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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.