One2one Mentoring
Thirty entrepreneurs who have registered to the E!nnoVest program will be provided with the opportunity to receive support from the EBN Coaches listed below. Specifically, 4 hours coaching sessions will be offered to all selected entrepreneurs with the aim of discussing and reviewing the business development issues which are at the heart of the specific business goals of the Eureka entrepreneur. One-to-one coaching has the aim of increasing the profitability of the companies increasing therefore the likelihood of long-term sustainability, rendering it more attractive to its customer base and to potential investors. Coaching will focus therefore on many issues (that will be identified by the entrepreneur and the paired coach), among which (but not exclusively):
The company's value propositions
The customer segmentation
The Business model
Strategic partnering
Resourcing and sales
EBN will ensure the adequate pairing of the entrepreneurs with the coaches. As a general rule, geographical and sectoral criteria will be followed, however specific company issues will be take into consideration when selecting the appropriate coaches.
Coaching sessions can be physical, if convenient, or online through specific online conferencing tools.
The selected entrepreneurs will receive an email from EBN with the introduction to the selected coach with clear instructions on the modalities to access and make the best use of the coaching sessions.
One2One Mentoring for Scaling-Up Enterpreneurs
5 selected EUREKA companies will be offered the opportunity to benefit from 4 hours of One2One dedicated mentoring with seasoned business angels. The target companies are “Scaling-Up” EUREKA’s High-Tech Entrepreneurs and making them “business-ready”.
One company/project is chosen at each Venture Academy as being the most likely to strike a “transformational deal”. Business Angels will mentor those entrepreneurs/projects towards achieving that goal. The “transformational deal” could have as its object, either a product, service, process, or IP.
These business angels will be chosen by EBAN depending on the geographical region of the selected company, the aim being to offer face-to-face mentoring and avoiding traveling costs for the company.
One2One Mentoring
Mentors
Ola Andersson
Business Advisor
Ideon Open
(Sweden)
Anna Branten
Coach
Ideon Open
(Sweden)
Alvaro Simon de Blas
General Manager
BIC Euronova, S.A.
(Spain)
Mats Dunmar
Manager
Ideon Open
(Sweden)
Björn Erkens
Coach
Werk1
(Germany)
Franz Glatz
Managing Director
Werk1
(Germany)
Thomas Lans
Assistant Professor
Wageningen University
(Netherlands)
Sebastien Mabillard
Cimark
(Switzerland)
Pierre Marechal
Manager
Strategic Sales
(Switzerland)
Massimo Nobile
Cimark
(Switzerland)
Paulien Poelarends
Communication Manager
StartLife
(Netherlands)
Gitte Schober
Coordinator of the centre of enterpreneurship
StartLife
(Netherlands)