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The Community of Madrid champions the excellence of Madrid companies in the UK
• The aim of this agreement is to promote the exchange of
experiences, internationalization and entrepreneurship
• Madrid is the Spanish region with the most exports made to the
UK in 2013 with 20.9% of the national total
Nuevo Imparcial.- Madrid Excelente and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in London signed a partnership agreement to jointly promote the culture of quality and excellence
business management and encouraging entrepreneurship, both in the United Kingdom and Spain. The agreement was signed by Director General Excelente Madrid, Alejandra Polacci and CEO of London School of Economics Enterprise LTD, Simon Flemington. The goal is to export the excellence of firms in the region to publicize success stories of entrepreneurs and business beyond our borders. both institutions
cooperate in the dissemination of best practices among companies both countries to share knowledge and improve competitiveness of business.
The director general of Madrid Excellent, Alejandra Polacci stressed that this agreement is «an example of the willingness of the Community of Madrid to seek synergies with prestigious institutions that will assist the
business network to publicize their business, seek alliances or new markets, and promote entrepreneurship among our young people. »
Excelente Madrid collaborates with various international organizations to promote networking between companies and countries. This is the case with the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in the US, Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) in Asian countries and in the basin of Pacific, The Ibero-American Quality Foundation (FUNDIBEQ) in Latin America; and the Mexican Institute of Quality Control (IMECCA).
Spanish exports to the UK amounted in 2013 to 6.8% of total exports to European countries, with the
fourth largest trading partner in the region of Spain, behind France (16.1%), Germany (10.1%) and Portugal (7.5%), according to the ICEX.
Madrid was also the region’s largest exporter to the UK in 2013 with 20.9% of total Spanish exports
followed by Catalonia (20.3%) and Valencia (11.4%). Madrid Excellence recognizes companies that are committed to innovation, quality, social responsibility and customers, among others pillars of corporate governance. It promotes excellence in business through free training programs in management
‘Excellent Talks’ with the annual International Congress of Excellence, which brings together nearly 1,500 employers and managers, in which the latest trends in business management and success stories of national and international companies.
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a specialist college with an international reputation and a global range Its research and teaching span the spectrum of social sciences, economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting and finance. Founded in 1895,it has an renowned reputation for academic excellence: 16 winners of the Nobel Prize have been staff or alumni of the University. the LSE currently has about 10,000 students from 145 countries and an influencial network of more than 100,000 students with alumni groups working in over 70 countries.