Mettersi in proprio
Start up your own business
Support services to enterprise creation

www.mettersinproprio.it

Torino, 13th November 2008

Marco Manero (Provincia di Torino


Ø MIP is a Provincia di Torino initiative set up in April 1994 within the contribution of SPEC community programme

Ø The service, initially structured as an information desk, has evolved in an organized process of accompanying measures, support to the elaboration of business plan and mentoring after the start-up phase


Ø Since December 2002, Mip is funded by the European Social Fund, the Region Piedmont and the Italian Ministry of Labour, allowing to increase and complete the services and realize a territorial network of public desks dedicated to enterprise creation.
- 2002-2008 Measure D3 of Piedmont’s Objective 3 Regional Operational Programme
- 2008-2010 Activity “Integrated Enterprise Creation Paths” of Piedmont’s Objective 2 Regional Operational Programme EFS.

Ø Mip actions are: free on line and telephone support service, information activities, publications and guides production, and activities targeted to would-be entrepreneurs

Ø Mip service is technically implemented by a Temporary Association of Enterprises:
• Leader: Codex – Development Agency
• Technical-scientific partners: Bioindustry Park, Environment Park, Virtual Reality & Multimedia Park; I3P, 2I3T (Incubators);
• Trading Associations partners: Ascom, CNA, Confcooperative, Lega Cooperative
• Consulting firms partners: Poliedra S.p.A.









Ø Welcome meetings: first meeting with a tutor to illustrate the business idea and to get advise on how to convert it into a business project
Ø Accompanying actions: follow up to assess the project’s feasibility and to work out the business plan. Meetings with experts (technical, marketing, legal-fiscal consultants, etc.)
Ø Mentoring: consultancy after the start-up phase for a period that is not expected to be more than 24 months; periodical meetings with “mentors” and consultants

Mip process


First contact

Pre start-up consulting phase

Business plan

Validation

Start-up

Tutoring


Mip process & actors 2002-2008

First contact

Pre start-up consulting phase

Innovative TechnologicalParks
start-up University / Politecnico incubators


Business plan Experts / local key actors














Mip funding opportunities 2002-2008

The companies established through the Mip process have granted:

Ø A financial support integrating the start-up phase income: 464,00 €/month, for the first 6 months of activity for a maximum of 5 company partners

Ø Partially refund of the start-up costs (forgivable loans) for a maximum of 5.164,00 €


Mip funding opportunities 2002-2008

The companies established through the Mip process and localized in objective 2 or phasing out areas have access to :

Ø a grant related to fixed assets: 25% of the total investment for a maximum of 50.000,00 €

Ø a financing without interest rate for a maximum of the 60% of the investment (not over to 300.000,00 €)
Ø bank loan for 15% of the investment.
Return in 60 months

Mip funding opportunities 2008-2010

The companies established through the Mip process have granted:

Ø A financial support integrating the start-up phase income: 3.000 €, for a maximum of 5 company partners IF they are unemployed

Ø Partially refund of the start-up costs (forgivable loans) for a maximum of 3.000 €

Some data (01/01/03 – 30/09/08)

Ø N. of contacts: 19.000
(free phone number, web site, events)

Ø Welcome meetings: 8.250 business ideas

Ø People involved in projects: 12.100
• 55% men, 45% women
• 27% qualified, 48% graduated, 25% middle school
• 36% under 30 years old
• 68% employed, 32% unemployed




Some data (01/01/03 – 30/09/08)

Ø N. of business plans: 960

Ø N. of new enterprises: 830

Ø N. of partners involved: 1.490

Ø Legal status:
• 50% sole proprietors or family business
• 30% partnership (unlimited partnership)
• 17% limited liability company
• 3% co-operative

ACTIVITY SECTORS