Creation of a smart Cross-Border Accelerator
for new companies in the ICT sector in the cross-border region of Greece and Northern Macedonia.
iCBA Business Accelerator for Innovative ICT-enabled startups
iCBA Business Accelerator is part of the iCBA project activities
Alexander Innovation Zone participates as a Lead Partner in the project “Intelligent Cross-Border Accelerator for Innovative ICT-enabled start-ups”/ INTERREG IPA CBC PROGRAM “Greece the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020” with the following partners: South East European Research Center (SEERC), Technopolis Thessaloniki SA, the University of Information Science and Technology “St. Paul the Apostle”Ohrid (UIST), the Association National Center for Development of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Learning Skopje (NCDIEL) and the Youth Entrepreneurial Service Foundation (YES).
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iCBA Business Accelerator for
Innovative ICT-enabled start-ups
Intelligent Cross-Border Accelerator for Innovative ICT-enabled start-ups
Goal
The iCBA project aims to help create a smart Cross-Border Accelerator for ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) businesses in the cross-border area of Greece-Northern Macedonia.
What we provide
Business training and mentoring to help people from across the border create their own startups through dedicated workshops and webinars which can enable them to start their own businesses or find employment in existing businesses more easily.
Participants
Authorities, stakeholders and investors from across the cross-border area. All participants and the general public throughout the cross-border area are also expected to benefit, as new innovative startups can help strengthen the problematic economy of the area (Thessaloniki, Kilkis, Edessa, Florina, Pella and Vardar, Pelagonia, Southeast and Southwest).
Services and benefits through iCBA
Business training and mentoring project to help people from across the border create their own startups through dedicated workshops and webinars, which can enable them to start their own businesses or find employment in existing businesses more easily.
How to Build a Business
Promotional material including an online guide: “How to Build a Business”.
Collaboration Platform
An online communication platform for collaborating working groups within an accelerator.
Developed and Processed Business Ideas
50 developed and processed business ideas for ICT-based startups in the Cross-Border Area.
ICT Study Report
Report on ICT-related topics in the Cross-Border area for the identification of the most beneficial moves for new businesses. Useful reference for the development of cross-border policy.
Training Needs Analysis
An analysis to identify training needs and the goals of young entrepreneurs in the area.
Detailed Investment Plans
30 detailed investment plans created in collaboration between young people with business ideas and mature start-ups or high level experts.
Specialized Courses and Online Seminars
11 trilingual specialized training courses on topics from developing business ideas to attracting investors, including online seminars that have been recorded for future reference.
Training
Training of 180 people in the 7 largest cross-border cities on the creation of new businesses from the development of ideas as well as financing and market aspects for business development.
Event for Presentation of Investment Ideas
Presentation of 15-20 investment ideas in order to attract funding presented in an event with the participation of VCs and international investors.
Partners
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