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International Business Program

International Business Program is a Finnish nation-wide program offering help to startups get off the ground and internationalise. The project consists of 3 stages: Internationalization Clinics, Internationalization Camps and Go-To-Market-package.

IBP-happenings Spring 2011
IBP Camp London 23rd March 2011
IBP Camp Silicon Valley

First stage : IBP Internationalization Clinics
There are two rounds of Internationalizations Clinics. In each round, clinics are organized in Helsinki, Tampere, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola and Vaasa during 2009 and 2010. At Internationalization Clinics company makes a pitch and gets feedback about readiness for internationalization. IBP Clinics are free of charge. By joining our IBP Internationalisation Clinics and your company might get a new Business Lead! The Jury consist of experienced professionals such as Accelerando's Reijo Syrjäläinen and Jussi Heinilä, and Taneli Tikka, a successful serial entrepreneur and investor in digital businesses, known for the companies such as IRC, Habbo Hotel, RunToShop and Dobbler.

The regional IBP Clinics first round:
Helsinki 3.11.2009: IBP Clinics in Slush.Helsinki
Hämeenlinna 27.1.2010
Kouvola 3.2.2010
Tampere 9.-10.2.2010
Vaasa 16.2.2010

The regional IBP Clinics second round:
Tampere: 17.-18.5.2010
Helsinki and Hämeenlinna clinic: 8.-9.9.2010
Vaasa: 23.9.2010
Kouvola clinic: information coming soon!

"Clinic was very good content. We had high hopes regarding the feedback, but the feedback went even beyond."
"Very high quality consultants participating to the clinic. The targeted and well constructed   comments were seen as a real contribution."

Second Stage: IBP Internationalization Camps
The bottlenecks in internationalization of the start-up companies are identified and know-how is developed  in IBP Internationalization Camps. Coaching includes themes like how to make a perfect pitch, choosing sales-partners, design of the exporting marketing materials, immaterial rights, exporting financial management and accounting standards or growth funding. Camps are chargeable but only with a very modest fee. The first IBP Camp will be held in Helsinki in April 2010.
IBP Camp Helsinki 20.4.2010
IBP Camp Hämeenlinna 7.5.2010 More information here!
IBP Camp Tampere 6.10.2010

Third stage : GoToMarket
The third stage of this project is targeted to companies who already have a product or a service in the market and the most of the funding in place. Selected companies are arranged with a tailored consultant services worth of 15 000 EUR . The aim is to develop practical internationalization concepts to the selected companies. This phase is executed by an entrepreneur and a coach working one week in the target-country. These packages will be given in total to 10 companies by the end of 2010.

The company applying the package must show willingness to invest in internationalization with 50 000 EUR and pay an excess of 4500 EUR. The first companies which receive GoToMarket-package worth 18.000 € were be selected among the companies applied before 20th of May and now we will offer possibility to aplpy for two last packages in IBP Pitching Academy.

Chosen companies 

International Business Program is a Finnish nation-wide program offering help to startups get off the ground and internationalise. IBP is coordinated by Culminatum Innovation Digibusiness Center of Expertise and it is funded European Social Fund.

Interested?
Please visit IBP website or contact
Project Manager Raija Velez
International Business Program
raija.velez(at)culminatum.fi
tel. +358 50 555 8908

Project Assistant Heta Väisänen
International Business Program
heta.vaisanen(at)culminatum.fi
tel. +358 50 442 0428

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