Plug and Play Startup Acceleration Program | Plug and Play Tech Center The Plug and Play Startup Acceleration Program is a three-month immersion into the Silicon Valley ecosystem and is designed to enable high-tech startups to explore business development, fund-raising and other strategic partnership opportunities. Startups will be exposed to Plug and Play’s extensive network of corporate, technology and investment partners as well as mentors and advisors. More than 100 startups take part in the program every year at Plug and Play's main campus in Sunnyvale, California. The Startup Acceleration Program includes: Plug & Play University: During the first week of the program, startups will participate in a 3-day workshop to introduce entrepreneurs to the Silicon Valley ecosystem and business environment. Topics include: Silicon Valley OverviewLegal, Tax and AccountingGo-to-Market • FundraisingBusiness DevelopmentPitchingStartup Case Studies Corporate PartnersInvestor PartnersTechnology PartnersMentors and AdvisorsExecutives-in-ResidenceSpeaker Series Fees
Chezjj | Itinerant Hackers, Scientists, Cylons Dreamit Ventures | Helping great people build great companies Capital Factory Tech Wildcatters | Tech Wildcatters is a mentor driven technology startup accelerator led by entrepreneurs. Venture Incubators and Accelerators | Startup Owl Business, or venture incubators and accelerators have been around for quite a time, but now business accelerators are spreading across the US, as early stage investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers try to speed how long it takes to create new ventures. Unlike many business assistance programs, business incubators do not serve any and all companies. Entrepreneurs who wish to enter a business incubation program must apply for admission. They also tend to be physical places where you can start your business under a collective roof. Other differences are that while one of the benefits of either business assistance programs or incubators is the ability of participants to network, the accelerator does as well, but also actively supports entrepreneurs in their search for finance and introduces funders to the participants. Venture Incubators Venture incubators and accelerators are not quite the same kind of place. Many are sponsored by Universities and Business Schools. Venture Accelerators
Revenue-Based Funding | Startup Owl Another new approach to funding business is Revenue-Based Funding. The idea is that instead of the risk being attached to the capital growth of the investment, the lender takes a risk on the revenue, by charging a percentage of the top line. My first business made use of this back in 1982. We just happened to start at a very low ebb of the British economy (the worst time since the Great Crash) and the bank we chose to work with introduced a short-lived experiment to increase small business lending in a dull market. We were actually the benficiaries, since our sales came in below forecast over the loan period. It could of course, have gone the other way, but we would have had the money to cover it. A US company called RevenueLoan now offers a Revenue-Based Funding product, but on relatively large amounts for startups. Their criteria are Revenue-Based Funding has advantages and disadvantages for the young venture, as it does for investors, but prima facie, it’s appealing to both. On Deck
4th Annual Saudi International Technology Incubator Conference - Events | Saudi Business Incubator Network Date: October 8 - 9, 2012 Provider: SBIN Who Can Attend: Male Location: Riyadh KACST-Badir are organizing the 4th annual Saudi International Technology Incubation Conference. The conference will be held from 8 to 9 October 2012 (22 to 23 Dhu Al-Qa'dah, 1433 H), at the KACST Conference Centre, KACST headquarters, King Abdullah Road, Riyadh.