iCBA Training Sections

The motivation events for innovative startups in North Macedonia took place physically in three cities, Prilep (04.12.2020), Bitola (18.12.2020), and Ohrid (17.12.2020). During the events, approximately 100 local stakeholders were informed about the iCBA accelerator training procedure.

iCBA 1st Training session
and explanation of the overall training procedure 

George Kokkas, Director of Entrepreneurship Hub at ACT

A webinar on the roadmap to get from idea to funding. The most wonderful ideas are wrecked through the process. The main reason is that they can’t pass through the threshold of funding. From conception to execution funding has been critically acclaimed as the most important factor to lead you to the marketplace. In this session, you will learn basic sources, factors, and tactics to escape from the bootstrap loophole, and get to the next level.

Marketing of a New Technology and new methods of Marketing your venture by Elina Ketikidi, Digital communications manager at SEERC: 

Through this training module, you will gain knowledge on current consumer trends, global marketing trends in 2021, new technology, the role of marketing, applications of technology in marketing, technology-driven marketing, and facts about visual content

The key to scaling is to efficiently find your target market and serve their needs. That prevents spending unnecessary amounts of resources to engage people that are not potentially your clients. You will learn how to identify and target the market and the role of this process in the whole strategy

Kostas Karpouchtsis, Business Consultant
Learn the fundamental elements that lead to an efficient strategy for a start-up. You will explore the elements of strategy and learn how to build a roadmap for your venture based on global best practices.

Instructor Gogo Rafilofski

In this session you will have the chance to explore IPR protection of new start-up ideas in depth.

In this session you will have the chance to explore the entrepreneurial idea and what it takes to develop a market-winning idea.

Anastasios Ntabizas MA Marketing, Advertising PR BSc Computing & Management Science Business Development Manager of SEERC

Learn how to strategically frame your business model. Business Model Canvas is proven as an effective tool to frame and answer key questions about a business model and its execution. It allows you to visualize the most critical aspects of a venture to design your roadmap to success. 

Tashko Rizov, PhD

Learn how to test your business model. The key to preventing spending unnecessary amounts of resources and time on developing a new business is through the continuous testing of its most critical aspects.

Dr Dragan Shutevski, Professor of Management at Euro College

Technology Evaluation. Minimum Viable Innovation System & Open Innovation. An introduction to the concept of “Minimum Viable Innovation System” that will give you an overview of the essential building blocks that allow a company to begin creating a reliable & strategically focused innovation function. 

Dr Dragan Shutevski, Professor of Management at Euro College

Technology Evaluation. Minimum Viable Innovation System & Open Innovation. An introduction to the concept of “Minimum Viable Innovation System” that will give you an overview of the essential building blocks that allow a company to begin creating a reliable & strategically focused innovation function.