Start:up Roadshows are educational and motivational events organised across Slovenia, with the purpose of preparing entrepreneurs for the selection Start:up of the year. At these events, which take place in Ljubljana, Maribor, Nova Gorica, Kranj and Zagorje, the participants acquire crucial entrepreneurship knowledge needed for founding and launching a start-up company as well as information about applying to the competition and the P2 subvention.
Why should you participate in the competition Start:up of the year 2014?
By participating in the selection Start:up of the year 2014, you get:
Pick the closest city and participate at the roadshow:
Last year’s winner about the competition
Organizers
The competition Start:up of the year 2014 is organized by the Initiative Start:up Slovenia, which brings together all the leading subject of the support environment in Slovenia. The activities of the initiative are based on the Start:up manifesto as the leading document for the development of a national competitive start-up ecosystem. The initiative Start:up Slovenia is supported by project partners as well as by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Slovene Enterprise Fund and SPIRIT.
Why should you participate in the competition Start:up of the year 2014?
By participating in the selection Start:up of the year 2014, you get:
- A subsidized set of a series of educational entrepreneurship workshops
- Additional personal subsidized consultations and help with company launch
- The option of directly talking with investors and other economy stakeholders
- Your perspective business idea affirmed by experts
- Media recognisability
- To socialise with successful entrepreneurs and have the possibility of benefiting from the services of the support environment
- Rich awards and much more
- Points for the P2 subsidy of the Slovene Enterprise Fund, wherein you can obtain 70,000 EUR of non-refundable subsidies for launching your start-up company. More about this at the website of the Slovene Enterprise Fund.
Pick the closest city and participate at the roadshow:
| Ljubljana | Tuesday, 28. January at 13h | Programme and application |
| Nova Gorica | Thursday, 29. January at 13h | Programme and application |
| Maribor | Wednesday, 30. January at 13h | Programme and application |
| Kranj | Tuesday, 4. February at 13ih | Programme and application |
| Zagorje | Wednesday, 5. February at 13ih | Programme and application |
| Murska Sobota | Monday, 17. February at 13ih | Programme and application |
| Celje | Monday, 24. February at 15ih | Programme and application |
| Novo mesto | Friday, 28. February at 13.30 | Programme and application |
| Brežic | Friday, 28. February at 17ih | Programme and application |
Last year’s winner about the competition
| “Participation at the competition Start:up of the year brought us instant inclusion into the start-up environment, which is incredibly important from the motivational aspect. We have acquired a lot of knowledge and acquaintances, while also personally confirmed the prospects of our business idea. It is also important to mention media recognisability, which brings a large value added when you’re conversing with potential partners.” Damjan Matičič, Koofr Ltd., Slovenian start-up of the year 2013 |
The competition Start:up of the year 2014 is organized by the Initiative Start:up Slovenia, which brings together all the leading subject of the support environment in Slovenia. The activities of the initiative are based on the Start:up manifesto as the leading document for the development of a national competitive start-up ecosystem. The initiative Start:up Slovenia is supported by project partners as well as by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology, Slovene Enterprise Fund and SPIRIT.
