Here you find a list with Icelandic organisations supporting start-ups. Soem of them have regular events some only onece a year. So check out the webpage for latest activities.

You are an Icelandic or Nordic start-up planning to enter an other European market? You think of going to Germany and heard a lot about Berlin and their great start-up ecosystem?

a great start-up service helping you

This service for start-ups giving advice helps you with your goal on going to Germany. They have also experience with other EU markets.

Prior we recommend you to read this two part serious about Berlin from a Nordic view:

Iceland in crisis

The answer to the crisis in Iceland lies in inspiring people to courageous, new ideas. {jb_quoteright}Every crisis is an opportunity{/jb_quoteright} Our focus is on creating new, home-grown companies – future-looking, sustainable companies built on sound, scalable ideas that create new jobs and new perspectives.

A unique format for Iceland

We have been working hard to stretch the well proven format of business plan competitions to invent the international Icelandic business plan competition. It is better, it addresses the needs of Icelandic entrepreneurs, Iceland and other participants. We incorporated the famous Icelandic expertise in renewable, green energy and creativity. Its unique features show a mutual benefit from the beginning.

Business Plan Competition
Business plan competitions as an instrument for creating innovative companies were born during the eighties at the famous MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The key to their great success in regional economic development was to foster close cooperation between universities, entrepreneurs and financiers to form a "local innovation system". We believe strongly that such a competition will make a significant contribution to Iceland's comeback.

The honorary chief economist of the European investment bank confirmed to support this competition as special advisor

The Icelandic International Business plan competition

a NýÍsSköpun and ICEVENTURE project

about the OrganiZation

NýÍsSköpun is a non-political non-partisan private foundation (state registry no. 410909-0730). It was set-up after the crisis in order to provide analysis and concepts for economic growth and reforms.

contact us

NýÍsSköpun
Business Plan Competition
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Who we are 

When about two years ago Iceland was hit by the financial crisis we, a group of international Icelanders immediately thought: every crisis is an opportunity to learn and improve. So we began with research on Iceland with just one question - what will help? After many talks the project "business plan competition" slowly emerged. It is a feasible action, for sure not a remedy for everything but allows the private sector to show responsibility and initiatives with actions. This process has been done with considerable support by ICEVENTURE.

For transparency and for underlining the long-term commitment NyIsköpin was found, a non partisan/non political foundation.

the idea

Despite the importance of political reforms and a sound analysis of the roots of the crisis it is just as important to understand the impact of it on the capital stock and growth model of a country. As every crisis can be an opportunity to improve, a Schupetrian moment is present in Iceland where many well educated persons, many with an engineering background, lost their jobs in an oversized financial sector.
The answer to the crisis in Iceland lies in inspiring people to courageous, new ideas and offering a structured process for development. Our focus is on creating new, home-grown companies – future-looking, sustainable companies built on sound, scalable ideas that create new jobs and new perspectives.

Business Plan Competition

Business plan competitions as an instrument for creating innovative companies were born during the eighties at the famous MIT(Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The key to their great success in regional economic development was to foster close cooperation between universities, entrepreneurs and financiers to form a "local innovation system". We believe strongly that such a competition will make a significant contribution to Iceland's comeback.

sucess stories

The instrument of business plan competitions is used worldwide and showing success.

An international business plan competition in Iceland inviting participants from all over Europe/world in 2011/2012, bringing entrepreneurs and leaders of tomorrow together and helping Iceland in this crisis. The call for participation will probably be as follows:

We invite everybody to participate in the first Icelandic international business plan competition. Participants are invited to develop ideas and plans that are realized in Iceland or based on Icelandic strength and resources.  

The competition awards a special price for the best “green tech” or energy saving project.

(Might be subject to changes)

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