Ambitious entrepreneurs willing to start a high-tech high growth company can get all the support they need in VentureLab Twente on very attractive conditions. Venturelab is a University of Twente Incubator offering coaching and guidance, training, office and laboratory facilities, an entrepreneurial community, networks to researchers, clients, financers and the business community and even more because of the flexible and tailormade approach and the support of the province of Overijssel and the European Union. Target groups are new entrepreneurs, existing entrepreneurs, soft landers and employees in new business development.

1. VentureLab Twente – information meeting Jaap van Tilburg, project manager 21 September 2009 This project is made possible by contributions of the European Union and the Province of Overijssel

3. VentureLab a partner in creating value For ambitious people who want to build their own company - high tech, high growth and international focus Flexible programme…. tailored to need of company VLT CONCEPT

4. VentureLab Twente Our value proposition, your choice Do it yourself Struggle two years all by yourself .. .. and create a company value of 100 .. “ I don’t have time for the VLT programme” Do it with VLT Exploit the benefits of the VLT program .. .. and create a company value of 1000 within one year VLT for YOU! Participants

9. Key success factor for value creation .. focus on personal skills & team skills VALUE CREATION VLT CONCEPT Opportunity recognition Opportunity preparation Opportunity exploitation CTO/COO Culture Capital CFO Economic Capital CEO Strategic Capital CMO Social Capital

10. Value Creation model of VLT VLT CONCEPT YOUR VALUE YOUR IDEA VLT support

11. Value creation support .. unique and integral approach S = Strategy M = Marketing T = Technology O = Operations € = Finance VLT CONCEPT Coaching Guidance M T/O € S Offices Labs Resources Capital Pers. skills Team skills Community Networks

12. Coaching & guidance key for success Internal Development External Environment coaching guiding VLT CONCEPT

14. Successfull launch of VLT: 18 entrepreneurs and 16 companies Proof of concept

22. Venturelab Office facilities in OLCT building OLCT building Nikos Faculty club VLT Future location VentureLab

23. Next in OLCT: Het voorportaal <<< OLCT building Venture Lab Ca. 1000 m2

28. More about the programme Details of the programme

32. Entrepreneurial University excels in generating spin-off companies … but they remain small!  only moderate effect on regional employment WHY VLT? 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Spin-off Companies University of Twente spontaneous spin-off spin-off using TOP programme

34. New company Existing company Soft landing Corporate Venturing Master TV Summerschool