Bridge for Billions Inclusive Business Incubator
The IN-HABIT Incubation Program has successfully supported early-stage entrepreneurs across all four IN-HABIT cities and regions
The Inclusive Business Incubation Programme was one of the core components of the IN-HABIT H2020 project. Implemented by Bridge for Billions as a key partner, the programme ran for three years (2022–2025), empowering entrepreneurs in four European cities –Córdoba, Lucca, Nitra, and Riga– to design, test, and scale inclusive business ideas that address local needs in health and wellbeing.
The programme evolved significantly from its initial design, adapting to the realities of each city and the diverse backgrounds of participants. What began as a structured digital incubation platform was progressively reshaped into a flexible, hybrid model that integrated in-person training, community events, and local mentorship, ensuring accessibility for underrepresented groups.
Each city introduced its own adaptations:
Cordoba
Because of its rich cultural heritage, the IN-HABIT Córdoba Incubation Program focused on creating social, cultural, digital, technological, and nature-based innovations driving inclusion (especially for women) in more vulnerable neighborhoods.
Lucca
Entrepreneurs and mentors participated in the IN-HABIT Lucca Incubation Program to develop business ideas around the human–animal bond in Lucca and Pisa.
Nitra
Focusing on connecting places and people through a multifunctional corridor integrating environment and art, participants of the IN-HABIT Nitra Incubation Program developed their business solutions while involving minority groups of people (especially Roma communities).
Riga
In Riga, the Incubation Program expanded nationally to reach young and first-time entrepreneurs from both urban and rural areas, and promoted initiatives around sustainably produced and locally sourced food.
The B4B Inclusive Business Incubator achieved significant positive social impact in each of the four cities, and led to the identification of 16 replicable business models.
*Deliverable pending final European Commission approval