Thematic sites - Municipality of Milan

- Vhelp entrepreneurial attitudes
Try doing some small self-evaluation tests discover the entrepreneur within you to understand if you have the characteristics to become an entrepreneur.
- Define the business idea and evaluate its feasibility
- Analyze the market (customers and competitors) and the product (services and prices)
To find out more, you can consult specific socio-economic statistical research sites:

• ISTAT
• Info cameras
• Statistics - Municipality of Milan

- Deciding between self-employment and business activities
To know the difference between the two types of activities, click here.
- Choose the legal form that best suits your business
Individual business (if you decide to start the business alone) or corporate (if you want to start the business together with other people). To find out the most used typologies in relation to costs and liability, click here.
Draw up the business plan, i.e. a strategic business plan of the activities to be carried out and the costs to be incurred. In this way, you can have a clear vision of the feasibility of your project.
- Deal with bureaucratic requirements

• - Registration in the Company Register;
• - Release of VAT number;
• - Opening of compulsory social security and insurance positions (INPS and INAIL);
• - Any SCIA (certified notification of start of activity) to the competent Municipality.

The procedures and documentation required vary depending on the legal form chosen for the business. With the Communication (established on 1 April 2010), all the administrative, fiscal, social security and insurance obligations necessary for starting a business activity and those to be carried out subsequently in the event of modifications or cancellation of the business can be fulfilled simultaneously via electronically and with digital signature, by connecting to the site business register. it.
The opening of a new business for the supply of food and drinks or the sale of food products is subject to verification by the municipality (SUAP - One Stop Shop for Productive Activities) where the business is intended to be started, which carries out the verification the existence of the moral and professional requirements required by law.

- Punto Nuovo Impresa Desk - Form for Chamber of Commerce
Via Santa Marta, 18 - 20121 Milan
Phone: 02 8515.5050
Email puntonuovoimpresa@mi.camcom.it
The Punto Nuova Impresa desk provides aspiring entrepreneurs and self-employed workers with free information on: bureaucratic procedures, financing, choice of legal form and business plan.
If you intend to start a business, you can participate in group meetings with free participation. Online registration required. Telephone: 02 8515.5050-5385; e-mail puntonuovoimpresa@mi.camcom.it

- Fare Impresa Milan - The municipality of Milan
The portal for doing business in Milan. "Doing business" is the tool for dialogue with the SUAP of the Municipality of Milan. Through the portal it is possible to: transmit certified declarations/reports online to start or modify production activities; use the electronic methods of reporting with the SUAP (One Stop Shop for Productive Activities); request information and further information; download the necessary forms for all activities not supported by an electronic procedure; consult the updated legislation.

- Techinnova
Via Giovanni Durando 38 - Milan
Phone: 02 91157714 
Whatsapp contact: 3517866600
It helps aspiring entrepreneurs in the creation and management phases of start-ups and university spin-offs and in the search for public funding and private investments to support these phases. Since 2015 it has been a certified incubator of innovative start-ups recognized by the Ministry of Economic Development and has also created the coworking space INNOGROW.

- ACTA - the Italian Freelance Association
The association was created to support young self-employed professionals and to answer their questions on: work and contracts, INPS, illness, taxes, pensions. In the section "Info Point", you will find the answers to your freelance doubts on the topics: maternity, Work & Contracts, INPS, illness, taxes, pensions.

- Elastico - Consulting and training agency
Consulting and training agency specialized in the creation and organization of growth and innovation paths for companies and freelancers, students and organizations.

"Young entrepreneurs: a call for proposals for Milan"
Rotary Award for Professionalism, 2022-23 edition. Expiry: 15/11/2022.
More information at the link on the dedicated page.

Game On!
A new support opportunity activated by Ambrosiano Welfare Foundation for freelancers and self-employed workers, also in the artistic field, who want to start or develop their own professional activity: equipment, licenses, professional certifications, training, etc.
After evaluating each individual case, the Welfare Foundation guarantees access to credit at PerMicro to make it possible to provide a subsidized loan up to a maximum amount of 15.000 euros and supports it with mentoring activities to help overcome economic difficulties.
To apply you can:
- send an email to: microcredito@fwamilano.org
- call 02 8719.8053
- contact the FWA network counters directly
- contact the Nidil CGIL, Uiltemp, Vivace Cisl offices.

City of Milan

- Enterprise and Start-ups
Spaces, projects and initiatives of the Municipality of Milan to support entrepreneurship in all its forms.

- Projects in progress
Projects and initiatives for work, development and innovation.

Lombardy region

- Regional notices and tenders

- Online financing 
The service allows you to submit requests for contributions and financing online.

Internet sites

- Portal of the Italian Chambers of Commerce 

- Formaper - Chamber of Commerce
Contributions and Financing

- Milan Chamber of Commerce - How to start a business 
All the information to start your own business.

- Business Register 
Portal that allows you to obtain information on companies.

- Union Chambers - Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture 
Public body that creates and manages services and activities of interest to the Chambers of Commerce and economic categories.

- Millionaire.it 
Magazine that deals with startups, business, franchising, innovation, technology.

- Invitalia.it 
National agency for investment attraction and business development.