iGAP 2 – well underway as module 3 kicks off.

 

iGAP 2 – the second of the Enterprise run Internet Growth Acceleration Programmes kicked off in October 2010. This year, 19 businesses made the cut from over 70 applications. They are:

 

Global Medical Treatment Ltd - www.whatclinic.com

Tender Flow Ltd - www.tender3d.com

Learnpipe - www.learnpipe.com

GiftsDirect.com - www.giftsdirect.com & www.siopa.com

Wedding Dates - www.weddingdates.ie

Clavis Technology - www.clavistechnology.com

Phorest Technology - www.phorest.com

Digital Mines - www.digitalmines.com

Tunepresto - www.tunepresto.com

Novus Via Ltd - www.OnePageCrm.com

Cauwill Technologies - www.cauwill.com

New Game Technologies - www.kore.net

RendezVu - www.rendezvu.com

Trinity Innovations Ltd - www.3dissue.com

Simplify Consulting Ltd - www.simplifylearning.net

UnitedWeSave - www.unitedwesave.ie  

Delta Solutions - www.reportingportal.com

Data Hug - www.datahug.com

Scurri Webservices Ltd - www.scurri.com

The programme is led by Brain Caulfield and consists of six modules running from October 2010 to April 2011. The modules are:

 

Mod 1 – Business Strategy (Paul O’Dea and Eric Ries)

Mod 2 - Monetisation and Revenue Models (Scott Rafer)

Mod 3 – Marketing and Customer Acquisition (Sean Ellis)

Mod 4 – Customer Centric Service/Product Design (Justin Knecht)

Mod 5 - Internet Business Development and Partnering (Oren Michels) -

Mod 6 – Preparing for Funding (Brian Caulfield, Programme Lead)

Finale – All participants present.

 

At the Finale in April and along the way at networking events and dinners – various people from the IGA have kindly agreed to sponsor the programme.

 

Related to this programme is the fact that EI have a new funding initiative in place for early stage start up companies – called Game On. Businesses can secure early stage investment of up to 50k. See http://bit.ly/dYXCrW

 

Colm.