Start-up Ems-Dollart Region

Research project

Start date 01 June 2019

The Start-up Ems-Dollart region focuses on what connects them: entrepreneurship, innovativeness and the region. The goal is to set up a cross-border ecosystem: a network of companies, teachers, organisations, municipalities and young entrepreneurs (the start-ups), in which all parties receive the guidance and support to grow. "By connecting education, events, companies and startups, we are creating a smart phone book."

Research into the cross-border start-up scene in the northern Netherlands and north-west Germany has shown that there is a need and there are many possibilities and opportunities to work together across the border. The project 'Startup Ems-Dollart region' aims to promote cross-border cooperation between start-ups and young entrepreneurs in the region.

For example, targeted mentoring programmes and a range of cross-border training courses are being developed and knowledge of existing (digital) networks of companies is shared. The project supports regional knowledge (sharing) and cross-border cooperation between young entrepreneurs. This stimulates the innovative power of the Ems-Dollart region and creates employment.

More information
Read more in the brochure below about the Ems-Dollart-Region, entrepreneurship education in this region, and the educational institutions involved.

Read the brochure 'Entrepreneurship Education in the Ems-Dollart Region'.

More information about the project can also be found on the website of Start-up-Ems-Dollart-Region.

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Start-ups have already made a major contribution to economic growth in various parts of the Ems-Dollart region in recent years. A well-functioning ecosystem offers growth opportunities for the labour market. This is extremely important for both the German and Dutch border areas. These areas experience the same disadvantages of shrinkage. By working together, the Ems-Dollard region as an area offers a unique opportunity to look beyond the borders.