On September 8, Zhangir khan university hosted a Demo–Day of innovative projects and startups, organized by the «West Startup Incubator» business incubator.
The event, held within the framework of a grant agreement with JSC «National Agency for Innovative Development «QazInnovations», was dedicated to the first business incubation program. As part of the grant implementation, training was provided free of charge on business incubation of startups and preparation of projects for their further participation in competitions for the commercialization of technologies with the issuance of certificates. The certificate on business incubation of projects provides an opportunity to participate in the competition of JSC «Qazinnovation» on the commercialization of technologies. The grant amount is up to 20 million tenge.
Representatives of enterprises and organizations of the city, as well as specialists from various fields were invited to the event. The event was aimed at preparing startup projects, packaging and further promotion in the market. Experts are highly professional specialists-mentors with practical experience in promotion and commercialization of business projects. The training includes the following training modules: identification of the product market niche and potential target audience; development of business model of projects; building a financial model of the project; protection, defense and rational use of intellectual property objects; preparation of projects for presentation to potential business partners and others.
As part of the presentation event, a dialogue platform was organized, namely an exhibition and presentation of innovative projects. The participants of the business incubation program will present startup projects in various spheres of the economy (agriculture, processing industry, construction, mechanical engineering, IT, etc.). As a result, the training participants improved the idea of their innovative projects or startups; consulted with experts and experienced entrepreneurs; worked with an individual tracker; formed a clear vision of their startup; created a team; attracted the first investments; created a community of like-minded people. At this event, personal meetings were held with potential business partners and investors, conditions for mutually beneficial cooperation and joint events were concluded, including for participation in competitions for grant financing of commercialization projects.
