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Coffee shop open evenings
Starting up is hard. no money. no time. no resources. Just collaboration and networking. coffee shops that close in the evening open their doors and host start up evenings. The one time those with a full time job have time to meet and work.
“BUILD YOUR FUTURE“
It´s about encouraging the young (15–19) to build a sustainable future in their “neighbourhood” using the Internet and thereby engaging others.
Coalition of the Established
A portal for large corporations (Public and Private) to post their digital development requirements / ideas for development. Web developers could then take up the challenge, generating income for their own projects.
Open Innovation Lab
FI-WARE project is building the Future Internet Core Platform, grounded upon elements which offer reusable and commonly shared functions making it easier to develop F.I. Apps in multiple sectors. An Open Innovation Lab will be set up around it.
Startup Libraries *Updated*
The 'Startup Libraries' provide workplaces, supportive tools and information, and a social environment for startups that are in need of such infrastructure, by leveraging the existing network and facilities of public libraries.
Start-up Wallet <<updated>>
Budgeting a project is one of the must-do’s before negotiating with investors or applying to external funds. Start-up Wallet is an online tool for web entrepreneurs to estimate what it takes to turn their idea into a --> proof of concept.
Updated! the Michelle Obama factor: Make it easier for trailing spouses to get work permits
Startups should tap into the talent, experience and expertise of trailing partners and sidelined spouses. A streamlined visa/work permit programme would make it easier!
Tax beneficial funding opportunities for angel-ettes
Tax benefit for funding start-ups for those who invest under £10,000
The European Centers for Entrepenuership (ECE) NETWORK **Refined**
Instead of creating a new entrepreneurship system, why not better connect existing centers at EU universities?
"Start-Up" Week - A week of events uniting start ups with their local community - **UPDATED**
Similar to a Clerkenwell Design Week type event, how about a week long event for local start ups in cluster networks (ie. Tech City in London)?
The Start up Annual
A book published once a year, focused on sharing new start up's and stories
Eliminating the law profession with an intelligent, flowchart-based legal system (version 2.0)
Most entrepreneurial legal needs are standard--whether it's forms to file or counsel. This concept proposes a system which steps entrepreneurs through legal issues to create forms or receive appropriate counsel.
StartBarter - A barter economy for startups - Pivoting to Advisorful.com
A bartering currency for people to barter their skills, services, products in exchange for others.
OpenFunding Platform (refined version)
An on-line platform to support web entrepreneurs access all the public and private funding they need to start & grow their company.
Matching Entrepreneurs, Experts, (and Investors) -- Refined
A smart website to help connect budding entrepreneurs with like minded individuals and possibly investors to help realize their ideas.
LaunchLand: Social Gaming to provide seed funding and engage entrepreneurs
Social gaming websites are expected to gross over $6.4 B in revenue by 2014. What if we could engage social gamers in a virtual world of entrepreneurship and direct the revenue from games to actual entrepreneurs? Enter LaunchLand...
TED Positive - sharing failure **UPDATED**
Let's learn from other people's mistakes and create an event where other people's failure is praised. Why reinvent the wheel? A fun, engaging set of speakers could help new start-ups proceed quickly.
Hackathons and user groups
Developers like to get together over weekends to build new products from scratch. These are called 'hackathons'. By embedding them in local surroundings and getting support from local governments, they will be easier to exist and grow.
Founders Dictionary
Founders have many problems, finding press, finding financing, finding a team. One problem non-business trained founders have is understanding the scene, the jargon and the language. For that we have created Founders Dictionary.
Entrepreneur-Loan
entrepreneur-loans is the idea of re-appropriating the existing student loan infrastructure for start-ups - to make it easier for them to get to capital especially in the tough beginning years.
