In Bilbao, budding interior designer, Elisabete Azkoaga has been able to turn her dream of opening up her design ideas to a wider public thanks to the help of a €15,000 loan from EIB partner bank, Microbank. After two years of working hard from home, Elisabete wanted to expand her business but lacked the necessary finance. Elisabete’s company, Azkoaga Interiorismo, offers interior design services which incorporate second-hand furniture and objects designed in Africa sourced from local projects. “When I took the decision to open the shop I told a friend about my plans and my need to ask for a loan. She thought that the best thing was to apply for a micro-loan from MicroBank, supported by the European Investment Bank,” she tells us in this short video.
