Enterprise Incubator Foundation in cooperation with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) announces cleantech acceleration program.
Who should apply?
All interested startup teams, established businesses, innovators, scientists, entrepreneurs who live in Armenia and have clean-tech business ideas, prototypes and products in the following categories:
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Waste to Energy
- Water and Efficiency.
Why should you apply?
The program is a great opportunity for the start-ups to build their products, improve skills in business management, product development, marketing etc., and get funding for further development of their business ideas. Within the program the best selected 20 applications (teams) will participate in:
- 3 days’ intensive business training,
- Thematic courses (marketing, business management, sales, product / technology assessment)
- Individual work with mentors and professionals,
- Development of business ideas into business models
- Mock Judging.
In November 24-25 the teams will present their business models to the judges and the best 2-3 models will be supported to attract further funding.
Where is the Acceleration?
For the participants from Gyumri the acceleration will be organized in Gyumri Technology Center, for Vanadzor applicants in Vanadzor Technology Center respectively. Applicants from other regions can choose either to participate in Vanadzor or Gyumri.
How to apply?
The deadline for the application is September 30th. Please fill in the application from before the deadline: APPLY HERE. For more details and questions concerning the program write to info@eif.am or call 010 219797.
Information session will be organized for the interested applicants to present the details about the project and the application procedure. The sessions will be as follows:
- Gyumri- September 16, 2016 in Gyumri Technology Center
- Yerevan- September 23, 2016 in Armenian National Engineering Laboratories
- Vanadzor- September 24, 2016 in Vanadzor Technology Center.
Clean Energy Technology Innovation Programme for Increased Competitiveness of the National Economy of Armenia is implemented by United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and is funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Programme’s national partners is Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF).
The Programme’s global knowledge partner is the Cleantech Open – the biggest Cleantech accelerator in the United States of America.
