Here is an opportunity for all entrepreneurs.
“IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative will provide ISVs with access to software, scientists and technology experts, dedicated project managers, mentoring and networking workshops with VC firms, government leaders, academics, and industry experts, and social networking with other entrepreneurs and more than eight million IT professionals.
Money isn’t everything, and IBM intends to prove that adage with a comprehensive new initiative that will help emerging entrepreneurs succeed, hopefully helping Big Blue and its channel grow their sales and profits. To qualify for the IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative, applicants must be privately-held, in business less than three years; and actively developing software
aligned to IBM’s Smarter Planet focus areas.
The company says a large number of venture capital investments in the technology industry will be targeted at entrepreneurs in the US, China, Israel, UK, Germany, France and India. Under the initiative, start-ups can access IBM’s software portfolio, IBM scientists and technology experts, and dedicated IBM project managers; attend new IBM SmartCamp mentoring and networking workshops with VC firms, government leaders, academics, and industry experts; and, connect with other entrepreneurs and more than eight million IT professionals on IBM developerWorks.”
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