New opportunity to take part on DesAlps experience!

After the success of the previous DesAlps Workshop, we plan for next 19th March a new opportunity for Piedmontese SME’s to take part on the experience to discover the Design Thinking approach. You will have the chance to apply it concretely to your own activity, thanks to the support and follow-up by experts dedicated to the project.

Find out more about the event 

 

MIP AL TOP

Support for new businesses and self-employment

The MIP AL TOP provides granting contributions for new companies and self-employment activities with operating headquarters in one of the following municipalities of the metropolitan area of Turin: Beinasco, Borgaro Torinese, Collegno, Grugliasco, Moncalieri, Nichelino, Orbassano, Rivoli, Settimo Torinese, San Mauro e Veneria Reale.

Who can participate?

All applicants must have take part in the MIP Program- Mettersi in proprio- and have its business plan/activity plan validate, They must be established and active starting from 1^st January 2018.

Benefits?

The program facilitates the promotion and growth of businesses and self-employment activities already strarted, through a maximum granting of 5.000€ for each activity. If the business or activites have an impact on social innovation (as an example; promotion of social inclusion or the realization of new metropolitan and urban welfare models) the contribution can be increased up to a maximum amount of 2.000€.

Deadline: until resources are exhausted

For more information visit Città metropolitana di Torino 

Mip- Mettersi in Propio is financed by the Axis 1 “Occupazione”, Priorità 8i, Ob. Specifico 1 del POR FSE Regione Piemonte 2014-2020.

MIP al TOP è finanziato dalla Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri nell’ambito dell’iniziativa Bando Periferie di cui al DPCM 25 maggio 2016 e s.m.i. per la riqualificazione urbana e la sicurezza delle periferie delle città metropolitane.

The Metropolitan City of Turin is partner of the European project Fast Forward Europe- FFWD Europe, financed by The Interreg Europe 2014-2020 Program.

A total of 8 partners from different European regions are involved in the project. The main objective of the project is to improve the policies and instruments to support the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s).

This goal will be achieved through exchange of good practices that will contribute to impact on policy instruments and to enable them to develop new programs for business acceleration.

At this stage of the project, the partners are sharing and collecting examples of good practices in three main sectors:

• SME’s Acceleration
• Internationalization of SME’s
• Access to funding

Among all good practices currently identified in the metropolitan area and published on the policy learning platform of the program, we point out FOUNDAMENTA , promoted by SocialFare– centre for social innovation. This is the first Italian acceleration program dedicated to start-ups and companies with a social impact.

FUNDAMENTA is targeted at those best entrepreneurial solutions that answer in innovative way to the contemporary social challenges. The program offers concrete support services to companies and start-ups.

Since 2015, this initiative has lead to an important impact in the territory:

• More than 40 start-ups accelerated
• More than 1,7 M.€ invested in the start-ups
• More than 200 new jobs created
• Activation of the first “Impact seed Fund” in Italy
• More than 1000 applications received from whole Europe

The program is aimed at constituted Start-ups with a prototype tested or produced on the market and companies that stand out for the highly innovative product/service offer, in the following sectors: welfare, Healthcare, education, cultural heritage, circular economy, Food & Agriculture.

Are you a cooperative or an SME active in Piedmont? Do you want to test an innovative approach for products or services design?

The Metropolitan City of Turin, thanks to DesAlps project funded by the Interreg Alpine Space program, offers you an opportunity to learn about Design Thinking and start a tailor made work on your projects with the support of partners and the network of experts of the DesAlps project!

Attend the meeting on Friday 19 October from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm at Rinascimenti Sociali, Via Maria Vittoria 38 Turin

Participation is free. In order to guarantee the effectiveness of the meeting, you will receive a short questionnaire by e-mail to fill in online.

Click here for the registration

DesAlps European project 

Des Alps experts network  is developing paths to facilitate the adoption of the Design Thinking (DT) by the SME in the Alpine area. The Metropolitan City of Turin is partner of the DesAlps project and with the technical support of Experientia it offers free workshops targetet to Piedmontese entreprises to spread the knowledge of the DT approach and co-design testing activities on the territory.
SocialFare is project’s observer.