Hack startups’ business models A business model is how a business can create, deliver and capture values, while making money or achieving what the company defines as success (Giulia Turra | Galileo Visionary District). Why is a business model important for startups? Aren’t startups all about doing something different? Perhaps yes, there may be successful [...]
The Nature-Accelerator is an intensive eight-week program to guide eight nature-based entrepreneurs towards a path of financial and environmental sustainability. It is part of the European project ECOSTAR, conceived and promoted by Etifor Srl and the University of Padua’s Territory and Agricultural Systems (TESAF) department. Operating partners include the Galileo Visionary District and Unismart. Seven [...]
Exciting and anxious is how we could describe these last few months of recruiting and evaluation for The Nature-Accelerator. Following all this work and commitment came the hardest part, the selection. Overall, more than 250 hopeful applicants from 49 very diverse countries applied to our programme and we have to say that we are eager [...]
The Nature-Accelerator has closed its call for applications with almost 250+ potential recruits offering sustainable solutions in the agriculture (150+), forestry (20+), ecotourism (60+) and natural resource (70+) sectors! All applications have been going through a tough screening process by our experts, where they are assessed based on the strength of their teams, target market, [...]
Last October, Etifor travelled to the US for the sixth, and last, mobility exchange for the ECOSTAR project. Alessandro Leonardi, CEO of Etifor and Project Coordinator of ECOSTAR explains: “the mobility to the United States was very successful as US is the perfect environment for touch base with a fertile entrepreneurial environment. Both Seattle, the [...]
We are scouting for a new member for the ECOSTAR Nature-Accelerator team at Etifor. Looking for: an Italian or EU-based mentor; business management/innovation/marketing background; previous experience working with startups is essential, better if in the agriculture or other bioeconomy sectors; recommendations are welcome! Send CVs to alessandro.leonardi@etifor.com Deadline: 4th, October 2017.
From the 6th to the 9th of June 2017, the fifth ECOSTAR mobility exchange took place between Forest Design and the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). Bogdan Candrea, from Forest Design, reports on his exchange: Upon their arrival in Madrid, Mihai and Bogdan were warmly welcomed by Carmen Aviles and Martin Giménez from UPM. The [...]
From the 08 till the 12 of May 2017, the fourth ECOSTAR mobility exchange took place between RICARDO and the University of Padova. Kieran Conlan, CEO of Cascade (a practice of Ricardo Energy and Environment), recounts his experience. When Kieran arrived in Padova, Alessandro Leonardi and Lucio Brotto from UNIPD were all there to [...]
On May 2017 the third ECOSTAR mobility exchange took place between Etifor and the University of Manchester. Colm O’Driscoll, Etifor team member, describes his exchange: "My ECOSTAR Etifor-UoM Staff Mobility Exchange was my first trip to Manchester. I was to represent Etifor at the University of Manchester for one week. The idea was to share, [...]
From the 20th to the 28th of April, and from the 11th to the 17th June 2017, the second ECOSTAR mobility exchange took place between Ecosystem Marketplace and the University of Padova. Genevieve Bennet reports on her exchange: My mobility exchange was divided into two parts, the reason for this was to work on the [...]