Yes that’s right, only three weeks to go until the Open Coffee Club BBQ!
So what has been happening lately?
Well we now have over 70 confirmed sign-ups, 9 confirmed sponsors, 11 proposed talks and what looks like a fantastic day!!
What more is that we will have our own special version of the infamous “Dragons Den” competition. There will be a option for start-ups and people with a business idea to give a 5 minute pitch to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs. Based on this pitch the panel will give away prizes that will help the winners in getting their idea/business/venture of the ground. Prizes so far include serviced office space (thanks to Shannon Development), 1 years free webhosting on a dedicated blade-server (thanks to Hosting 365), Business software (Microsoft), laptops (thanks to LEAP). We are also currently in discussion about the possibility of broadcasting this event on Television.
What we need now is entries for this “competition”. There are only a few criteria; your venture cannot be older than 1 year, it cannot have more than 3 employees and it has to be based in Ireland. If think that you will qualify and would like to enter please send a description of yourself and your venture (no more than one page) to: contactevert@gmail.com
We are also still open to people or companies who would like to sponsor this part of the Open Coffee Club BBQ by donating services or products that would be of use to a start-up venture. Please contact us via email for more details.
