Take Your Business to the Stage

Are you an enterprising student with your own company? Do you want to have a chance to win the Rabo Entrepreneur Award or Anner Award worth 10,000 euros to give your own company a significant boost? Let your voice be heard and sign up for the pitch competition Take Your Business to the Stage and have a chance to earn a spot in the finals! Challenge yourself and bring your business idea to the stage in your own way.

Do you meet the requirements?
Then don't hesitate and sign up before April 10th via this link. Fill out the form and follow the instructions to complete your registration. 

During the feedback session on April 23rd, the semi-finalists will be announced. Then the semi-finals will follow, including pitch training by 360talk for the finalists. It will all culminate in the finals at the Forum on thursday June 6th from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. 

Do you want to sign up? Then don't forget to meet these requirements: 

• Registration at the Chamber of Commerce. 

• Student at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, University of Groningen, Alfa-college, Noorderpoort, or participation in the minor program 'de Noorderlingen' in the academic year 2023-2024. 

• In a team, at least one team member must be a registered student, and that person must also speak on stage. 

What are the Rabo Entrepreneur Award and the Anner Award? 

The Anner Award is a tribute to a student entrepreneur named Anner van der Mheen, established in 2011 by the network around Anner. Anner was a remarkable, passionate entrepreneur and student at Hanze University of Applied Sciences. During his internship, he unexpectedly fell ill and passed away. To keep alive everything he stood for, the Anner Award was established. 

What will the jury pay attention to? 

You don't need to be an expert in everything, but if you're curious about the assessment rubrics, take a look here for the Rabo Ondernemersprijs and here for the Anner Award.

The Rabo Entrepreneur Award has been in existence since 2019 and is an initiative to promote entrepreneurship. It is intended as an encouragement for student entrepreneurs from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Noorderpoort, Alfa-college, and the University of Groningen. 

What can you win? 

Rabo Entrepreneur Award

• 1st prize worth 10,000 euros: 5,000 euros, Talent Group FC Groningen worth 2,000 euros, and coaching worth 3,000 euros. 

• 2nd prize worth 3,000 euros: 2,000 euros and coaching worth 1,000 euros. 

• 3rd prize worth 2,000 euros: 1,000 euros and coaching worth 1,000 euros. 

Anner Award worth 10,000 euros 

• Cash: 2,500 euros. 

• Guidance program with experienced entrepreneurs from the Anner Award: 4,000 euros. 

• A template website, 12 months hosting & support from Triple Pro worth 3,500 euros. 

The trajectory towards the Final of Take Your Business to the Stage is as follows: 

• Feedback session/announcement of semi-finalists: April 23rd from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Alfa-college (Boumabouleverd 573, Groningen).

• Semi-final: May 14th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Noorderpoort (Bornholmstraat 31, Groningen).

• Pitch training: May 21st from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at Start-up City (Kadijk 2, Groningen).

• Final: June 6th from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the Forum (Nieuwe markt 1, Groningen).

Make sure you are available for this trajectory on these dates. The final will be presented in English, but pitching can be done in English or Dutch. 

What will the jury pay attention to? 

You don't need to be an expert in everything, but if you're curious about the assessment rubrics, take a look here for the Rabo Ondernemersprijs and here for the Anner Award.

Tips for making the registration video. 

For the Rabo Entrepreneur Award, these are: innovation, distinctiveness, multiple value creation, financial sustainability, market feasibility, scalability, and marketing & communication. For the Anner Award, we focus on: vision and mission, connectivity, and the pitch. 

To get you started, you can use the questions below to make the video. 

• Who are you and what is your business? 

• What drives you to make your business a success? 

• How realistic is the business model? 

• What does it take to grow the business? 

• How do you reach your customer? 

• What is your biggest challenge right now? 

Do you want to know how to fill in the Business Model Canvas?

Take a look at this video. You can also find information via: www.ikgastarten.nl.

Do you have a question about the Business Model Canvas? Send an email to: [email protected]