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IBIAE was founded in 1993 by the businessmen of Ibi. It is a non-profit business related association that represents and defends the common interests of the businessmen and businesswomen of Ibi, which means more than 550 companies and their more than 6,000 employees.

“We have what you seek and make what you need”

Its main objective, as it is stated in our articles of association “is to supervise, administer and represent at any level, the common business interests of its members and facilitate the commercial, industrial, social and cultural promotion of the region known as Comarca de La Foia de Castalla.

IBIAE is a business organization recognized all over the province of Alicante. It is member of the plenary, the Committee on Industry, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore it is member of the board of directors of the Business Confederation of the Province of Alicante (COEPA), of the board of directors of CEPYME, of the board of directors of FEPEVAL, of the board of directors of CEEI in Alcoy, of the board of directors of the Regional Union of Businessmen of la Foia (Unión Comarcal de Empresarios de la Foia), of the council of Promoibi (Promotion body of the City Council) and of the school board of Occupational Training High school “La Foia”. IBIAE also collaborates with the University of Alicante and the University Miguel Hernández in Elche, as well as with AIJU (Toy Research Institute) and with the Spanish Association of Toys Manufacturers (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Juguetes – AEFJ).

In the course of the years IBIAE has been and is doing some acctions about specific issues such as:

• Guidance on the creation of business and to young entrepreneurs.
• Information about current issues.
• Creation of the Business Area (where clients demands are gathered).
• Reports on Environment for companies.
• “Prevention of work-related risks” for companies  (Situation analysis)
• Department of European Union Information (laws, aids, …)
• Boosting the internationalization of the companies  (imports – exports, …)
• Promoting the cooperation (attendance to  fairs and round tables)
• Spreading the use of  Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a fundamental element for the development.

In view of the needs of the companies, IBIAE runs this project with the purpose of announcing the region and attract business activities to the town and to the region.