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AlmaCube is the business Incubator of the University of Bologna established in cooperation with Confindustria Emilia Area Centro (the local Enterprises Association created to represent local SME and Large Companies).

Cesenalab is an incubator and business accelerator in the digital, web and new media sectors. It offers a range of free, high quality services: offices, business angel consulting, links with researchers, investment funds contacts, training, legal and commercial assistance.

CISE was founded in 1996 to promote and support innovation as a driver for the competitive development of the territory. It is the “special agency” of the Romagna Chamber of Commerce and an accredited center of the Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network.

Coworking space and business incubator of the Municipality of Zola Pedrosa, housed on the first floor of the 18th-century Villa Edvige G

The Contamination Lab is a physical site and a digital platform that promotes the bringing together and training of participants. It is an informal open space where participants can interact, find collaborators and work together in spaces that can be adapted to suit participants' needs.

Coworking d’Impresa matches existing facilities in capital cities thanks to cutting-edge technology and equipment that is able at all ti

A centre for innovation and technology transfer, DemoCenter provides information on new technologies using the network of expertise in the Modena area.

E-HUB is an incubator for start-ups operating in the hi-tech sector (electronics and software) that allows innovators t

G-Factor is a reactive environment whose aim is to support new entrepreneurs and researchers with high entrepreneurial potential to beco

ART-ER greenhouses are spaces dedicated to startups located in Bologna at Giardini Margherita.

Le Village by CA is the Crédit Agricole group's innovation network.

LugoNextLab is a development agency and an economic innovation centre, as well as an enterprise incubator. It provides consulting, training, innovation services, networking and assistance in searching for partners.

The Torricelli Park of Arts and Sciences is an excellent, cutting edge space dedicated to the development and innovation of advanced and composite materials.

Siprocube is a business incubator network formed by Sipro, the Development Agency.

URBAN HUB PIACENZA is a new innovation and creativity space that was born of the desire to establish a recognised physical site that is a benchmark and meeting place for creative professionalism and the entrepreneurial world.

The Centuria Agency for the Innovation of Romagna is part of the Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network and works to foster the contact and interaction between researchers, technicians and experts on topics of interest to companies in the area.  

Launched in 2003 on the initiative of the Lugo City Council, the Incubator Company supports aspiring entrepreneurs with the aim of promoting the creation and development of innovative startups.

CISE was founded in 1996 to promote and support innovation as a driver for the competitive development of the territory. It is the “special agency” of the Romagna Chamber of Commerce and an accredited center of the Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network.

CNA Innovation, in the technology transfer and innovation area of Siaer Scarl, is the Centre for Organisational and Managerial Innovation and Technology

A centre for innovation and technology transfer, DemoCenter provides information on new technologies using the network of expertise in the Modena area.

Siprocube is a business incubator network formed by Sipro, the Development Agency.

The Centuria Agency for the Innovation of Romagna is part of the Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network and works to foster the contact and interaction between researchers, technicians and experts on topics of interest to companies in the area.  

The APRE Emilia-Romagna Help Desk is aimed at public or private regional bodies — enterprises, research organisations, individual researchers — interested in participating in European research and innovation programs.

The initiatives it promotes are mainly concerned with training and it places students at the heart of everything it does, aiming to educate them, support them and get them personally involved with innovation and entrepreneurship.

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.

CNA Emilia Romagna represents the region's small to medium enterprises and the self-employed. It offers its associates representation, information, support and services, communicating directly on their behalf with all of the various social, economic and political institutions in the region.

CNA The National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is a free association of businesses and entrepreneurs that are politically, culturally and economically independent.

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.

FIRST — Financing for Innovation, Research and Technological Development — is a service designed by ASTER in 1999 with the objective of providing information, insights and guidance on the opportunities and incentives offered by preferential funding.

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.

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

Genesi is the Ferrara Chamber of Commerce help desk for those who intend to start out their own.

Genesi is the Parma Chamber of Commerce help desk for those who intend to start out their own.

Part of the Chambers of Commerce regional network, Genesi offers tools for guidance in the creation of new business.

INCREDIBOL! — l’INnovazione CREativa DI BOLogna — is a project that supports the development of cultural and creative businesses in Emilia-Romagna. Established in 2010, it is coordinated by the City of Bologna and supported by the Emilia-Romagna region.

Founded in 1979, IRECOOP Emilia-Romagna is a cooperative society that develops human resources and the promotion of a cooperative culture.

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.

Legacoop promuove la nascita e lo sviluppo di nuove cooperative mettendo a disposizione servizi specializzati, una rete territoriale di sportelli di promozione cooperativa e sostegno allo startup, il sito dedicato www.farecooperativa.it, che propone un percorso di approfondimento sulla cooperazione e tutte le informazioni utili alla creazione di nuove cooperative.

Lo Sportello Autoimprenditoria is a Piacenza service that provides free information and consultation to anyone intending to set out on their own.

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.

AREA S3 spaces were created to bring young graduates closer to the labour market and to strengthen the regional production system in the thriving and emerging sectors identified in the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3).

Sportello Imprese (Business Help Desk) is a portal for the network of help desks and the most important companies in the region.

STARTUPiacenza is the information, reception, orientation, animation and territorial promotion help desk that nurtures startups and the newly self-employed, with a focus on innovative and creative activities in Piacenza.

L'associazione StartYouUp (SYU) nasce per offrire un concreto supporto agli studenti e ai laureati che desiderano avvicinarsi al mondo dell’imprenditorialità, in quanto ideatori di un progetto innovativo o mossi dalla volontà di mettere in gioco le proprie competenze. Organizza insieme all’Alma Mater Studiorum lo StartUp Day dell’Università di Bologna.

ART-ER Attractiveness Research Territory is the Emilia-Romagna Joint Stock Consortium with the purpose o

Bologna Business School is the business school of the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the West.

The Audiovisivo experimental Start-Up project supports the creation of new businesses within the audiovisual sector. Created by Cineteca in Bologna with operational support from ASTER, the project also enjoys contributions from APQ GECO, the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Minister for Youth and INCREDIBOL.

Together with its partners, the Grameen Italia Foundation designs highly inclusive microcredit programs and supports credit beneficiaries during

INCREDIBOL! — l’INnovazione CREativa DI BOLogna — is a project that supports the development of cultural and creative businesses in Emilia-Romagna. Established in 2010, it is coordinated by the City of Bologna and supported by the Emilia-Romagna region.

Progetti d'Impresa is a Province of Bologna service that has been dedicated to the creation of new companies since 1989.

Progetti per l'Impresa heads up U.I. Economic Development within Bologna City Council, which promotes the redevelopment of certain areas of the city by supporting new business activities.

The Directorate General of Emilia Romagna intervenes in various areas related to the development of regional production and distribution, the evaluation of the effectiveness of the regional policies, the promotion of tourism, the promotion of energy policies and the development of the green economy.

The Office deals generally with opportunities for local business development, with particular focus on innovation and research.

The Ferrara Technopole is the place where businesses can meet researchers, acquire competencies and use current technology to innovate,

Il Tecnopolo di Ravenna, con le sue 2 sedi presso il Campus Universitario di Ravenna e il Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico Torricelli di Faenza, offre accesso a 6 laboratori di ricerca industriale dotati di competenze e strumentazioni di eccellenza in grado di supportare la capacità di ricerca e innovazione delle imprese.

an equity crowdfunding portal authorized by Consob, which makes it possible to invest easily in private unlisted companies.

The project allows for the possibility for startuppers to access the system by entering their own data on the Training Offices site, the selection of the best ideas by the joint committee of Intesa Sanpaolo and Confindustria, access to the necessary training to transform them into a sustainable business and see them publicised along with Confindustria's SMEs and to be included in the "Best Ideas Showcase".

Bologna Startup was founded by Federico Strollo in 2012 to help grow the city's startup ecosystem, bringing together startuppers, professionals and various institutions.

CrowdFundMe is the pioneering equity crowdfunding portal in Italy, a leader in the number of investors and of successful campaigns.

Erasmus per Giovani Imprenditori è il programma di scambi finanziato dalla Commissione Europea e al quale partecipano 38 stati europei. Il programma, attivo dal 2009, dà l’opportunità di fare esperienze d'impresa in aziende di altri Paesi europei, stimolando l’internazionalizzazione delle PMI e la creazione di startup grazie al trasferimento di conoscenze tra nuovi imprenditori o aspiranti tali e imprenditori con esperienza.

The A.T.R. (former Sita) coach depot is a 20th-century industrial archaeology site in the historical centre of Forlì.

Spazio Grisù is a facilitator and an accelerator for high quality creative businesses that are selected via a public call: 12 local creative businesses have already been chosen from 50 applicants and accepted by Spazio Grisù.

Fare Lavoro is an Association made up of a group of entrepreneurs, consultants freelance professionals and artisans working together to

The Aldini Valeriani Foundation (FAV) is Unindustria Bologna's Industrial Management School. It offers rich, innovative and well-structured training with the goal of creating innovation in companies by transforming knowledge into competitiveness.

H-PROHUB Certified Incubator according with the Italian Law, Human Proximity Hub, represents the Innovation Center of t

Hurricane Start is a community of people interested in both economic and social innovation (whether they are freelancers, entrepreneurs or simply curious).

The Italian Entrepreneurship Institute is a private non-profit, created to promote local entrepreneurial spirit and innovation with national and international initiatives and research.

InnovUp - Italian Innovation & Startup Ecosystem, born from the merge of Italia Startup and APSTI, is the association that represents the Italian eco

Mamacrowd is the leading Italian equity crowdfunding platform for capital raised and is managed by SiamoSoci, Italian leader in matching

Nuove Idee Nuove Imprese is a competition for innovative business ideas, with various stages and a final goal. Above all, it is a unique opportunity to transform your creativity into a business.

Officine ON/OFF is an innovative project from the Youth Policy Department of the Municipality of Parma. It is promoted and managed by the social cooperative Gruppo Scuola in collaboration with the ON/OFF Social Promotion Association.

Rinnova, Romagna Innovazione promotes scientific research and innovation through technology transfer and applied research, designing and delivering innovative, high performance products at competitive costs.

T3LAB is a non-profit consortium that carries out industrial research projects and technology transfer between academia and business in the field of applied electronics and ICT. The Laboratory provides those with whom it collaborates with a whole set of solutions that increase innovation and competitiveness.

The 4 Innovation® project was established by the Trevisan & Cuonzo law firm to help the many startups preparing to transform their ideas into innovative, high technology companies.

Upidea! is a startup program that selects entrepreneurial ideas and startups and supports their development through an acceleration path, using know-how, networking and business skills.

VZ19, a diffusely owned cooperative society based in Pieve di Cento (BO), was founded by local professionals and entrepreneurs with the shared desire of creating a meeting place for the most brilliant and talented ideas in the provinces of Bologna, Ferrara and Modena.