Dimitris Tsigos participates at the Conference of BGS for Start up- Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs) participates as a speaker at the Conference with subject “Start up- Entrepreneurship and Innovation”, organized by the British Graduate Society (BGS).

Established in 1958 and under the patronage of the British Ambassador, the BGS is the ‘umbrella’ organization in Greece which is open to all those who have graduated from a British university or college (irrespective of nationality). The Society is an independent non-profit making organization (with no financial support from any institution or organization) and is run by professionals working on a voluntary basis.

In this context, the BGS Economics Group conducted a survey among entrepreneurs of different sectors and activities, who started a new business activity in Greece in recent years, thus organizing a conference for the presentation of the survey’s results and the conduct of a public debate on entrepreneurship and innovation. 

The Conference is been held on Thursday 24 May 2012 at 17:30- 20:00, at the amphitheater of the National Research Foundation (48, B. Konstantinou, Athens).

For more information and biographies of the moderator and participants you can visit: www.bgs.gr.

Dimitris Tsigos was key-note speaker at the Forum which was co-organized by SEV and Eurobank EFG

Dimitris Tsigos, CEO of the Virtual Trip Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and President of YES (European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs) participated as a speaker at the Forum with subject “Modern Finance Tools & Framework for Development of New Innovative Companies” in the 76^th TIF, which was co-organized by SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises) and Eurobank EFG.

Virtual Trip introduces the concept of the "Entrepreneurial Ecosystem"

Virtual Trip, a leading entrepreneurial group in the ICT field, is pleased to introduce the concept of the "Entrepreneurial Ecosystem":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurial_ecosystem

""An entrepreneurial ecosystem is a group of non-competing companies, including start-ups, established companies and one or more coordination entities, which share the same vision, values, culture, strategy and business processes and decide to form an organization in order to explore economies of scale in business functions such as business development, financing, market analysis, marketing communications, IT / MIS infrastructure, human capital management, legal support, financial & accounting management.""

In Virtual Trip we suggest that this new form of business network is ideal for the development of new ventures in related fields; We announce an open invitation to high-tech start-up companies worldwide which would be interested in joining our ecosystem as well as an open-invitation to angel investors and VC funds who are interested in supporting this first entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Moreover, we would be very glad to share our experience and know-how to other groups of start-ups which would be interested in forming entrepreneurial ecosystems.

VTrip Group gets two more member companies

Seeing our stated corporate values, we consider "Entrepreneurship" to be the most fundamental of all. For us, "entrepreneurship" is more than what a strict definition might say; it is about our love and passion for setting targets and achieving every one of them.

In line with our values and strategic plans, Virtual Trip is proud to announce the formation of two new spin-out companies, SOLO Gateway SA and Insurance Manager SA. Both companies are members of the VTrip Group, which holds 70% of each company. Giorgos Kripotos was appointed as CEO of Insurance Manager SA, while Vangelis Mihalopoulos was appointed as CEO of SOLO Gateway SA.

Each company will continue the further development and promotion of the individual product lines formerly distributed by Virtual Trip. All intellectual property rights, personnel, and operations concerning the two former business units will be transferred respectively to the new companies.