The most ambitious business accelerator for startups and existing companies in the Northern Netherlands
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Programme
VentureLab North offers a cohesive one year business development programme.
Important elements of VentureLab North are:
- Weekly training sessions on subjects as product development, marketing, strategy, finance, entrepreneurial skills
- Custom-made programme based on personal, team and business development needs (choose from > 60 trainings)
- Current specializations: Energy, Health, Water, ICT, Biobased
- 48 hours of intensive individual business coaching
- Expert coaching
- International network
- Soft Landing programme (NBIA accreditation)
- Investor Readiness programme, facilitating acces to finance, potential and launching customers
- Progress monitoring by 4-monthly business panel presentations
- Regular networking events
What We Do
In VentureLab you get regular trainings, support network and matching expert and process coaches
You become knowledgeable about, and competent in the functional roles, tasks and responsibilities during the process of business development
The Golden Egg Check
Golden Egg Check is an online “toolset” for entrepreneurs, investors and business accelerators. The tool-set is based on scientific research in collaboration with the University of Twente and has been validated by more than 850 entrepreneurs, investors, experts and business incubation and business acceleration professionals. The Golden Egg Check allows an entrepreneur to work on: building a sustainable business, value creation and become “’investor ready” and find investors.
VentureClasses
VentureClasses are free public lectures by inspirational speakers followed by networking evenings. Check our agenda for the upcoming talks!
Office Space
Flex-desks and permanent office-space is available at Start-up City Kadijk 2-4. For questions about flex-desks or meeting rooms please email to entrepreneurship@rug.nl. For permanent office-space please contact ondernemen@org.hanze.nl with the following text as email subject: bedrijfsruimte huren
EIT Health VentureLab
In collaboration with EIT Health we have offered the VentureLab Health programme in 2018.
EIT Health is supported by the EIT, a body of the European Union
In 2019 Health VentureLab will continue as part of the regular VentureLab North programme.
Alongside the regular training programme, special healthcare related training sessions will be organised.
Do you have a business idea related to healthy living, healthy ageing, healthcare, biotech, medtech, or medical devices?
Sign up now!
Energy VentureLab
The energy transition is crying out for new ideas and technologies. Technical, scientifical, societal. Got an idea? We know how to move you forward.
Energy VentureLab is powered by Gasunie, GasTerra, Engie, EnTranCe, Value050, Provincie Groningen, University of Groningen Centre of Entrepreneurship, and VentureLab North
Participation in VentureLab North
Who can participate
The VentureLab North programme is open for:
- Startups
- Existing companies with (international) growth ambitions
- SMe’s in Health, Energy, Water, Biobased, ICT
- Research & Development-teams from the large-scale industry
- Researchers such as Phd’s candidates
- Students, alumni
- Entrepreneurial minded people who have the ambition to start a business
Contact
General requests and information:
W: www.venturelabinternational.com
E: info@venturelabnorth.com
Want to participate?
Aniek Ouendag
P: +31 (0)6 2559 3717
E: aniek@venturelabinternational.com