More power for East Styrian start-ups!

10.12.2024 News
The Social Business Hub Styria is cooperating with Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark and Oststeirisches Kernland.

The new cooperation and the joint project “Social Business and Startup Schmiede Oststeiermark” by Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark, the regional development agency Oststeirisches Kernland and the Social Business Hub Styria was presented at a press conference in the Literaturcafé of the Gleisdorf public library on September 5. The Startup Schmiede Oststeiermark, founded in November 2023 by Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark, is gaining strength through cooperation with the Regional Development Agency Oststeirisches Kernland and the Social Business Hub Styria. Together they will drive forward the promotion of social enterprises in Eastern Styria. The aim is to build a strong network for sustainable and socially effective business ideas in the region and to support entrepreneurs and people with sustainable ideas in developing innovative solutions for social and ecological challenges.

The cooperation partners Kirsten Tangemann (SBHS Board), Member of Parliament Silvia Karelly (Chairwoman Regionalverband Oststeiermark, Daniela Adler (Managing Director of Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark), Wolfgang Berger (Managing Director Regionalentwicklungsagentur Oststeirisches Kernland), Christine Bärnthaler (Project Manager SBHS), Vera Ebner (Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark GmbH)

First joint steps

Creating information and awareness: Social and green entrepreneurship is being made better known in the Eastern Styria region.
Workshops and knowledge transfer: Training and workshops help to turn innovative ideas into successful business models. In fall 2024, a hybrid workshop series of the Social Business Hub Styria will be launched, which people and founders from Eastern Styria can also attend free of charge. Workshops & co are also being planned locally in the Eastern Styria region.
Networking and mentoring: Founders are supported through networking events and a mentor pool and benefit from the network of the three cooperation partners, which is constantly expanding in the Startup Schmiede Oststeiermark area.

The cooperation partners

Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark GmbH

Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark GmbH works with people in the region and sets processes in motion so that the quality of life in the region of Eastern Styria is maintained and improved. This includes, above all, the area of business, because where you can live well, you naturally also want to be able to work well or start your own business. Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark GmbH moves Eastern Styria and makes it the most liveable region.

Social Business Hub Styria

The Social Business Hub Styria is a social & green business incubator and network for people who solve social and ecological challenges in an entrepreneurial way. They develop, promote and support innovations, inspire and advise founders and entrepreneurs, disseminate their expertise and build vibrant networks to realize the vision of an economy for the benefit of all.

Regionalentwicklungsagentur Oststeirisches Kernland

The innovative and Austria-wide networked regional development agency Oststeirisches Kernland brings extensive expertise in the areas of regional value chains, location development, tourism innovations, ecological modernization through technological innovations and support for social innovations through participatory approaches to the cooperation.

Further information on the cooperation can be found here: www.socialbusinesshub.at/lin-social-business-und-startup-schmiede-oststeiermark/

Information on the Startup Schmiede Oststeiermark can be found here: www.oststeiermark.at/startupschmiede/

Contact

Regionalentwicklung Oststeiermark GmbH

Vera Ebner

Ebner@oststeiermark.at, 0664 35 40 528

Regionalentwicklungsagentur Oststeirisches Kernland

Wolfgang Berger

info@zeitkultur.at

Social Business Hub Styria

Kirsten Tangemann

kirsten.tangemann@socialbusinesshub.at, 0664 410 74 30

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