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Many SMEs experience that even though they have a good idea or a good product, they cannot get an investor. They need to be able to pitch their idea perfectly, have a strong business plan, a clear strategy, a well-defined customer base, etc. to attract investors. European clusters need to be better suited to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) overcome the valley of death i.e. the difficult task of finding sufficient investment to get from idea to business. This is the main focus of the MPowerBIO project.
ircular Valley® is a globally unique hotspot for establishing a future-oriented circular economy. International start-ups, companies, science and politics meet in Circular Valley®. Across sectors and technologies, they work together to close material cycles along existing value chains, develop policy recommendations and sustainably inform the public about the topic of the circular economy. Circular Valley®, the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, is developing into the global centre of the circular economy. Germany's largest metropolitan region offers five location advantages that are unique worldwide: 1. Global market leaders from all sectors and stages of the value chain with. 2. The region is the centre of the European players in the circular economy. 3. Large number of universities and scientific institutions. 4. A region attractive for talents from all over the world. 5. The Circular Valley® was already the scene of the first and second industrial revolutions on the European mainland in the 18th and 19th centuries. The non-profit Circular Valley® Foundation is the sponsor of the Circular Economy Accelerator.
The Global Entrepreneurship Centre is an international scaling centre that invests in startups having a clear focus on Sustainability, Climate protection and Circularity. The GEC programmes are designed for promising sustech companies at different stages of their scaling journey, and support startups in reaching professionalized operations and long-term commercial success. The GEC also provides a pipeline of de-risked Sustech startups and co-investment opportunities in the fields of Agriculture & food, textiles, energy, mobility, building & living.
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