One of the most important questions regarding the establishment of a business venture is the financing of the start-up activities and the expansion phases. Idea and prototypes need to be further developed for the market, the business concept has to be defined and developed, resources have to be structured, and the first steps towards business operation have to be taken. There exist several different financing sources for such steps in the pre-seed, the seed, the start-up and the expansion phases. This seminar will introduce the different forms, the impacts and the unique features of available financing opportunities.
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Location
Software-Cluster (Koordinierungsstelle)(Room 5.3.01)
Mornewegstrasse 32, in 64293 Darmstadt
The following themes will be addressed
- Nature and characteristics of corporate financing
- Public programs for the advancement of entrepreneurship
- Unique characteristics of financing in the different life cycle stages of new business ventures
- Nature, characteristics and „killer criteria“ of VC financing
Your benefit
In this seminar, methods for the successful financing of entrepreneurial activities will be presented. Each individual financing option will be discussed and consequently the various alternative actions an entrepreneur may take will be addressed. You will not only learn about the different forms of financing, but also obtain insight into the perspectives of potential investors (Business Angels, VCs, Banks).
>> The complete training is a free service of the organisers of EIT ICT Labs <<
Agenda
Time | Agenda Items | |
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9:30 | Welcome and Introduction | Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Kniejski |
9:45 | Overview and financing models and financing mechanisms | Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Kniejski |
10:30 | Access-to-Finance support provided by EIT ICT Labs | Daniel Michel |
11:00 | The AIF ZIM Programme as an example for public support | Claus-Peter Kettner |
11:45 | Public Funds | Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Kniejski |
12:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 | VC Investments - | Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Kniejski |
15:00 | Coffee Break | |
15:30 | VC Investments - | Dr. Bernd Geiger |
17:00 | Start-up Pitches | Pitch session of six pre-selected high-tech start-up companies |
18:00 | Dinner & Get-Together | Networking |
20:00 | End |