Selection procedure Plug & Work
Four times a year, Plug & Work offers you the chance of winning one year of rent-free office, work or laboratory space at selected industry-specific locations. Interested business founders and entrepreneurs submit applications with their corporate profiles. Our interdisciplinary jury awards prizes at the end of every quarter to the best ideas presented by new businesses and companies that have decided to home in on Hannover.
STEP 2: If you fit the bill as the kind of entrepreneur we are looking for, we will ask you to write up and send us your detailed ideas and plans for success in the last week of every quarter. The precise deadlines are: 20.03.08, 23.06.08, 22.09.08, 15.12.08
This profile will be added to the information provided in our online application and will be used to evaluate your business potential for Plug & Work. The profile should include the following:
STEP 3: A cross-industry jury and hannoverimpuls will use your written application and the recommendations of a short listing committee to select start-up and relocation companies for our Plug & Work award. The results are publicized at the end of the quarter.
The prize winners will be notified and will move in their new site within three months of the prize award where they can set up business and will be able to begin using our starter package services right away.
Three steps to success
STEP 1: Complete our short online application form. You will be asked to answer a few basic questions, such as:- What industry sector do you operate in?
- Are you setting up a new business or planning to move to Hannover?
- What precisely are the products or services you are offering?
STEP 2: If you fit the bill as the kind of entrepreneur we are looking for, we will ask you to write up and send us your detailed ideas and plans for success in the last week of every quarter. The precise deadlines are: 20.03.08, 23.06.08, 22.09.08, 15.12.08
This profile will be added to the information provided in our online application and will be used to evaluate your business potential for Plug & Work. The profile should include the following:
- Details of your company, such as legal form, year of formation, balance sheets
- Details of your products/services and customer benefits
- Information about your market and competitive advantages
- Financial planning
- Your Plug & Work strategy and the objectives you wish to achieve in the Hannover Region
STEP 3: A cross-industry jury and hannoverimpuls will use your written application and the recommendations of a short listing committee to select start-up and relocation companies for our Plug & Work award. The results are publicized at the end of the quarter.
The prize winners will be notified and will move in their new site within three months of the prize award where they can set up business and will be able to begin using our starter package services right away.
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