Denmark is located in Scandinavia in Northern Europe and of the easiest places to start and grow a business. The World Bank has rated it as amongst the easiest countries to do business in and as a fledging business, is that not ‘music to your ears’.
Denmark is also a hub for cutting edge technologies widen a variety of clusters including ICT, Clean Technologies, Life Sciences & Design. Some of the exciting start ups that have grown out of Denmark over the past few decades include SKYPE, GIGA, LINKSYS, NAVISION, all of whom were subsequently acquired by global majors.
The Danish Government is committed to fostering a culture of business & entrepreneurship and positioning Denmark as a global hot spot for Innovation. It continues to attract foreign companies into Denmark in an attempt to further strengthen its clusters.
Next Step Challenge
Invest in Denmark, a part of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with Next Step Challenge & Accelerace brings to you a unique Accelerator program that promises you are ‘ride of your life’..
Next Step Challenge offers ambitious startups the chance to become part of what is perhaps the most ambitious accelerator program you’ll ever encounter.
The main prize of EUR 250,000 for the winning startup makes Next Step Challenge the biggest entrepreneur prize in Europe and the US.
Next Step Challenge could open a whole new world of opportunities for startup companies within the fields of digital health, smart energy, smart home, and communication. But just being part of the accelerator program is guaranteed to benefit the participating startups and entrepreneurs.
What the Program Entails
All Next Step Challenge participants are enrolled in an extensive six-month business development program that guarantees:
- Two months of preparation where your business is currently located and four months on site in Next Step City
- EUR 30,000 in seed financing (based on a due diligence) when you relocate to Next Step City
- Individual mentoring by external business experts from leading Danish and international companies
- 200+ hours of personal business training from experienced Accelerace consultants
- Learning labs and workshops where you will get intensive training designed to maximize your business potential
- The opportunity to test technology on 261,000 households using one of the world’s most advanced digital infrastructures
- Free office space in Next Step City with access to high-speed broadband
- Free housing in the region during the four-month relocation period
- Rich opportunity to qualify for further financing from Accelerace and other Danish seed funds
- A Founders pack with resources and tools worth EUR 50,000+
- The benefit of a collaborative business environment featuring ambitious companies like your own
- And much more …
We believe that this is a unique opportunity for Indian startups to get a foothold into one of the most exciting technology environments in the world and use Denmark as a launch pad into Europe.
So hurry, visit http://www.nextstepchallenge.com/apply/. Applications close by 30th of September, 2014.
Guest Post by Shanker Subramaniam, Country Manager, Invest in Denmark