Support for early-stage social business ideas

With an international collaboration in the social innovation field, iq consult founded by Ashoka Fellow Norbert Kunz, SAP Schweiz GmbH and HUB Zürich are bringing social impact enterprise to Zurich. social impact enterprise (SIE) supports social start-ups from idea to implementation through a 4-8 months incubation stipend. All social and/or environmental ideas are welcome. Application deadline is 20 June.

The incubation stipends...

• are for people with an early-stage social business idea that has not been incorporated yet
• are for entrepreneurs who commit to pursue their start-up as their main occupation
• are for individuals or teams who commit to spend at least 50% of their time in HUB Zürich's incubator
• can be awarded to non-profit or for-profit ventures

The stipends include

• Workspace: up to 8 months membership at HUB Zürich including work space, meeting rooms and access to the HUB's support offering.
• Coaching: 20 hours of expert advice, 20 hours of business coaching, mentoring from a SAP employee plus workshops & peer-learning.
• Networking support from HUB Zürich and iq consult: access to investors, partners, supporters, peer-entrepreneurs, media, and many more…

More information on the website of HUB Zürich.