SIHTASUTUSE ARCHIMEDES Aastaraamat

14–16 April 2005 – Part I of the coaching for winners
21–23 April 2005 – Part II of the coaching for winners
5 May – ceremony of issuing certificates to entrepreneurs who have passed the coaching, and introduction of
the results to the general public
Applicants had to present to the contest a business idea that they had started to implement or intended to
implement in the near future. Participants from all fields were welcome.
A business idea participating in the competition had to:
- create new knowledge;
- implement research and development activities in considerable volume;
- employ predominantly labour with higher education.
Award
15 winners of the competition were awarded with six days of top-level coaching in knowledge-intensive
business activities during which Swiss and Estonian experts, who have successfully financed knowledge-based
companies, openly shared their experience. The coaching also included advice from recognised lawyers for
the conclusion of international contracts and sale of intellectual property and provided answers to practical
questions related to the creation and development of a company.
The aim of the NETS Entrepreneurship Programme is to enable persons who start knowledge-based business
activities to learn from experienced experts of the field how to start and develop a company successfully. For
the attainment of the aim, the NETS Entrepreneurship Programme covers together with cooperation partners
the full chain from the business idea up to investment.
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Archimedes Foundation in 2005