Apply now for the EU funded Intelligent Cross-Border Accelerator for Innovative Start-ups (ICBA). The participation is free of charge and the activities will be held online.
Who can apply?
- Individuals who want to create their own business
- Teams that want to create a new company
- Start-up companies in their early development stage
This is an opportunity you won’t want to miss out on! To apply, please complete the form HERE. Application deadline is April 7. For more information, contact Maja Staleska at maja@theprimepoint.com
Awards
The best teams in the program will have receive:
- Business Mentors
- Paid participation in the two-day boot camp in Ohrid (July)
- Paid participation in a brokerage event in Thessaloniki (September)
The winners of the final pitching events will get:
- Ideas stage: You have a great business idea but you haven’t been able to attract a significant customer base yet. You have the chance to win a virtual membership in the YES Business Incubator for one year, access to consulting services, legal advice, and the opportunity to utilise a meeting room as well as a room for training, a training voucher, and internationalization tips. All worth €2000.
- Prototype stage: Throughout 2021/22, we will offer consultations and expertise, focused on improving preparation for applications, with the possibility of a scholarship for a three-month internship in an appropriate company or industry in an EU country. Worth €2,500 under the Erasmus + program.
- Revenue stage: You are already on the market, generating revenues from customers and you are seeking to expand. The best company will have the chance to participate in the PRIME ACCELERATOR, which includes free consulting services, assistance with creating a successful business plan, financial projections, and connections with potential customers. Worth €5000 Euros.
Mentors
- Biljana Markovic Stamenova, Co-founder and Managing Partner at PrimePoint Partners, and Co-Founder at PrimeAccelerator
- Jasmina Popovska, Business Creation Manager at EIT Manufacturing Vienna
- Zoran Martinvoski, Co-Founder of PrimePoint Partners, Co-Founder at PrimeAccelerator, and Former IFC World Bank Country Manager
- Magdalena Spasovska, PrimePoint Partners Donor Program Specialist
- Gogo Rafajlovski, Operational Director at SEEUTechPark and IPR Consultant Valentina Disoska, President of the Association of Business Women & Owner of MM Disoski
- Gligor Mihailovski, Executive Director of leading consultancy company, SEG Holding;
- Iskra Danailova, Manager of EuroPartner Consulting International
Program Agenda
First Set of Training Workshops will take place on April 13, 15, 16 from 9:30 – 14:30.
Second set of Training Workshops will take place on April 27, 28, 29 from 9:30 – 14:30.
What will you learn?
- How to successful develop an entrepreneurial idea
- Making a business model canvas
- Methods for testing the effectiveness of the business model
- Technology evaluation, sustainable innovation and open innovation
- Protection of intellectual property of new start-up ideas
- Identifying market potential
- Access to finance and readiness for investment
- Marketing of new technology
Applications close April 7th
This is an opportunity you won’t want to miss out on!
REGISTER TODAY