Enterpreneurial associations and bodies

Chambers of commerce play an important institutional role in managing registers of companies and facilities. These also play a part in representing, providing information, promotion, carrying out economic analysis and research and drawing up regional development proposals. These are organized into provincial offices and a regional agency (Unioncamere).

Investors in Emilia-Romagna can also rely on regional entrepreneurial associations. The primary ones are:
- Emilia-Romagna Confindustria that represents more than 4,000 industries in the region;
- Unionapi Emilia-Romagna, the Regional Union of Small and Medium-sized industries in Emilia-Romagna;
- CNA, Confederazione Nazionale dell’Artigianato e della Piccola e Media Impresa (the National Confederation for the Craft Sector and Small and Medium-sized enterprises), Federazione regionale dell’Emilia Romagna (the Regional Federation of Emilia Romagna);
- Confartigianato Emilia-Romagna, represents the entire production of crafts and small-medium businesses;
- Legacoop Emilia-Romagna, a cooperative active in numerous sectors of the economy;
- Confcooperative Emilia-Romagna, which represents 1,918 cooperatives;
- Confcommercio Emilia Romagna, a regional association for trade, tourism and services with a membership of more than 65,000 firms.