Network

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.  

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

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