How can we facilitate access to sustainable sources of energy for individual consumers? How can we curb the rampant waste of food and consumer goods in the developed world? How can we ensure equal and open access to digital and mobile networks throughout the world, as these take on an increasingly central role in people’s lives? How can a small group of individuals, through simple collaboration, find solutions to problems previously deemed unsolvable by many? Continue reading
OPEN CALL: KUNST IM BETAHAUS
Künstler gesucht!
Du bist Student bzw. Absolvent einer Kunsthochschule und suchst nach Räumlichkeitkeiten um deine Arbeiten auszustellen?
Du arbeitest mit den Medien Malerei, Fotografie oder Druck?
Dann melde Dich bei uns! So funktionierts: Continue reading
START UP OF THE WEEK #23 CAROLINAS FOOD SERVICE
Pete Clifford is the Managing Director of Carolinas Food Services and moved to betahaus 4 months ago. His start up is a subsidiary of Swedish firm Carolinas Matkasse, which operates the grocery-delivery service Linas Matkasse. Grocery bags, containing fresh ingredients as well as recipes and meal plans, are prepared weekly and delivered to homes across Sweden. Pete and his team are now working on the German brand named Schlemmertüte. Continue reading
OFFICE HOURS @ BETAHAUS
Im betahaus werden neben Workshops auch regelmäßig Sprechstunden und Beratungen zu den verschiedensten Themen angeboten. Experten schauen sich dann zum Beispiel Euren Mac oder Laptop genauer an bei Problemen mit dem Drucken oder Eure Steuererklärung bei Problemen mit dem Finanzamt. Hier seht hier welche Beratungen wir zurzeit anbieten, wann sie stattfinden und wie Ihr euch dafür anmelden könnt. Continue reading
BUSINESS4BETAS
Starting, managing and maintaining a new business, either as a freelancer or an organised startup, comes with its own set of challenges, and can seem daunting to many. Fortunately, most startups and freelancers face similar challenges, and, in a collaborative environment such as betahaus, need not face them alone.
On Tuesday, January 10, betahaus members are encouraged to attend the first Business4Betas meeting for 2012. This meeting, which takes place every second Tuesday, provides founders of new businesses with an opportunity to take full advantage of the betahaus network through the discussion of common entrepreneurial, financial, and personal challenges. Continue reading
MEMBER OF THE WEEK: MICHELLE THORNE (MOZILLA FOUNDATION)
Michelle Thorne is the Global Events Strategist for the Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation founded in 2003 by the Mozilla Corporation, and works towards the promotion of Mozilla’s founding principles of openness, innovation, and opportunity, on the web.
Michelle joined the Mozilla Foundation earlier this year. Since then, she has been involved in a number of projects, and was Festival Lead of the 2011 Mozilla Festival. She has been a member of betahaus since March 2011
TRASH OF THE MONTH – RE-GIFT YOUR WRAPPING PAPER!
How much wrapping paper will we waste this holiday season? The answer is simple – too much! With a little work, your leftover wrapping paper can turn out to be the best present you will have received this holiday season. Continue reading
START UP OF THE WEEK #21 FINGERSPITZENGEFÜHL
Ruud van der Weide is the founder of FingerSpitzenGefühl – an online marketing company that seeks to help Dutch e-commerce entrepreneurs expand their businesses into the German market. Based in Berlin, FSG uses the cultural similarities between the two countries as well as their mix of German and Dutch staff to ensure a successful relationship between Dutch e-commerce firms and German consumers.
1. How did you come up with the idea of FingerSpitzenGefühl? Continue reading
BETABREAKFAST POWERED BY YOU IS NOW
You are invited for breakfast Thursday 9:30am! This weeks betabreakfast is powered by You Is Now – the first Company in Beta. You is Now is an innovation platform that supports young entrepreneurs and accompanies them in the development of their idea into its full business potential. You’ll also get to meet some of their startups like deskwanted.
