Brave ideas support programme 2013


Time of the competition:
02.04.2013-30.04.2013 (including).

Enterprises apply for funding of the Business Incubator

At the end of March, a producer of electronic equipments Baltic Embedded Ltd. joined the Business Incubator of the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP). The enterprise will develop embedded software solutions using operating system Android, as well as in cooperation with producers of electric appliances provide development of final production.

Brave Idea Support Programme 2011

Hurry up, closing time of the competition is coming to an end – application deadline is NOVEMBER 1!

The Ventspils High Technology Park, Kurzeme Business Incubator, and SEB banka together implement the competition „Brave Idea Support Programme” giving an opportunity to receive requested financial support and advice for business development to authors of ambitious and creative business ideas.

Apply for the competition „In friends with business” by March 13

Student of the VeA, if you did not manage to submit your application for the competition of business ideas „In friends with business”, do not worry!

After suggestion of students, the application term for the competition is extended to March 13, 2012.

In friends with business

The Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP) in cooperation with Student Council of the Ventspils University College (the VeA) announces a competition for students of the VeA.

Competition of business ideas „In friends with business” for students of Ventspils University College

If you are studying at Ventspils University College (VeA) and plan to become a successful entrepreneur, competition of business ideas “In friends with business” is meant for you!

Ventas Balss: Small enterprises are supported as well

An article published in Ventas Balss on February 7, 2012.

More and more work places are created in Ventspils Business Incubator, and a lot of ideas nursed there has changed into goods that are available not only in the shop shelves of Ventspils but even of Russia, Europe, and of course the Baltic States. Besides, new work places have been created not only for technology and IT geniuses but also for people earning their living by use of hands prowess.

Interview with Chairman of the Board Ivars Eglājs in the 7th anniversary of the VHTP

Today is the 7th anniversary of a foundation Ventspils High Technology Park. Tell me how all this began?

At the end of 2004 I arrived in Ventspils – city which I immediately found very attractive. I understood that here I want to work and stay. This was how the idea about development of electronics and high technologies in Ventspils was born.

Delegates from Latvia attended international space industry conference

23 delegates from Latvian companies and institutes attended an international space industry conference “Broadening the Base of Europe’s Space Community” that took place in Tallinn, on February 1–3. The conference was organised within the “NordicBaltSat” project.

CONNECT Latvia and Capitalia Autumn seminar for businessmen on the alternative instruments of financing

October 12, 2011 from 16:00 to 18:00

School of Economics in Riga, Strēlnieku Street 4a

The aim of event: to inform businessmen about the alternative financing instruments for the development of business, and to provide opportunity to meet specialists and entrepreneurs with experience in attraction of alternative financing.

VOTE NOW for the Audience Award 2011!

The evaluation phase of the 8th European Satellite Navigation Competition is now over. With 401 complete ideas from almost 50 countries we recorded a new high this year. All regional winners, special prize winners and the overall winner - the GALILEO MASTER have been nominated by distinguished international experts.

Capitalia start-up loans – opportunity for new entrepreneurs

Finance company Capitalia has developed new product – start-up loan. It is friendly opportunity for new entrepreneurs to loan up to LVL 1000 without additional collateral requirements and an initial interest rate on the loan is 0%.

BRAVE IDEAS FROM PEOPLE OF KURZEME ARE WELCOME!

It has become a good tradition for Ventspils High Technology Park (VATP), Kurzeme Business incubator (KBI) and SEB bank (SEB) to organize together the contest „Brave ideas support program”, for the third time already.

Within the framework of Brave Ideas Support Program the authors of business ideas in 2 months time, till November, the 1st, 2011, have the opportunity to apply for necessary financial support and advice for the development of business.

A record high number of ideas have been submitted for European Satellite Navigation Competition 2011

On 3rd July ended the submission of ideas for the European Satellite Navigation Competition, which is held for the eighth consecutive year. Latvia is a participant for the first time.

This year, the competition’s organizers received a record high number of registrations from 820 participants and 401 ideas are submitted.

The last Endless opportunity for entrepreneurs

On June 30, the last Endless opportunity day for business people will be held in Saldus, during this day the visitors will be able not only to give their opinion about Latvian organizations that support innovations, this opinion will be afterwards collected and presented in the Ministry of Economics of Republic of Latvia and European Commission, but also to take part in discussions with business people and experts representing different fields, in order to discore more about the development of successful business and to ask questions.

Latvia joins the regional network of European Satellite Navigation Competition

The annual European Satellite Navigation Competition for business ideas has been held since 2004. This year under the initiative and guidance of Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP) Latvia participates for the first time.

In Ventspils has been created a „Cleanroom” to manufacture high tech products

In Ventspils has been created the first Cleanroom in Kurzeme region. The ISO class 7 Cleanroom is located in Ventspils High Technology Park (VHTP), and it will be used by and offered to companies that operate in high technology fields, mainly in electronics and satellite technologies.