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Strengthen your skillstouch BASE

Be.
A.
Social.
Entrepreneur. touch BASE, the SBI's support programme

Turn your social ambition into a sustainable entrepreneurial project

Have you identified a social or environmental challenge and want to develop a sustainable solution?

Submit my application Discover the pathway
Social Business Incubator
  • Free of charge, no commitment
  • Reply within five working days
  • Open to individuals, businesses and associations

touch BASE is the SBI's support programme.

Why take part?

Creating an impact project takes much more than a good idea.

touch BASE supports you in validating your concept, structuring your business model and preparing to launch your activity.

You also join a community of entrepreneurs who share the same ambition: meeting societal needs through entrepreneurship.

A support programme for future social entrepreneurs in Luxembourg, touch BASE combines group workshops, individual coaching and immersion in the social and solidarity economy ecosystem: step by step, you turn your idea into a structured project that is ready to launch.

What the programme offers you

  • A structured pathway

    A programme designed to move your project forward step by step.

  • Group workshops

    Work alongside other project holders and develop your entrepreneurial skills.

  • Individual support

    Benefit from the perspective of experienced coaches and entrepreneurs.

  • Immersion in the ecosystem

    Discover the actors, resources and opportunities of the social and solidarity economy in Luxembourg.

The touch BASE pathway

Between each phase, you present your project's progress to a committee made up of experts and actors from the ecosystem.

  1. start.

    Clarify your idea and the impact you want to create.

  2. Committee: presentation of the project's progress

  3. shape.

    Validate your project, understand your market and structure your business model.

  4. Committee: presentation of the project's progress

  5. set.

    Prepare to launch your activity and lay the foundations for its development.

What you will have gained by the end of the programme

  • A clear vision of your project
  • A validated value proposition
  • A structured business model
  • The basics of a financial plan
  • An implementation strategy

  • A better understanding of the social impact company (SIS) accreditation

  • A network of contacts within the Luxembourg ecosystem

Who is touch BASE for?

The programme is intended for:

  • people with impact ideas;
  • future social entrepreneurs;
  • people who want to address a social or environmental challenge through entrepreneurship;
  • teams in the process of creating an impact project in Luxembourg.

Apply to the programme

Present your project

Describe your idea, the impact you want to create and the reasons why you want to join the touch BASE programme.

The team will review your application and get back to you about the next steps.

Any questions before you apply?

Your application

Present your idea and explain why you want to join touch BASE. No business plan is required at this stage.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

About you
Have you already led an entrepreneurial project?
About your project

Help us understand your initiative better.

What stage are you at?

Describe your activity, your mission or the problem you want to address.

Which social or environmental challenges does your project aim to address?

What do you expect from the programme?

What are the main challenges facing your project today? (at least one answer)

Need information before submitting your application?

Do you have a question about how touch BASE works or whether your project is eligible?

Contact the L4SI team

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