the merging of two projects and the foreign investment law, which opened the doors for investment from abroad, we decided to move ahead with opening the lab in Andorra. We hope to continue growing in both the clinic side as well as the industrial and veterinary one.
Andorra is a very interesting country to bolster the expansion of a company. Furthermore, it is a paradise to live in, safe and with fair taxation. Andorra Business greatly helped us in finding events, places and companies with which to collaborate.
Having a business in Andorra does not only mean having tax benefits. It is also easier on a bureaucratic level and to project yourself internationally. Andorra Business helped me in precisely this process, making my products known outside the Principality.
Andorra has a variety of advantages we took into account when we decided to establish the company in the country such as security, legislation and political stability. And after having done so, I was surprised by how much people love living in Andorra. It provides a very high quality of life.
We chose to open the company in Andorra because of its natural environment and the quality of life it offers. Andorra Business has helped us significantly both at the initial moment of our implementation in the country, providing us with information, and later by participating in the first edition of the Growth Program for business growth or opening its subsidies for companies to us.
