How to develop an IP strategy? About the session: During the webinar, IP definition and instrument will be presented, with a focus on trade-mark, trade secret, and patents. Key tools will also be provided to define an IP strategy, supporting SMEs to answer fundamental questions (why, where, what?) when it comes to their IP.   Agenda: Day: April 26th 2021 Schedule:  4 pm to 4.45 pm CEST (Brussels time) 5 min intro and welcome by SPG 25 min “How to develop an IP strategy” by Ms. Katrin Krenn, Senior Innovation (SPG). 15 min Q&A Speaker Katrin Krenn, Senior Innovation (SPG)

The EUIPO and EBAN, the European Business Angel Network, will discuss the importance of taking intellectual property (IP) into account when building a successful business plan. EUIPO experts will explain why the SMEs that incorporate property rights (i.e. trademarks, designs, patents) in their business strategy can increase professional reputation, competitiveness, value and how intellectual property can facilitate SME growth. An EBAN business angel will explain why investing in an SME with protected IP rights is a safer bet and how business angels assess business plans before investing. Business angels are an essential part of early-stage business development for enterprises with growth potential. Don’t miss this virtual event and learn directly from IP and business angel specialists.  

The Baltic startup scene is going global! Join Baltic Tech Ventures to hear all about the success stories of the baltic business angel ecosystem as well as the current investing environment of the region: low costs, long runways, high vetting rates, and promising new trends. Meet experts Gene Zolotarev from BTV, Rita Sakus from LitBAN, Voldemārs Brēdiķis from LatBAN, and Kristjan Raude from EstBAN on Monday, May 10th and learn why you should be investing in the Baltic region!

This training is a great opportunity to fully immerse into the Venture Philanthropy and Social Investment space. Participants not only learn the basics of investing for impact but also how to set-up an impact strategy according to the Venture Philanthropy approach. The course has been developed together with ESADE business school and includes speakers like Lisa Hehenberger, Director of ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and Fabio Segura, Co-CEO at Jacobs Foundation.

Inviting all Entrepreneur Experience™ Alumni and guests to join us for a discussion around The Shareholders Agreement. Getting a Shareholders Agreement right from the start is critical for any Company. The panel will discuss the issues that create tension in any Shareholders Agreement negotiation, among those are: Board Size and Composition Warranties and Promoters Liability - Full Joint and Several Down Round Protection - Full or Weighted Average Restrictive Transactions Reverse Vesting - Good Leaver v's Bad Leaver Preference Shares v's Ordinary Share - Liquidity Preference Insurance - Key Man/D & O Information Rights ESOP Size Dilution (briefly)   Aidan O'Driscoll, Irrus Investments & HBAN will deliver a brief presentation which will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Eileen Moloney, CorkBIC including: Ger O'Mahony, Seasoned Director and Chairman Teresa Chambers, Investor & Boole Investment Syndicate Colm Manning, BDM Boylan Solicitors Aidan O'Driscoll, Irrus & HBAN Pete Smyth, Broadlake who has captained the Entrepreneur Experience™ over the past few years will introduce the session.

AWS invites you to attend a webinar highlighting different GTM strategies for B2B SaaS companies. Come listen to the founders and executives of Forecast and Aiven discuss the strategy and tactics of their growth journey. One of the biggest pain points of early stage B2B startups is developing and executing a successful Go-To-Market Strategy.  Topics Covered: Product Market Fit Product Channel Fit Customer Acquisition and Onboarding Growth Loops Key Metrics Infrastructure and Security at Scale Who should attend: Founders and C Level Builders B2B SaaS Startups interested in scaling

Discover how to generate income and impact with IP licensing in this joint webinar organized by 4iP Council and the EUIPO. This joint webinar will look at intellectual property licensing from the deal-making process, license agreement content, and business leverage. In addition, this webinar will address challenges specific to SMEs and how initiatives such as the SME Fund can help overcome them. After this webinar, you will: be able to identify things that you need to consider when negotiating key license content to avoid unwelcome consequences in the future understand how an adequately drawn non-disclosure agreement can minimize the risk to your valuable information during licensing negotiations understand how competition law may limit the licensing deal that you can make

Demystifying Angel Investing     In the second of our summer webinar series, Demystifying Angel Investing, we will be joined by three members of the HBAN Bloom Equity Syndicate to discuss the ins and outs of the Due Diligence process. The webinar will discuss the overall process of completing thorough due diligence (DD) on a prospective deal. Our members will discuss their experience in participating in the DD process on various HBAN Bloom Equity deals. The discussion will also include: • Tools needed to complete DD; • Sharing of DD with fellow investors; • Verifying business plan details: • And Issuing a DD report Please register for the webinar here: