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Nowadays, several mega-trends capture the attention of governments, academia and the public in general given their implications for the quality of life and the development of nations. This work deals with two of them: entrepreneurship and environmental protection, as a result of research aimed at analyzing the processes, actors and results of the “Entrepreneurship for Life” Program led by the Valle de Aburrá Metropolitan Area, executed during the period from 2012 to 2015, in order to contribute to the improvement of public policies on eco-entrepreneurship. The methodology of the Synergy System1, applied by the Colombian Government, was used to appraise public policies. The required information was collected through in-depth interviews with the creator of the program, the entrepreneurs who benefited from it, officials of the entities involved and experts. Then, it was complemented by the analysis of documents such as minutes, reports and other sources. Among other results, it was evident that, although the public policy on environmental entrepreneurship is still incipient, the evaluated Program met the objectives for which it was created.

Adriana María Arroyave Puerta, Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid

Administrative Engineer, Master in Administrative Engineering, with 22 years of work experience in the public sector, particularly in institutions of Higher Education and 13 years as a lecturer.

Areas of academic interest: environment, entrepreneurship, public management

Flor Ángela Marulanda Valencia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Administrative Engineer, Master of Science in Administration, PhD in Engineering, Industry and Organizations. Associate Professor, with 19 years of teaching experience and 8 years of work experience in the business sector.


Areas of academic interest: Business history, entrepreneurship

Arroyave Puerta, A. M., & Marulanda Valencia, F. Ángela. (2018). Environmental entrepreneurship and public policy: the case of the Programa Emprender para la Vida (Entrepreneurship for Life Program). Cuadernos De Administración, 34(61). https://doi.org/10.25100/cdea.v34i61.6084