The digital platform inaugurated by the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP/RAC) is part of the endeavor to boost green entrepreneurship in the Mediterranean.
TheSwitchers.org enables peer-learning and offers a one-stop-shop for tools and methods developed by SCP/RAC to promote sustainable entrepreneurship in the region.
Join the demonstration webinar
The platform will be presented during a demonstration webinar to take place on 28 April 2021 (10:30 – 12:00, CEST).
Registration is open at us02web.zoom.us. Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Watch the streaming
You can follow the webinar’s streaming on the SwitchMed YouTube channel and through the SCP/RAC and SwitchMed social media accounts.
You can also join the Facebook event.
Learn more
TheSwitchers.org platform offers a package of web-based services to:
- Green entrepreneurs—free, easy-to-access and virtualized support services to design and grow a business idea with or without the assistance of a mentor, accessing funding opportunities and exchanging with a community of like-minded eco-innovators.
- Business support organizations—a complete suite to launch and manage business opportunities, such as “Call for Applications”, “Awards” and “Training” (creating and tracking training and mentoring groups, assigning mentors and monitoring performance of supported entrepreneurs).
- Mentors and experts—a web-application to manage and deliver technical assistance to entrepreneurs and enterprises in an intuitive and productive way.
- Financial Institutions—a dedicated dashboard to explore investment opportunities, gain access to financial data and interact with hosted entrepreneurs and enterprises.
- Decision-makers—access to state-of-the-art knowledge and best practices on sustainable and circular economy policies.
- Corporate buyers and consumers— a virtual showroom bringing together more than 400 entrepreneurs, start-ups and civil society initiatives that are part of the Switchers Community.
TheSwitchers.org is funded by the European Union, via SwitchMed and co-funded by the EU ENI CBC-MED Programme, the Catalan Government and UNEP/MAP.
