The municipality of León presented the strategies it will implement this year to support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and strengthen local economic development. They will focus on a new training program that will connect citizens with companies to improve their employability, as well as a joint investment with the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (CANACINTRA) to promote business projects.
In a meeting with representatives of the industrial sector, the municipal president, Ale Gutiérrez, highlighted the evolution of León beyond the footwear industry, establishing itself as a hub of innovation in sectors such as technology, advanced manufacturing, mobility, and agri-food industry.
Carlos Torres Barrientos, Director of Innovation, explained that the traditional incubator model has been replaced by a business academy to support 150 already-established companies in the economic and agribusiness sector. In addition, it is expected to benefit 7,000 entrepreneurs through projects aligned with 12 strategic lines, which include circular economy, electric mobility, artificial intelligence and robotics, aerospace and advanced manufacturing, agri-food industry, and technological development.
María Fernanda Rodríguez González, Secretary for the Economic Reactivation of León, announced that the new labor training program will be implemented directly in companies to provide specific training to workers and improve talent retention.
To materialize these projects, an investment of 1 million 300 thousand pesos is planned from CANACINTRA, with the aim of benefiting more than 180 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in León. Alejandro Muñoz, a member of the finance committee of CANACINTRA, called on entrepreneurs to actively join these initiatives, emphasizing that the city's development depends on the joint work between the private sector and municipal administration.
