Xunta highlights Galician rural potential for entrepreneurship

Secretary General for Employment, Susana Pérez Iglesias, visited El Palomar in Silleda, a space for rural innovation and development.

A Xunta destaca o potencial do rural galego para o emprendemento

Xunta de Galicia · 2026-10-19

The Secretary General for Employment and Labor Relations, Susana Pérez Iglesias, highlighted today in Silleda the potential of the Galician rural sector for entrepreneurship, during her visit to El Palomar, a space of the Roberto Rivas Foundation.

Accompanied by the Director General for Autonomous Work and Social Economy, Marta Vázquez Guzmán, and the delegate of the Xunta in Pontevedra, Pablo Fernández, Pérez Iglesias pointed out the opportunities Galicia offers for entrepreneurship, as reflected in the projects supported by the 15 offices of the Entrepreneurship and Employment Support Network.
She particularly emphasized the value of rural areas for driving initiatives such as coliving projects like Anceu (Ponte Caldelas), Sende (Lobeira, Ourense), and iSlow, Laxe (A Coruña). She also highlighted the public-private collaboration network Ultreia, which El Palomar joined today, aiming to generate synergies within the Galician entrepreneurial ecosystem.
El Palomar, which involved the rehabilitation of an old farmhouse preserving original elements and incorporating high energy efficiency, was defined by the Secretary General as a node connecting with the territory, the business fabric, and society.
Based on information from the official source: Xunta de Galicia — Notas de prensa (portal central, cubre todas as consellerías) (19/10/2026)