I-Tech Innovation Program 2022 | Social Impact

The Accelerator of Golinelli Foundation, 2500 sqm space dedicated to emerging entrepreneurial realities

Emil Banca is a bank that has grown in the Emilia region, with deep roots and a strong cooperative, mutual and local identity. Emil Banca’s actions are oriented towards social responsibility; the economic resources and wealth produced are used for the welfare and development of the community. People are its greatest asset, and the aim is to create positive connections with members, customers and its many economic and institutional stakeholders. Emil Banca works to be an active agent of cohesion and innovation, especially in the social sphere, collaborating with numerous local bodies and directly implementing initiatives of social, educational and cultural value. Because growth means above all growing together.

In order to provide concrete proof of these values, Emil Banca has created an innovation hub in Bologna (MUG), which aims to host activities supporting business start-ups, both physically and virtually. In fact, a completely renovated 1,750 sq. m space has been restored to the capital of the region, Bologna, comprising offices, co-working spaces as well as meeting and workshop rooms of various sizes and a 99-seat auditorium.

The ambition is to constitute a responsible market player that encourages the creation of new enterprises, be they start-ups or traditional businesses, to increase both the attractiveness of the area and to retain native talent, with a particular focus on the third sector/not for profit and on impact.