SIE Berlin's Ecosystems in Practice - Fatima Bellaredj on Alter'Incub in France

Alter’Incub

The Social Innovation Incubator

in Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon region, key figures*

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• Population : 2 670 000 inhabitants

• GDP per capita : 24 433 €

• Unemployment rate : 13,9% (4 pts > national average)

• 98 % of the enterprises = micro or very small enterprises (< 20 employees)

• Market (45,4%) and non-market services (35,7%) sector = 81,1 % of employment

• Enterprise creation rate : 17% (2 points > national average)

• Failure rate is 5,7% (national average : 3%)

• Social economy = 12,5% of employment (associations, cooperatives, mutual societies, foundations)* Source : INSEE

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Alter’Incub: Regional incubator for social innovation and collective interest entrepreneurship – URSCOP LR

REALIS : Social economy entrepreneurship hub –

Languedoc-Roussillon Region

COVENTIS : Annual business convention for Social economy – CRESS LR

Social Innovation Regional “Pole” : support network for the development of regional enterprises' projects – Transferts LR

Social innovation financing : trust fund (France Active), Innov’ESS – Airdie LR and soon the Social Innovation Fund - FISO (Bpifrance)

Before creation During creation After creation

2007

2009

2013

2013

The regional social innovation ecosystem

An innovative scheme : An innovative scheme : 11stst incubator dedicated incubator dedicated to socially innovative enterprises to socially innovative enterprises in Francein France

A support scheme to A support scheme to conceiveconceive innovative innovative economic responses to face unmet social needseconomic responses to face unmet social needs

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Key figuresKey figures

Juin 2015

Alter’Incub : enterprises Alter’Incub : enterprises regularly rewardedregularly rewarded

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5 « 5 « Coup de PousseCoup de Pousse » for Alter’Incub in 2014 out of 14 prizes » for Alter’Incub in 2014 out of 14 prizes

Enterprises mainly created in the Enterprises mainly created in the consumption, consumption, housing, health and environment sectorshousing, health and environment sectors

Competitive advantage gained thanks to the Competitive advantage gained thanks to the collaborationcollaboration with with research in human & social sciences research in human & social sciences and/or and/or territoriesterritories

REALIS : active network for REALIS : active network for social innovationsocial innovation

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A strategic factor of growth and competitivity for the territory (SRI)

The common thread of social economy politics

The willingness to work together: a multi-stakeholder dynamic

Creativity in territorial development

REALIS rewarded by the REVES* Excellence award 2013

* European network of cities and region for the Social and Solidarity Economy

« Coup de Pousse » competition, rewarding young innovative entreprises in the Languedoc-Roussillon region

Alter’Incub HighlightsAlter’Incub Highlights

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Meeting of the 3 Alter’Incub at Lyontis

Prize for Societal Engagement in the Mediterranean Region

awarded by Ernst & Young and L’Express forFatima Bellaredj

and Alter’Incub

Alter’Incub in Brussels

New Alter’Incub network website

Alter’Incub in LisbonNew member of SIAN (Social

Innovation Accelerators Network), initiated by the EU

project BENISI

Co-organisation of the 1st « YESS Académie » at REALIS

Info 2015 ! Info 2015 !

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SI Incubators move up a gear : 1SI Incubators move up a gear : 1stst common call for projects from 4 regions common call for projects from 4 regions

in June 2015in June 2015 2015

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Thank you for your attention !Merci !

www.alterincub.coop

www.laregion-realis.fr

Fatima Bellaredj : [email protected]élie Mexandeau : [email protected]