BUSINESS‑02 – Seeking partners for bottom-up social entrepreneurship pilots in NEB neighbourhoods

Cink Venturing is an innovation and entrepreneurship support organisation with 15+ years of experience. We have designed and delivered over 400 programmes and supported 5 000+ start-ups, many of them focused on social entrepreneurship, impact innovation and community-led transformation. This topic aligns deeply with our mission and practice.

We are interested in contributing as a partner, and open to coordinating where relevant. We are currently exploring collaboration opportunities and ready to take an active role in shaping a strong and balanced consortium.

We can actively contribute to the following aspects of the project:

• Designing and coordinating pilot actions, working closely with neighbourhood actors and public bodies to launch community-rooted entrepreneurship initiatives

• Applying participatory methodologies and local capacity-building tools, to activate communities, support civic leadership and embed long-term capabilities within local ecosystems

• Building and facilitating local partnerships between grassroots organisations, civil society, social enterprises and public stakeholders

• Running mentoring and training tracks for bottom-up entrepreneurs, with special attention to vulnerable groups and inclusive value creation

• Structuring impact-oriented business models that support financial sustainability and attract social investment

• Developing tailored engagement strategies, fostering trust and long-term involvement of inhabitants in co-creation processes

• Supporting communication, transferability and EU-level visibility, including contributions to the NEB Hub and policy-aligned dissemination

We have direct experience mobilising community networks, facilitating local experimentation, and translating social innovation into replicable models. We take a participatory, system-level approach, blending strategic design with hands-on implementation to generate tangible, scalable and place-based outcomes.

If you're building a consortium for this topic or exploring collaboration, we’d be glad to connect.