Agenda

I might fall but I’ll get up. Success will not blind me. Failures and successes– a useful lesson for the future

• one-to-one moderator-guest, 10 min of conversation, 10 min of Q&A

Business Angels in the world of start-ups

• Polish “start-up market”. Trend, fashion, excitement and more
• Business Angels in Poland. A foreign model, domestic experience
• Tools for supporting young innovative business from public sources
• And now I’ll become an Angel. Who are they, what do they do? A variety of motivations
• Business Angels’ activities as an alternative to traditional forms of investment
• Business Angels and their relations with the start-up community. Their role in the development of innovative companies. What can the two parties give each other?
• Not only money. What motivates start-ups to cooperate with investors (and what puts them off)

To be or not to be in Poland? – Crossing borders – a global business. Foreign expansion: does it concern start-ups? How to conquer the world and with what?

• Local or global. Young business facing key decisions
• Start today. How to prepare your company (product, structure, staff) for international activity
• Building relations, using experience, minimizing risk. Effective external support.
• E-business, e-commerce – opportunities and threats. Role of technology in building a global presence
• Is it easier for the small? Advantages and limitations of start-ups in their foreign expansion

• How do business accelerators work? Good examples of the synergy of coworking space and accelerator programs?
• Sharing knowledge, information and experiences - how to use coworking?
• Other incentives for creativity and innovation - what gives a friendly space and good office design?

Communication is key: great strategies on a small scale

• Empty pockets. How to launch a good promotion with limited means
• Communication strategies of small companies: build them to accomplish the goal
• How did they make it? Anatomy of successful ideas
• Self-creation, self-presentation, or the art of persuasion
• Do’s and don’ts. A crash course on mistakes, flaws, and successful incentives