Living Lab of Entrepreneurship
“Podkarpackie Region: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity.”
Mission
Vision
About this Living Lab
- Entrepreneurial ecosystem
Fostering a dynamic regional ecosystem where entrepreneurs can collaborate and grow their businesses. We provide a hands-on environment that combines creativity and real-world challenges to enable individuals and organizations to turn ideas into impactful businesses, driving economic growth and social change in our region.
- Striving for business excellence
Our LL invests in knowledge and development, striving for business excellence, and thereby increasing the potential and value of LL. We base our activities on cooperation with the academic sector, SMEs and the non-profit sector and local authorities, so as to work for the development of the region. We create a culture of creativity and development.
- Key challenges
✔ Building a stronger entrepreneurial ecosystem and global market connections.
✔ Tackling high emigration rates and talent retention issues.
✔ Expanding cross-regional and international collaboration.
✔ Strengthening cooperation between academia, business, and government.
Focus area
- Education & Skills Development – Offering specialized advisory and workshops for local entrepreneurs.
- Regional Economic Development – Providing tools and methodologies to support SMEs in the Podkarpackie region.
- Social & Community Development – Addressing ESG challenges through innovative solutions.
- Co-Creation – Developing tailored solutions with local stakeholders.
Working group: Regional Economic Development
Activities
1. Support for SMEs: The lab provides specialized advisory services and workshops to help local businesses accelerate growth, particularly in the Podkarpackie region.
2. Collaboration and Networking: Entrepreneurs can connect with a diverse range of stakeholders, including public institutions, businesses, academia, and civil society organizations, fostering cross-regional and international partnerships.
3. Access to Resources: With access to a network of business development resources, mentorship, and expertise, entrepreneurs gain the tools to expand and reach global markets.
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Explore Our Digital Tools & Business Service Sets at Distance LAB hub!
The Distance Soft Interaction Skills tool
The Design for Sustainability tool
Stakeholders
Public institutions/governance
- Podkarpacki Park Naukowo-Technologiczny AEROPOLIS
https://aeropolis.com.pl/pl/ - URBAN LAB Rzeszow
https://urbanlab.erzeszow.pl/ - Estrada Rzeszowska
https://estrada.rzeszow.pl/# - Regional Museum in Rzeszów
https://www.muzeum.rzeszow.pl/pl/
Industry/business
- UNIMOS Alliance
http://unimosalliance.com/ - Klaster Doradztwa Gospodarczego
https://skdg.org/ - EPodium Agencja marketingu internetowego
https://www.epodium.pl/ - Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza w Rzeszowie
https://www.facebook.com/rigrzeszow/?locale=pl_PL - INVEST TIP
Higher education institutions
- Rzeszow University of Technology
https://w.prz.edu.pl/ - Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw https://uksw.edu.pl/
- University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszow
https://en.uitm.edu.eu/
Civil society
Fundacja Aktywny Świat
https://www.facebook.com/p/Fundacja-Aktywny-%C5%9Awiat-61560458954416/?locale=pl_PL- Rzeszowski Ośrodek Wsparcia Ekonomii Społecznej
https://wsparcie.es/ - Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej w Rzeszowie
https://www.rops.rzeszow.pl/
Connect with Key Networks in This Region
EEN network:
– European Digital Innovation Hubs Network (https://european-digital-innovation-hubs.ec.europa.eu/home )
– Enterprise Europe Network Polska Południowa (https://een.net.pl/)
– European Network for Rural Development (https://ec.europa.eu/enrd/country/poland_pl.html )
Clusters:
– Stowarzyszenie Grupy Przedsiębiorców Przemysłu Lotniczego “Dolina Lotnicza”
(https://www.dolinalotnicza.pl/en/)
– East Automotive Alliance
(https://tarr.pl/klaster-motoryzacyjny-east-automotive-alliance/#page-content )
– Klaster Technologii Kosmicznych (https://www.klasterkosmiczny.pl/ )
DIHs:
Incubators:
– ESA Business Incubation Centre Poland (https://esabic.pl/ )
– Podkarpacki Inkubator Wspierania Ukraińskich Inicjatyw (https://incubator4ua.rarr.rzeszow.pl/ )
– Inkubator Przedsiębiorczości Krosno (https://ip-krosno.pl/ )
Centres of innovation and excellence:
– Podkarpackie Centrum Innowacji (https://pcinn.org/ )
Networks:
– Izba Przemysłowo-Handlowa w Rzeszowie (https://iph.rzeszow.pl/)
Contact Living Lab of Entrepreneurship
Address: Szopena 51, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Email: jfranczyk@rarr.rzeszow.pl
Organization managing the Living Lab: Rzeszow Regional Development Agency
