Navigate the challenges of start-up

If you have an idea with commercial potential, powerHouse could help

We are looking for highly motivated entrepreneurs that want to build successful companies. We are willing to work with unproven teams taking on new markets with novel ideas. Using our industry contacts we work with entrepreneurs to validate the market opportunity and to define the right product for the right customer. We'll help you identify and build a management team and through our networks of successful entrepreneurs we'll provide access to the right advice. powerHouse has the expertise, industry links and sources of finance to translate your ideas into viable products and bring them to market.

Typically, opportunities are sought with:

• a clearly defined niche within a fast-growing, international market
• a sufficiently large market opportunity
• potential to become market leader
• a compelling, well-articulated strategy for capturing a significant market share
• proprietary technology or other strong barriers to market entry
• the basis for a high quality technical and management team
• a pathway to profitability that can be achieved with capital accessible to powerHouse
• an exit strategy for the investors
• a fitting company valuation with respect to risk/reward

Until you're up and running by yourself, powerHouse provides the support you need to start and grow a profitable business, including:

• accessing capital for company growth
• gaining an in depth understanding of the market
• building a skilled and complete management team
• finding appropriate business advice and support
• knowing how to manage cashflow

• invest a little, but learn a lot
• profits first, followed by growth
• test all your assumptions

As well as that all-important start-up and growth capital, our incubation services include:

• hands-on business advice
• managerial expertise
• access to networks
• office facilities
• financial services
• co-location with other companies and entrepreneurs