it is the best time to start your company
DESCRIPTION
It is a presentation about all the aid that is currently available to entrepreneurs to start they own business in Portugal.This talk was presented at SWITCH Conference in Coimbra, Portugal on May 16th, 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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It’s the best timeto start your company
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The Best Time?!
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Are you out of your mind?
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Financial Crisis
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No BankLoans
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LowEmployability
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Indeed, it is alltrue…
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But entrepreneurs always…
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… see things differently!
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They see opportunitieswhen others don’t
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But let’s be practical…
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What do you need to start?
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A good idea
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You probably have a few already
A good idea
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And even if you don’t have it yet…
A good idea
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Technology Transfer
A good idea
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Money
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Money
Seed Money
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Money
Government Support
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Money
Venture Capital
“There IS money for projectswith value”
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Talent
High Qualified Graduates
Looking for Opportunities
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Entrepreneur Skills
Events
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Entrepreneur Skills
Events
Business Schools
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Information
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Information
Blogs
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Information
Books
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Office
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Office
Work @ Home
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Office
Jelly!
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Office
Co-working
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Office
Incubators
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But incubators are muchmore than an office
Mentoring
Access to Networks
Funding Support
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Incubatorsin Portugal
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Science and Technology Park of University of Porto
Incubatorsin Portugal
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4 Locations
Technology, Science, Creative Industries and Sea Centers
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Technology Center
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Technology Center
5 Temporary Spaces
32 Start-ups
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Main Building & Incubation Center
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Innovation Center
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Creative Industries Center
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+15 Start-ups
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Science Center
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Science Center
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Sea Center
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Sea Unit
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UPTEC in Numbers
52 Technology Based Projects
42 early stage companies
5 innovation centers
5 mature companies
400+ Jobs Created
8,83% Exportation
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As you could see…
It’s the best time ever to start your business
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What are youwaiting for?
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Felipe Ávila da [email protected]
@felipeacostawww.felipeacosta.com
www.nship.orgwww.theusabilitypage.com
www.talks20.com
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Image Credits and Retrospective
monkeyc
alessandropinna
magicdudephotography mukulr
Dutch Dennis
kolby_schnelli
kelake benheine
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Image Credits and Retrospective
benheine chigmaroff
rgpnonworkpillowhead_designs University of Porto
mclanea-
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Image Credits and Retrospective
AndreJenny.com floatingimitationsfenynthevoyagers
osterwalderastro1088teddy-rised
Lowry Lou
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Image Credits and Retrospective
rtidwell
The Black Labrador
alachia superamit lxvr
lorelei-ranveig Google Maps
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Image Credits and Retrospective
UPTECUPTEC
UPTEC UPTEC UPTEC
University of Porto University of Porto University of Porto UPTEC
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Image Credits and Retrospective
University of Porto UPTEC UPTEC
UPTEC UPTEC UPTEC troutfactory
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Image Credits and Retrospective
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