CIE was founded in 2016 as an outcome of the Navigator Entrepreneurship Charter, a 10-year entrepreneurship challenge launched by Navigator Consulting Group in 2010.
Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and innovation culture, skills and outcomes.
Our objectives are to:
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Serve as an idea laboratory, moving business concepts from idea to prototype to market launch
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Provide business incubation, acceleration and mentoring services to start-ups and innovators
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Provide consultancy support in fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, business incubation, science & technology and SME development
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Design and manage enterprise, regional and sectoral innovation and entrepreneurship programmes
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Monitor, research, report on and disseminate trends in technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and related issues
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Provide training, HR development, mentoring and other services in these fields.
We current manage three initiatives:
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European Innovation Mentor (EIM): Innovation is a complex process. EIM aims to link successful innovators with university students to model the innovation career track in three core areas: researchers / inventors; start-ups; and corporate managers.
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European Consulting Network (ECN): Launched in 2010, ECN is an international business intelligence and professional networking platform. It current has 8,500 members world-wide, comprising universities, research institutes, consultancies, companies and individual consultants.
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Business Cluster Network (BCN): Launched in 2016, BCN is a networking platform for business clusters and professional associations.
We are based in Cyprus and provide services across Europe and world-wide. We work with a wide range of partners and welcome cooperation inquiries.
