SUN&SUP was the first initiative aiming at establishing a sustainable pan-European network of start-ups. The project’s goal was to incubate a new key player, the “voice of European Start-Ups”, representing the interests of young innovative companies and acknowledging their role in economic growth and employment creation.
The initial objective of the project was to establish two networks:
- The Start-Up Network (SUN) gathers young innovative companies from across Europe.
- The Start-Up Providers network (SUP) gathers excellent service providers from across Europe.
Task Forces with members from the two networks identified gaps in the European offer of services. The final objective of the project was to propose tangible improvements to existing services or new services for start-up creation and development at the European level, establishing along the way sustainable network carrying the voice of young innovative companies.
The methodology of the SUN&SUP project was based on 5 main steps:
- Feasibility study of the networks;
- Creation of the two networks;
- Establishment of a forum (6 General Meetings);
- Analysis of the needs of European Start-Ups in terms of services;
- Development of new services (3 Task Force Meetings).
Communication and dissemination were carried out during the whole life of the project.
