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It is a long and good tradition of the Federal Association of the Shoe and Leather Goods Industry to award creative young people for their special achievements. "Even more, it is a special concern of ours, especially in difficult times, to support young creative people", emphasizes HDS/L General Manager Manfred Junkert. Therefore, the association will again announce the HDS/L Junior Award next year. The award honors young people who enhance and stage the product shoe through extraordinary creativity and innovation. The motto of the HDS/L Junior Award 2021 is "RECYCLING / UPCYCLING - CREATE A NEW STYLE WITH USED MATERIALS! New, creative ideas in the field of recycling are in demand.

New dates on March 20 to 24, 2021 for the trade fair that successfully connected the Italian fashion system last September The challenge continues. Important teamwork, synergies and positive signals registered in the last edition (September 20 - 23, 2020) have consolidated plans to repeat the #strongertogether project in March 2021. The trade fairs in the fashion system will once again be held on the same dates, March 20 through 24, 2021, at a single location, the Fieramilano Rho trade fair centre. A true exhibition hub beginning with HOMI Fashion&Jewels Exhibition, the event for bijoux, jewellery and wearable fashion accessories, which will open on March 20 and stay open until Monday, March 22, 2021.

La Asociación de Industrias del Calzado y Conexas de La Rioja, Aiccor, y, por tanto, sus empresas, han sido galardonadas con un nuevo reconocimiento; el “Premio Mercurio Compromiso con la Sociedad”, otorgado por el Club de Marketing de La Rioja en su XXXIX edición, y en correspondencia a su contribución solidaria durante la crisis sanitaria provocada por el Covid-19. Concretamente, el “buen hacer” y rápida respuesta de esta industria, se ha centrado, de manera desinteresada, en la producción de todo cuanto fue necesario para hospitales, centros de salud, residencias, etc., sirviendo ello para mostrar el gran valor y apoyo de un tejido empresarial voluntarioso, que ha sabido reconvertirse ante la adversidad, de manera ágil y dinámica, y ante las necesidades de quienes velan por la salud de todos.

Last week, Interreg Europe Success Road project consortium met virtually with Spanish public and private stakeholders to debate on the role of social partners in facilitating the transfer process of EU family businesses. During this online workshop, legal and fiscal experts shared their expertise in an attempt to guide policy makers at regional and national level in Europe. Timing: an essential success factor in business transfer The experts agreed that many companies would have survived if their succession was planned well in advance. Transferring a business, a family legacy, was a challenging step, and families often postponed this moment until it was too late. Planning early, involving the next generation in the company workflow, establishing a governance structure and working with specialists on legal and fiscal issues could make a difference, avoid conflicts and ensure a successful transfer. The current pandemic has shown the need for accelerating succession related decisions. Families, that usually take their time in making decisions impacting their businesses, are now urged to act quickly on drafting their future path and be more agile. Social partners play an important role in motivating and guiding family businesses during their transfer process and in mediating their conflicts. “Working on family business conflicts, providing legal and fiscal advice and drafting policy instruments to facilitate business succession are some of the main activities covered by AVECAL”, explained a representative from the Valencian Association of Footwear Entrepreneurs, project partner and workshop organiser.