SCAIRA (Creation and acceleration of startups in rural areas to promote sustainable manufacturing) is an initiative funded by the European Interreg Sudoe program to promote the creation and acceleration of startups in rural areas within a green transition framework. For this purpose, a collaborative consortium of thirteen entities from Spain, France and Portugal have joined forces with the aim of deploying a customized training program to support entrepreneurs in the start-up of new projects in the aerospace and automotive sectors.
The SCAIRA project will be developed by five incubators, two of them equipped with research infrastructures. Entrepreneurs will be able to apply through three calls, from which at least 45 business projects are expected to crystallize. Moreover, five clusters from the partners’ regional ecosystems will identify industrial, territorial and environmental challenges.
This new project will be of great benefit to the regions involved, as it will attract new economic assets, combat depopulation and promote a culture of entrepreneurship in areas where these programs are not traditionally supported.
