Ente Regionale per lo sviluppo del Mendrisiotto e Basso Ceresio

Founded in 2010, Ente Regionale per lo sviluppo del Mendrisiotto e Basso Ceresio is a non-profit association based in Chiasso, Switzerland working on community development, employment & skills, environment & climate.

The Ente Regionale per lo sviluppo del Mendrisiotto e Basso Ceresio (ERS-MB) is a non-profit private association under the Swiss Civil Code, founded in 2010 by the municipalities of the Mendrisiotto and Basso Ceresio region together with the regional tourism organisation and the Valle di Muggio region. It works to promote the economic and territorial potential of the region in cooperation with the Canton Ticino. Its main activities include managing the Regional Promotion Fund (FPR), which co-finances small and medium-sized local projects in areas such as tourism, culture, enterprise and landscape, providing advice to project promoters, running the Progettiamo.ch crowdfunding platform, and organising information evenings and sustainability initiatives, including support for simplified sustainability reporting for SMEs. The organisation is based in Chiasso, Ticino, Switzerland.