February 26, 2010 in All, Events, News by Tim van Eck
On March 18 and 19 VentureLab Twente presents an Open Training to offer all potential participants a taste of what participating in the VentureLab programme would be like.
On March 18, in the evening, you are invited to the monthly network dinner and VentureClass. Both events are free of charge. You can apply here (Open Training) and here (VentureClass, with more info).
One of the highlights in the Open Training is a training on ‘Understanding Business Strategy’ by Michael Hitt. Michael A. Hitt is a Distinguished Professor and holds the Joe B. Foster Chair in Business Leadership at Texas A&M University. He has more than 260 publications including 26 co-authored or co-edited books. He has been recognized as one of the ten most cited scholars in management over a 25-year period in an article published in the 2008 volume of the Journal of Management. Read the rest of this entry →
March 9, 2010 in Events, News by Tim van Eck
“To stimulate and reward entrepreneurship, Saxion (University of Applied Sciences) and Eric Wentink (EW Facility Services) are looking for Saxion’s entrepreneur of the year!”
Nominies are:
- Kirsten van der Vaart, Fresh ’n Food
- Tjeert Fontein & Niels Korterik, Fuji Consultancy
- Martin Postel, Avido Skincare
- Sylt Steen, Gerard van Bemmel and Pieter Coerman, Swift Aerials
- Rob ten Hove, Nationaal Forensisch Adviesbureau
- Myrette van Houten, Praktijk voor podotherapie
Prize money is € 6.000, € 2.500 or € 1.500! More info and application to join the festivities, check the entrepreneurs-award site (in Dutch).
September 27, 2009 in All, Events, News by Tim van Eck
VentureLab Twente will be at the University of Twente Bedrijvendagen on September 30!
VentureLab will have a booth with Kennispark Twente at the information fair:
“The companies will set up their information booths at the information fair, which will be held in a large venue on the Ganzenveld. Recruiters can provide information on their companies and students will have the opportunity to meet companies and ask questions. The fair opens at 10:30 and closes at 17:00.The information fair also provides the opportunity for students to talk to the recruiters of companies in which they are interested. Because so many companies present themselves in one venue, the information fair is the place to be for students who want to learn more about the labour market or who are looking for internship opportunities, thesis projects or a job.” (www.bedrijvendagentwente.nl). Read the rest of this entry →
September 25, 2009 in All, Events, News by Webmaster
On Thursday October 8, Dr. Englis will give a presentation about entrepreneurial firms in the context of international strategies.
Location: “The Corridor” , Hengelosestraat 525-527, Enschede
Knowledge intensive firms face many challenges and opportunities in doing business; among these are numerous issues that arise when doing business across national borders. While traditional theories of international expansion tend to focus on incremental internationalization, her discussion centers on rapid and more innovative ways for knowledge intensive firms to expand beyond national boundaries. Using a series of case studies, her presentation will focus on opportunities and competition present in the developed world as well as the rapidly expanding opportunities in less developed and especially from “the bottom of the pyramid.”
The VentureClass is free and open to everyone. Go to the VentureClass application form to register your presence.
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September 4, 2009 in All, Events, News by Webmaster
“Accept that you win and lose” came first on the list of ten tips from Roel Pieper, followed by human factors like leadership, commitment and people quality or business factors like scalablity, multi-sourcing and the value stack. Pieper was the fifth VLT VentureClass speaker. The VLT VentureClasses are monthly, public evening sessions by internationally renowned speakers, on entrepreneurship-related themes. Pieper’s audience, well over 60 people, hung on his lips. Pieper also stressed the importance of networks, especially now when finance from banks for starting entrepreneurs is hard to come by. A lively discussion, that continued at the bar, ended the evening.
