CATALUNYA GENERATES ONE FIFTH OF SPAIN’s GDP (Catalan Government 2012). This includes 18.4% os Spain’s SMEs, which are entrepreneurial in nature, and about the same percent of Spanish companies headquartered in Catalunya. This has been achieved with a population a little smaller than Israel (7.5 M) or only 15% of Spain’s population. With a world-class university system, top rated hospitals, and an infrastructure of tech parks, it is no surprise it is a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit. Come to Barcelona on business first, leisure second!