SIMPLER is a consortium that counts Aster as a member and operates within the Enterprise Europe Network, providing services for innovation and the internationalisation of SMEs.
CONFIMI EMILIA is a trade association devoted to the representation, protection and provision of business services in the provinces of Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia.
The Modena Chamber of Commerce startup information help desk provides initial guidelines on the bureaucratic processes, in particular the administrative procedures, for setting up a business and choosing the right legal status
The Reggio Emilia Chamber of Commerce provides information to new businesses on preferential funding and the requirements therein for startups. From October 2012, the door has been open to new and aspiring entrepreneurs.
GENESI NEW BUSINESS HELP DESK is a Bologna Chamber of Commerce service created to support those who want to start out on their own but have no clear idea on how to get going.
Lapam is a federation of associations, the only one of its kind in the province of Modena that represents the entire business world: crafts, trade, small to medium enterprises, agriculture. It represents some 10,000 companies, with 600 employees in 50 locations throughout the region.