Fuerteventura Times – Business & Startups
A Wave of Innovation: Surging Entrepreneurial Spirit on Fuerteventura
As local businesses adapt to the evolving landscape, Fuerteventura’s entrepreneurial scene is surging with creativity and resilience.
In recent months, Fuerteventura has emerged as a vibrant hub for startups, particularly in sustainable tourism and green technologies. Business owners are not only introducing fresh concepts but are also embracing eco-friendly practices that reflect the island’s commitment to environmental stewardship. This innovative mindset is positioning Fuerteventura as an attractive destination for investors and tourists alike, eager to experience both natural beauty and cutting-edge business.
Moreover, the island’s strategic digital initiatives and supportive local policies have paved the way for aspiring entrepreneurs. Initiatives aimed at promoting small business growth—such as financial grants and training programs—have enabled locals to seize opportunities and turn their passions into viable enterprises. With an expanding network of co-working spaces and incubators, Fuerteventura is fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and dynamism among its business community.
As local startups flourish, they are contributing to the economic resilience of the island while nurturing a sense of community and shared purpose. The increasing number of creative ventures reflects not just ambition but a commitment to sustainable growth that will define Fuerteventura’s future for years to come.
Source: Gobierno de Canarias
The Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) has revoked the conviction for fraud imposed in the first instance on a real estate mediator who operated in Fuerteventura and has agreed to her acquittal, understanding that the “quite deception” typical of the crime has not been proven with the required solidity. The appealed sentence, handed down by the Court of Las Palmas on October 13, 2025, imposed one year in prison and the payment of 15,000 euros in compensation to the buyers. The Prosecutor’s Office denounces the former director of the IES Los Cristianos for the diversion of more than 85,000 euros. The events date back to the spring of 2016. According to the resolution, on April 22, 2016, some clients of the investigated party made a transfer of 14,000 euros to reserve an apartment in Fuerteventura and, on May 24, 2016, they made three other transfers 11,000 euros, 1,275 euros and 15,000 euros, the latter under the concept of “apartment renovation”. On May 27, 2016, a private lease contract with an option to purchase was signed for the home, which was later not made public due to the property’s classification as VPO, a circumstance that the Criminal Chamber of the TSJC includes as part of the context of the conflict. The Court had considered it proven that the accused acted “taking advantage of the buyers’ lack of knowledge of the language” and that she made them believe that the operation would have no intermediation cost, when in reality she would have charged an “absolutely disproportionate” commission of 15,000 euros. The TSJ, however, concludes that this version is not proven with the necessary firmness and that the sentencing reasoning presents weaknesses.” The Court affirms that the issue could raise doubts about the final destination of the money and the correctness of the intermediation, but that this is not enough to criminally affirm a scam, because “the typical facts of the crime of fraud do not occur.” The resolution adds that the fact that the 15,000 euros were deposited into the real estate company’s account “is “irrelevant” by itself to exclude or affirm the profit motive, and remembers that the activity of the real estate mediator is “typically onerous.” In this context, the ruling points out, the doctrine of the so-called “duty of self-protection or self-protection of the victim” in the crime of fraud becomes relevant. Criminal jurisprudence, the court recalls, outlines this duty as an auxiliary criterion to assess the sufficiency of deception: the average person who acts with ordinary diligence is protected, “but the criminal coverage to cases in which the victim’s own behavior, due to his passivity or lack of minimal verification, contributes decisively to the production of damage,” he emphasizes. Although the most recent jurisprudence limits an extensive interpretation of the duty of self-protection, remembering that the deception does not have to be neutralized by the diligent activity of the victim, it is true, emphasizes the TSJC, that in this case “the purchasers-complainants (who, by the way, have been legitimately occupying the house that they were going to buy for almost ten years and who refused to accept a more than reasonable agreement to resolve the conflict) could not ignore what the destination of the 15,000 euros was, given the substantial equivalence of the expressions in Spanish and Italian.” The Supreme Court refuses to review the conviction of a landlord for raping his tenant in Guía de Isora. The court completely revokes the lower court ruling, acquits the accused and declares ex officio the costs of the appeal.
Originally reported by www.eldiario.es, rewritten by the Fuerteventura Times AI Editorial Desk.
