The entrepreneurship promotion program across different educational stages is driven by the Ministry of Enterprise, Employment and Energy, through ADRBalears, and the Ministry of Education and Universities.

A total of 22 groups from 11 schools in Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza participated this year in Ibemprènjove, with 15 of them entering the competition for the awards.

The project “My First Investment” from IES Moll Vell has won the Ibemprènjove Secondary School Award. It is an app designed to promote financial literacy among young people. These awards, promoted by the Ministry of Enterprise, Employment and Energy (via ADRBalears) and the Ministry of Education and Universities, aim to recognise the entrepreneurial capabilities of secondary students participating in the Ibemprènjove program, with the ultimate goal of inspiring them to create and manage their businesses.

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“My First Investment” Cooperative from IES Moll Vell Wins the Ibemprènjove Secondary School Awards

Today, 15 of the 22 projects from 11 schools across Mallorca, Menorca, and Ibiza that have been involved in the Ibemprènjove JES program throughout the academic year were presented. In addition to the winning project, second prizes were awarded to “Seniorchip” from CC La Puresa de Manacor and “Ecomak” from IES Llucmajor. Four honourable mentions were also granted to projects from CIDE, IES Berenguer d’Anoia, IES Josep Miquel Guàrdia, and IES Sant Antoni Abad.

The awards ceremony was attended by Alfons Gómez, Director General of Industry and Industrial Parks; Sílvia Delgado, Manager of ADRBalears; and Rafel Maura, Head of the Permanent Teacher Training Service.

The main objective of the Ibemprènjove Awards is to promote entrepreneurship among students. By recognising the best student business projects, the initiative seeks to enhance entrepreneurial skills, reward their effort, encourage teamwork, and give visibility to their innovative ideas.

The awards include a €1,000 prize for the winning project, €500 for the two runners-up, and €250 for each of the four honorable mentions.

The schools that participated in the Ibemprènjove JES Awards were:
IES Maria Àngels Cardona, IES Sant Antoni Abad, IES Llucmajor, CC Monti-sion de Pollença, CC Sant Francesc de Sales, CC Pureza de María, IES Josep Miquel Guàrdia, IES Xarc, CIDE, IES Berenguer d’Anoia, and IES Moll Vell.

Ibemprènjove offers tailored programs for each educational stage:

• In primary education, “Primary Entrepreneurs (PE)” helps students generate innovative ideas, plan and manage projects, and effectively present their proposals.
• In secondary education, “Young Secondary Entrepreneurs (JES)” enables students to form cooperatives and develop business ideas that raise awareness about climate change, promote social change, or provide technological solutions to local problems.
• In vocational training, “Young Associated Entrepreneurs (JEA)” is designed for basic vocational education and simulates the creation and management of a company related to their field of learning.
• Finally, “Young Professional Entrepreneurs (JEP)”, for intermediate and higher vocational training, involves creating and managing a business from an innovative idea developed throughout the academic year.