Impulso Cooperativo

What Impulso Cooperativo does

Impulso Cooperativo is a Spanish worker cooperative (Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado) headquartered in Villena, Alicante, that delivers business advisory and compliance services focused on the creation and ongoing management of worker cooperatives. Its service portfolio spans four pillars: entrepreneurship services (Constitución CTA, subsidy processing, data protection/GDPR, online advisory), digitalization services (web development, IT support, domains/hosting, graphic design), business growth advisory (strategic planning, process optimization), and sustainability services (equality plans, internal regulations, intercooperation, sustainability planning). The firm also operates as an official Punto de Atención al Emprendimiento (PAE) within the national entrepreneur-support network.

Name

Impulso Cooperativo

Legal name

IMPULSO COOPERATIVO COOP.

Website

https://impulsocooperativo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Impulso Cooperativo is a Spanish worker cooperative that advises entrepreneurs and SMEs on forming and operating cooperatives, providing tax, labor, legal, accounting, data-protection, IT, and grant-processing services across the Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villena

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Professional advisory services including cooperative constitution, fiscal and labor consulting, data protection compliance, and business planning. These constitute the primary revenue stream delivered through personalized consultancy.
2. Technology Services: Web development, IT maintenance, domain and hosting services, graphic design, and computer services provided as bundled offerings or standalone.
3. Subsidy Processing Services: Processing and management of exclusive subsidies for cooperative businesses, adding value to the core advisory offering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Impulso Cooperativo is a worker cooperative that provides professional advisory and digital services to entrepreneurs and existing cooperatives. Its core offer includes the constitution of worker cooperatives (Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado), fiscal, labor, legal and accounting advisory, processing of public subsidies, data-protection compliance under LOPD/GDPR, Equality Plans, internal-regulations drafting, strategic planning, process optimization, and a full digital services line covering web development, hosting, domains, IT support, and graphic design.

Product overview

Impulso Cooperativo is a multi-service business consultancy and advisory firm operating as a worker cooperative itself, with 30 years of experience in the sector. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of services organized into four main pillars: (1) Entrepreneurship services including cooperative formation (Constitución CTA), grant processing, data protection, and online advisory; (2) Digitalization services including web development, IT support, domain/hosting, and graphic design; (3) Business Growth advisory covering strategic planning, process optimization, and operational efficiency; and (4) Sustainability services including equality plans, internal regulations, inter-cooperation networking, and sustainability planning. The company also serves as a Punto de Atención al Emprendimiento (PAE), part of the national entrepreneurship support network, with physical offices in Ciudad Real, Almansa, Villena, Elda/Petrer, Alicante, Ibi, and Valencia. The service model is delivered as consultancy and advisory rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Impulso Sistemas: Technology and IT services division offering web development, computer maintenance, domains and hosting, data protection, and graphic design services.

Products and services

• Constitución CTA (Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado) End-to-end formation of a Spanish worker cooperative (Cooperativa de Trabajo Asociado), guiding entrepreneurs and small teams through incorporation, statutes, registration and launch. Targeted at entrepreneurs and small teams forming a cooperative in Spain.
• Tramitación Subvenciones Processing and management of public subsidies, grants and cooperative-specific public funding on behalf of clients, leveraging PAE status and federation relationships. For cooperatives and SMEs seeking cooperative-specific public funding.
• Punto de Atención al Emprendimiento (PAE) Officially accredited Punto de Atención al Emprendimiento (entrepreneurship support point) delivering subsidized advisory, business-creation support and ongoing guidance to entrepreneurs. For individual entrepreneurs and SMEs, especially in rural and regional areas.
• Protección de Datos (LOPD/GDPR) Data protection compliance service under Spanish LOPD and EU GDPR, including privacy assessments, documentation and ongoing risk management. For cooperatives, SMEs and any organization handling personal data.
• Asesoría Online Online advisory channel delivering remote fiscal, labor, legal, accounting and data-protection support to clients across Spain. For SMEs and cooperatives that need ongoing advisory without in-person visits.
• Planificación Estratégica y Desarrollo Empresarial Strategic planning and business development service, helping cooperatives and SMEs define long-term roadmaps, growth initiatives and operational direction. For management teams of cooperatives and SMBs.
• Optimización de Procesos y Eficiencia Operativa Process optimization and operational efficiency service analyzing and redesigning internal workflows to reduce cost and improve throughput. For operating cooperatives and SMEs.
• Plan de Igualdad Drafting, implementation and registration of corporate Equality Plans to comply with Spanish equality legislation. For cooperatives and SMEs required to maintain an Equality Plan.
• Reglamento Régimen Interno

Quantifiable outcome

• 600+ worker cooperatives constituted with Impulso's accompaniment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClamCoop (Unión de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado de Castilla-La Mancha)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2024Strategic collaboration in the ClamCoop Meta project, co-financed by Fondo Social Europeo Plus (FSE+) within the Programa EFESO and promoted by CEPES. Impulso Cooperativo provides accompaniment, advisory, and implementation of initiatives to create and consolidate worker cooperatives in Castilla-La Mancha. Over 75% of cooperatives created in the region since 2021 have been accompanied by this partnership.
• CEPES (Confederación Empresarial Española de la Economía Social)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2024CEPES serves as the Intermediate Organism of FSE+ for the Programa EFESO, approving and overseeing the ClamCoop Meta project. Impulso Cooperativo participates through this ecosystem as a service provider for cooperative creation and consolidation.
• Impulso Sistemas, Coop. V.coreOthersRelated cooperative entity operating under data protection corresponsabilidad agreement. Provides IT systems, technology services, and data protection officer functions for Impulso Cooperativo. CIF: F42572107.
• Sampedro y Torres Coop. V.minorOthersRelated cooperative entity party to the data protection corresponsabilidad agreement, CIF: F96248976.
• FEVECTA (Federación Valenciana Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional federation where Impulso's executives hold leadership positions. Emilio Sampedro serves on the board, enabling advocacy and representation for cooperative interests.
• CONCOVAL (Confederación de Cooperativas Comunidad Valenciana)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerConfederation where CEO Emilio Sampedro serves as President. Enables national representation and policy advocacy for cooperatives.
• COCETA (Confederación Española de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational confederation where VP Emilio Sampedro serves as Vice President. Impulso actively participates in national awards and cooperative initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ANEL (Asociación Navarra de Empresas Laborales): Navarra-based association serving labor enterprises and cooperatives with advisory, fiscal, and labor support services. Plays an analogous regional role to Impulso for a different geography, addressing the same cooperative and SME formation needs.
• CONCOVAL (Confederación de Cooperativas Comunidad Valenciana): Valencian cooperative confederation presided by Impulso CEO Emilio Sampedro. Engages in cooperative promotion, advocacy, and advisory adjacent services that overlap with Impulso's constituency of worker cooperatives.
• ClamCoop (Unión de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado de Castilla-La Mancha): Strategic partner and direct peer in cooperative creation and consolidation across Castilla-La Mancha. Co-delivers the ClamCoop Meta project alongside Impulso, with 75%+ of regional cooperative formations since 2021 jointly accompanied.
• FEVECTA (Federación Valenciana Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado): Valencian regional federation where Impulso executives hold board positions. Operates in the same worker-cooperative ecosystem with overlapping advisory and representation mandates for the same target clientele.
• ASATA (Asociación de Empresas de Economía Social de Asturias): Asturias-based social economy association providing cooperative and labor enterprise advisory services, including formation, compliance, and federation representation. Comparable in scope and client profile to Impulso but operating in northern Spain.

Broad incumbents

• Auren: Spanish multidisciplinary professional services firm providing audit, tax, legal, and consulting services to SMEs and cooperatives. Comparable in offering breadth to Impulso's advisory and compliance portfolio but with a national/international footprint.
• ETL Global: International accounting, tax, and advisory network with presence in Spain offering SME-focused fiscal, labor, and corporate compliance services — overlapping with Impulso's tax/labor advisory offering for SMEs and cooperatives.
• CEPES (Confederación Empresarial Española de la Economía Social): National social economy confederation overseeing FSE+ program execution. Functions as both upstream policy maker and ecosystem coordinator that channels cooperative formation mandates to regional actors including Impulso.
• COCETA (Confederación Española de Cooperativas de Trabajo Asociado): National confederation of worker cooperatives where Impulso's CEO serves as Vice President. Operates as the national umbrella for Impulso's niche, providing policy advocacy, training, and representation that complement regional advisory firms.

Others

• MicroBank (CaixaBank): Social-impact financial institution supporting entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises, and cooperatives with financing. Adjacent ecosystem participant that often co-appears in cooperative formation journeys alongside advisors like Impulso.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCq-iybeNEDX4dG9ygfBHivg
• Facebookfacebook.com/impulsocooperativo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impulsocooperativo
• Instagraminstagram.com/impulsocoop
• Xx.com/impulso_coop

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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