Banco Macro : and IBM make an alliance to work together to strengthen the entrepreneur ecosystem

Buenos Aires, August 8, 2016. Banco Macro and IBM Argentina announce that they have made an alliance for the purpose of developing training workshops for entrepreneurs throughout Argentina. Banco Macro shall focus on issues related to the economic, financial and commercial feasibility of the projects, whilst IBM shall provide its Organizational Strengthening program, focusing on issues related to leadership and collaboration, social network strategies and project management.

In the frame of this initiative, Banco Macro and IBM will hold their fist workshop convened by Asociación Peregrina and the Red Cross Vicente López branch on August 11, 2016, at the Red Cross premises located at Remedios de Escalada de San Martín 1411, esquina Vergara.

From September 2015 Banco Macro 'Cuentas Sanas' workshops have directly benefited more than 2,900 individuals, in 23 cities of 10 Provinces in Argentina, whilst in 2015 IBM 'Fortalecimiento Organizacional' program afforded training to more than 900 individuals including leaders of private organizations and entrepreneurs.

'At Banco Macro we are convinced that the economic progress of Argentina begins with the financial inclusion of individuals and families. We developed the portal cuentassanas.com.ar and the Workshops for the purpose of offering dynamic and simple economic organization tools to the community, challenging and overcoming the beliefs that determine current habits. We wish to accompany individuals to take the best decisions, in all the stages of their lives', states Milagro Medrano, Institutional Relations Manager of Banco Macro.

'The integration of the public and private sector is key to foster the knowledge-based society, so that more individuals can access valuable workshops and trainings to improve their life quality', explained Raquel Godoy, Corporate Citizenship Manager at IBM Argentina.

Milagro Medrano
Institutional Relations Manager