Circular innovation & entrepreneurship in North Holland
The province of North Holland asked New Economy to fill an interim role on the creation tracks Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Icon Chains from the Circular Economy Action Agenda 2017–2020. In that role, New Economy supports companies with innovation programmes, challenges and investment-readiness trajectories, so that the step towards circular business models is made.
About this project. Client: province of North Holland. Sector: circular economy, entrepreneurship and government. Year: 2020. Role: interim role on the creation tracks Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Icon Chains from the Circular Economy Action Agenda 2017–2020.
Circular innovation programmes and challenges
Together with the province, New Economy creates various circular innovation programmes and challenges. New Economy also supports the development of investment-readiness programmes that help the ecosystem of startups, SMEs and other initiatives to attract capital, and acts both internally and externally as a driving force within the province’s entrepreneurial and creative networks.
From innovation to circular business models
By combining innovation, entrepreneurship and access to capital, entrepreneurs are helped to turn circular opportunities into working business models. In this way, the circular economy in North Holland contributes to new economic activity, the retention of raw materials and a stronger regional economy.
Circular economy in other regions
New Economy works with several provinces on the circular transition. See also the work on circular economy in Flevoland, circular reuse of wood in North Holland and the interprovincial consultation on the circular economy, or read what regenerative entrepreneurship involves.
Insights from this project
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New Economy filled an interim role on the innovation and entrepreneurship track and the icon chains track of the provincial Circular Economy Action Agenda, and set up innovation programmes and challenges.
These are trajectories that help startups, SMEs and initiatives become investment-ready, so they can more easily attract capital for circular business models.
Parts of the provincial Circular Economy Action Agenda 2017-2020 on which New Economy supported companies and networks towards circular business models.
Frequently asked questions about this project
In this project, the province of North Holland asked New Economy to fill an interim role on the creation tracks Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Icon Chains from the Circular Economy Action Agenda 2017–2020.
In this project, the work builds on the province’s Circular Economy Action Agenda 2017–2020.
In this project, New Economy creates various circular innovation programmes and challenges together with the province.
In this project, investment-readiness programmes help the ecosystem of startups, SMEs and other initiatives to attract capital.
In this project, New Economy acts both internally and externally as a driving force within the province’s entrepreneurial and creative networks.
In this project, combining innovation, entrepreneurship and access to capital helps entrepreneurs turn circular opportunities into working business models.
In this project, the circular economy in North Holland contributes to new economic activity, the retention of raw materials and a stronger regional economy.
In this project, New Economy works with several provinces on the circular transition, including Flevoland and the interprovincial consultation.