Workshop description Following the great success of last year’s workshop, David will once again share the steps and tools to prepare for your winning pitch in this practical, fast-paced & very active workshop.
You’ll get guidance on how to build your storyline creatively, how to make your message understandable and memorable, and how to open and close powerfully. All steps are practiced in short and fun exercises.
Afterwards, you’ll receive a selection of materials and access to an App that will help you deliver your winning pitch, handshake pitch and/or elevator pitch!
Physical meeting We aim to organize a physical meeting at Mercator Launch, Toernooiveld 100.
Good to know The workshop is facilitated in English. A small fee will be charged (50 euros), this revenue will be reinvested in future workshops by Briskr.
Innoboot is the annual seminar organzsed by Briskr,Radboud University, RadboudUMC and the HAN. This year the theme was about the disruptive effects that AI has in the most important economic clusters in the region: Health, High Tech and Energy.
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The first keynote was from Marcel van Gerven, Professor at Radboud University with the title “Brain inspired computing”. At Donders Institute, a cooperation between Radboud University and RadboudUMC, they try to learn from the human brain and translate this into advanced and more versatile AI approaches. Our brain is not a brute force machine (we would not be able to supply the energy) but has advanced approaches to predict and follow-up on the best paths. This research leads to more promising algorithms as well as better suited hardware, for example devices that help blind people see though a camera and feeding the brain with signals through implants.
For each cluster health, hightech and energy examples have been given. Read the full article.
The importance of an excellent Sales- and Go-to-market strategy for startups
Many startups have learned the hard way that developing great products is not enough to be successful. For many startups, and especially for startups with founders with a technical focus, sales is a new area. The realization that specific targeted sales is a key aspect for the business, is important for the success of your startup. Your clients are the basis for your company to succeed or not: “Remember the client is always right..”.
Assuming you’ve done your market validation and know your specific client target group: What strategy will be used to sell the solution in the market, and what does this mean for your sales team, the business model, branding, marketing etc.? Your company is unique. However, it is a fact that sales processes hardly differ from company to company, and that’s where potential can be unlocked!
Briskr, OostNL and Orion have joined forces to support serious startups and their founders by offering this extended workshop series. During this energetic workshop series, consisting of four parts, you will learn what you can do to boost sales in your company. Let’s unlock the full potential of your organization!
What you will learn
The key challenges of many other startups & scaleups with regards to the topic of sales
How you can address those challenges in a pragmatic way
Tips & tricks that you can put to practice immediately
The setup of the workshop • May 13 Part 1: Deadline online intake questionnaire: • June 8 Part 2: Group training (one full day @Novio Tech Campus in Nijmegen) • June 30 or July 1 Part 3: Online sessions for Q&A + shared learning (3 participants/session, 1.5 hours) • September 6 Part 4: Get-together-again session (afternoon @Novio Tech Campus)
Key aspects • Hands-on, practical and pragmatic • With lots of personal attention, to make sure your business gets a booster • Possibility to connect with peers & to share experiences
Your host: Hans Dirne
Hans is eager to unlock the full potential of companies and individuals. He is owner & founder of “Scale-Up.MBA” and “MyBusinessAdvisor” (www.scale-up.mba) and former Head of Sales of Siemens Building Technologies. He has 13 years (international) corporate sales and 3.5 years of Start-Up & Scale-Up sales experience. His background is in electrical engineering.
Requirements to you as participant • Active in sales yourself (e.g. as (Co-)Founder, CEO, CCO, …) • Working in a B2B environment • Have a proven solution with (some) paying customers already • Eager to learn & share • Looking for a serious boost in the structure of your sales activities as well as in your business results
Costs The costs to participate in this sales workshop series is € 200,- We will send an invoice after you have registered and your participation is confirmed once you have settled the invoice.
To round up • I am aware not all (co-)founders appreciate the topic of sales, neither enjoy doing it. Don’t worry, that’s exactly why you should be here! • Ever heard of a “Sales Playbook”? Google it, could be interesting for your business too • We have only have limited availability (20 seats). Be quick and reserve your seat before May 6! • Sales really is essential for the growth of your business
Yesterday Mercator Launch and Briskr organised the annual Networking Skills workshop with Frank Stofmeel. This is a fun & hands-on workshop which is very useful for both experienced and inexperienced networkers.
We started off with sharpening our introduction. By trying out in 1 minute, 30 seconds and 10 seconds we learned the key words to stand out from the rest. We then learned how to break into a conversation during networking time, and also how to do that when you are an English speaker and the conversation is in Dutch! Of course, we also learned how to assess whether a conversation is really interesting, whether you have something to gain from each other, and if not, how to subtly get out of the conversation. Or to round up a conversation with a follow-up (coffee, call).
It was great to practise in a ‘safe’ setting and receive customized tips from both Frank and the other entrepreneurs! We look back on a very useful and fun workshop. Thank you for your enthusiasm & inspiration Frank Stofmeel! See you next year!
De grondstofprijzen zijn gestegen, kan ik mijn prijzen dan ook verhogen? Dat ligt eraan wat er in de algemene voorwaarden is opgenomen én of de algemene voorwaarden juist ter hand is gesteld, anders is de algemene voorwaarden niet van toepassing. In dit webinar worden onder meer deze vragen beantwoord. Benieuwd naar de antwoorden en meer? Schrijf je in voor het webinar Algemene Voorwaarden B2B op 26 april van 12:00 tot 12:30 uur.
Thema’s die onder meer besproken worden:
Wat is het belang van algemene voorwaarden?
Wanneer zijn (jouw) algemene voorwaarden van toepassing?
From the only real Health Valley studio, our trusted presenter Suzanne Verheijden challenges various guests in 55 minutes. This time we will discuss how we in the East of the Netherlands can ensure that in 2040 we live five years longer in good health and reduce health differences between social classes. The theme and the question: is the East Netherlands the most innovative health region in NL?
What are we doing in the East Netherlands to achieve this goal? Where is our strength? How do we use this strength optimally? What can we expect? And what can you as an entrepreneur, knowledge institution or healthcare organisation do to contribute to this?
Reserve Friday 22 April 2022 10.00 in your agenda for our eleventh HV TV broadcast, your healthy coffee break!
HV TV, the fun coffee break talks, just at your home!
Speakers Prof. Pim Assendelft, Professor of prevention in healthcare at Radboudumc Monique Esselbrugge, Alderman at Nijmegen City Council
Today, Briskr and Brilliant Work announce a new partnership whereby Brilliant Work will provide support to Briskr start-ups and SMEs towards successful growth. Briskr is a consortium in the Nijmegen area with the aim of helping start-ups and innovative SME’s grow faster and make more impact in the Life Sciences & Health and High Tech sectors. Briskr believes that interaction between knowledge-intensive companies and knowledge institutes, such as universities and government bodies, is essential to realising innovation. Briskr operates in three areas – business support, project and program development for innovation activities and acquisition of innovative companies. In order to support start ups and innovative entrepreneurs, Briskr has brought together a network of companies able and willing to support these innovative companies in their growth.
Brilliant Work is an award winning business coaching, consultancy and training firm, specialised in helping small to medium sized companies grow and professionalise, both on a national and international scale. Most of their coaching engagements are on a subsidised basis, making it very affordable for their clients. Setting up, growing and leading a business is not easy, and Brilliant Work is there to help entrepreneurs and managers to make it easier, more enjoyable and reach their goals faster.
Brilliant Work is a great addition to the list of supporting partners of Briskr. Their expertise and drive in sales and entrepreneurship will help innovative companies in the Nijmegen area. With this addition we expect to further advance the startup eco system in the Nijmegen Area.
Martijn Kriens, program manager of Briskr: “We are happy that Brilliant Work is willing to join our network of services for startups. Broad support in sales and entrepreneurship is often important for startups. Brilliant Work has shown in the past to be able to help focus startups on growth. With the partnership with Brilliant Work we formlize and give shape to our cooperation in this field.”
Lizanne Jakobs, founder of Brilliant Work: “This new partnership is a very positive step foward. For businesses in life science, health and high tech, entrepreneurs have to juggle so many aspects of running a complex company at once. The Dutch eco system is there to help support them, but is not always easy to navigate. By joining forces with Briskr, we are thrilled to fortify the amazing all round support they offer as a consortium, locally, with the right people at the right time.”
One of the most important things a start-up has is a creative, fresh and innovative idea. It’s the core around which a start-up revolves and grows. Therefore it is of the upmost importance to protect your idea! On the other hand it is also equally important to go out and pitch your company to new clients, suppliers and investors.
During the workshop Introduction to Intellectual Property Michiel Ras and Mark Jolink from EP&C Patent Attorneys will go into detail how to protect your most precious possession; your knowledge.
Michiel and Mark will explain which forms of Intellectual Property exist and will go into detail on the workings of patents. So that you can go bring your idea into the world but also keep it safe. During and after the workshop you can discuss any questions you may have on your specfic situation / case.
Link to short bio on Michiel Ras (Dutch & European patent attorney) Link to short bio on Mark Jolink (Associate Partner, Dutch & European Patent Attorney)
Live event We organize this workshop in a live setting and will take all necessary RIVM/national measures into account. If a physical workshop is not possible, we will reschedule to a later date.
Good to know We finish off with drinks & bites. This workshop is free of charge and facilitated in English. Please register upfront!
To tailor this workshop more to your needs / questions, we will send you a few questions and ask you to answer them in advance. Of course, we will treat the answers confidential.
We welcome new contacts, so feel free to share this invite with your network!
Today, Briskr and Qserve announce a new partnership whereby Qserve will provide support to Briskr start-ups and SMEs towards successful growth. Briskr is a consortium in the Nijmegen area with the aim of helping start-ups and SMEs to grow faster and make more impact on the Life Sciences & Health and High Tech sectors. Briskr believes that interaction between knowledge-intensive companies and knowledge institutes, such as universities and government institutions, is essential to realize innovation. Operating in three areas – business support, project and program development for innovation activities, and acquisition of innovation companies, Briskr brings together innovative entrepreneurs in its incubation program (start-ups), acceleration program (scale-ups), and activation program (established SMEs).
Qserve is a consultancy company operating in the worlds main medical markets. The team of experts and professionals support manufacturers worldwide to help improve patient safety and health by supporting the advancement of biomedical technology. Qserve assist medical device and in-vitro diagnostics manufacturers worldwide with market access, medical device approvals, clinical trials and achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Qserve is an important addition to the Brisk ecosystem. For many startups in healthcare certification is an important hurdle in order to enter the market. Qserve will, together with Briskr and other supporting partners, develop workshops around certification and help coach startups in relation to certification and clinical validation. With this addition we expect to further advance the startup ecosystem in the Nijmegen Area.
Martijn Kriens, program manager of Briskr: “We are happy that Qserve is willing to expand our network of services for startups. Professional support early in relation to certification and quality information is important for startups to have access to. With the partnership with Qserve we enhance the access to these.”
Martin de Bruin, Partner at Qserve Group: “Qserve is highly engaged with start-ups, bringing new devices and/or technologies to the market that improve patient safety. With the Briskr program we can help the start up community with our practical approach; to translate the existing regulations into understandable requirements.”
Yesterday morning we gathered early for the breakfast session on #How2Finance. A large group of startups and entrepreneurs listened to various experts from Oost NL, Orion, Rabobank, Oneplanetcrowd, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and Briskr who elaborated on a solid life cycle funding; Which options on financing can be used in different phases of the development of a company? We then offered various rounds of speed dating with the experts so entrepreneurs could discuss their individual case. In the meantime we enjoyed the networking, drinks and bites. We look back on a dynamic event with enthusiastic entrepreneurs that we can hopefully help grow their businesses in the near future.
