Coderetreat will return to Ventspils in autumn

Coderetreat – an intensive practice seminar for those having a good knowledge in programming – at the weekend was held in Ventspils for the very first time. Organizers of the event express their gratitude to all participants who meritoriously dealt with programming marathon in a length of a day and informed that the training course in Ventspils is going to be repeated. Therefore those IT specialists who were not able to visit for any purposes the Coderetreat this time can do it in autumn.

How to make small innovative business successful

Foundation „Ventspils High Technology Park” as a project partner of the SIB Net in cooperation with the leading partner – Riga Planning Region and other project partners invite you to ending conference of the SIB Net project „How to make small innovative business successful”, as well as opening of the Tartu Demo center on May 17, this year, in Tartu, Estonia.

Nekrize.lv: Teddy-bears singing in Latvian for sweeter sleep are in process

Article published in Nekrize.lv on May 8, 2012.

Lullabies sang by mummy stick in one’s mind for ever. Still nowadays only a few recognize that lulls a baby singing a song by him or her own. There is a whole spectrum of reasons for that, and they encouraged Benita Vāvera from Ventspils to create a special toy – teddy-bear who sings lullabies. At the end of the last year Singing toys LTD. was established and in case everything goes as it’s planned approximately 500 teddy-bears already this year are going to find their owners.

Growing interest about services of the Business Incubator

The first days of May in the VHTP Business Incubator were very productive – a number of enterprises was increased with a new and perspective enterprise Windau Studio that will offer to Ventspils inhabitants and guests a wide range of photo services; as well as Support granting committee decided on granting funding for development of already existing enterprises of the Business Incubator. 

Ventas Balss: Construction of the 3D technology factory is to be launched

An article published in newspaper Ventas Balss on April 24, 2012.

At the Ventspils Free Port Authority agreements have been signed with POHJOLA BANK plc about funding attraction and Skonto Būve Ltd. about construction so that a three-dimensional picture making technology factory EUROLCDS that will be the biggest production of such type in entire Europe could start its operation already in eight months.

Dienas Bizness: A software testing laboratory is to be in the Ventspils High Technology Park

An article published in Dienas Bizness on April 24, 2012.

By attracting two million lats from the European Regional Development Fund (the ERDF) one of  the Latvian leading IT enterprises DPA Ltd. in cooperation with the University of Latvia develops a software testing laboratory in the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP).

Dienas Bizness: Lingerie producers at development cross-roads

An article published in Dienas Bizness on April 13, 2012.

In field of lingerie tailoring, small, flexible, and innovative regional enterprises own the future.

Dienas Bizness: Wood souvenirs for Apple business products are to be made in Ventspils

An article published in Dienas Bizness on April 11, 2012.

In a group of clothe and accessories it is planned to make knittings, a bag collection, belts, leather sandals, and bijouterie. But in a group of business presents and souvenirs there is a promise to produce accessories from wood and metal for Apple products, office brain games, company presentation items, and sets of stationery. All products are to be hand-made, and no one of them will have repetition and performance of identical conveyor series, says an enterprise.

Dienas Bizness: From Jarmarka to art export

An article published in Dienas Bizness on March 6, 2012.

Mākslas perons is a place where art takes a pause on a moment and continues its way from artist to new owner – Chairwoman of the Board of the capital company Mākslas perons Lienīte Ormane characterizes the operation of the enterprise registered in the Ventspils Business Incubator.

TOP 10 boys and girls of the competition “We own the sky 2012”

On Thursday, April 26, awarding ceremony taking place at the Children’s Science Center Z(in)oo in Cēsis concluded the competition “We own the sky 2012” organized by the Ventspils High Technology Park (the VHTP) and Ministry of Education and Science. This year Latvia at the space camp in the USA will be represented by Raimonds Munčs from Daugavpils and Annija Korpa from Riga.