tci 2015 working with clusters for a global approach to creative entrepreneurship
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Working with Clusters for a Global Approach to Creative Entrepreneurship
Lucia Seel, Lucia Seel International Consulting, Austria
Parallel Session 3.4: Successful Internationalization Strategies – Part 2
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR
CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
CREATIVE BUSINESS CUP IS• A global competition
for entrepreneurs from the creative industries
• Networking Forum and Exhibition for investors and creative entrepreneurs
• CBC Connect, an online platform for match-making, investors, experts and competence building
• Investor Forum and future funding scheme for investment opportunities in the creative industries
PART OF GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURS
HIP WEEK
“There are, this week, over 35.000 events happening in 140
countries. There are about five that are marqued premier events,
and this is one of them.” Thom Ruhe, Vice President of
Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation, USA
STRONG INTEGRATION IN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES 2014 (56)
WHAT DID CBC 2014 LOOK LIKE?
16 Judges
56 Countries
700 Guests
28Partners
1 Crown Prince
4.000 Start-ups
40Investors
2 Ministers
50Start-up teams
150.000 USD Prizes
42Speakers
17 Workshops and events
3rdEdition
500.000Social m.
reach
100Danish Media
Celebration and good times
Networking with entrepreneurs from around the world
Spotlight on the most talented creative
entrepreneurs
Social media activities
Market place
Investor pitches
Board of investors from all over Europe
Improve access to finance for creative
entrepreneurs
One-on-one meetings with investors
CBC IN-DEVELOPMENT
POCKETSKY(AUSTRIA)
PocketSky provides such blue light in the world’s smallest
device. A wearable, ultra light bow just 4mm wide delivers
the light of a clear blue summer sky to your eyes.
PocketSky is a thin, lightweight and stylish
lifestyle product, which you can use cable free with
maximum comfort.
GIGI BLOKS(LATVIA)
GIGI BLOKS is a new toy consisting of oversized
building blocks that are big enough for kids to build their
own real size house. Theseeasy to connect,
noiseless, safely lightweight blocks are made of eco-
friendly and durable cardboard.
PROFESSOR WHY(POLAND)
Professor Why is an interactive computer game
teaching science. The educational game helps teenagers understand a
complicated world of chemistry and lets them carry
out their own chemical experiments in a safe way in
a virtual laboratory using Augmented Reality.
WINNERS 20142n
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INITIATIVES IN 2015 – EBAN AND CBC ACADEMYEBAN (European Business Angels Network) Winter University will be held together with Creative Business Cup in 2015 and will attract more than 300 European Business Angels to Copenhagen in November. This will make it even more attractive for start-ups to join as well.
INTERACTION WITH CREATIVE CLUSTERS
National level (host)
Regional level
International level
Clusters CBC
FROM PLATFORM TO PLATFORMCBC ECCP
• ECCP - European Cluster Collaboration Platform - supporting cluster internationalisation, especially with third countries through • A totally new cluster hub portal (available
from early 2016)• Several match-making missions during
2016-2017. More info: www.clustercollaboration.eu
MORE
• Watch our video on https://vimeo.com/88989456
• Lucia Seel on behalf of CBC (ph. +43 660 5619056, [email protected])
• CBC Founder/CEO: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning (ph. +45 2840 4668,[email protected])
See you in Copenhagen, November 16 - 18, 2015 www.creativebusinesscup.com