ACCIÓ is the Catalan Government’s agency for business competitiveness that belongs to the Ministry of Business and Employment. It has a network of 40 offices worldwide and 7 regional offices in the region of Catalonia. ACCIÓ’s main objective is to promote innovation and internationalization among Catalan companies as well as attract inward investment. It offers support for strategy, R&D, innovation and internationalization to companies and entrepreneurs to improve their competitiveness. Moreover, ACCIÓ has broad experience in coordinating and managing funding programmes in innovation and internationalization both at the national and international levels.