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On 31 Oct 2008, at 5:00, ISEN-ASTC-L automatic digest system wrote:

> Date:    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:27:08 +0200
> From:    Nikos Dalamagkas <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: starting up a new science center/company. Where to start?
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> Hello all,
>
>
>
> After working for some years in a university for educational  
> technologies,
> ICT, and collaborated with science centers in other countries, for  
> many
> projects, I want now to write a business plan in order to find a VC  
> for
> starting a science center, in my town, in Greece.
>
>
>
> Do you know where I can find usefull material , on starting up a  
> new company
> for promoting science in the public?
>
> Are there any online (or offline) material for market analysis, or a
> business plan?
>
> Any books? Websites?
>
>
>
> Could you please help me with material?
>
> Or with anything you think it will be useful.
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
>
> Nikos


Nikos,

What a great initiative. Here is a helpful publication:

A Place for Learning Science: Starting a Science Center and Keeping  
It Running
By Sheila Grinell
You can order this at the ASTC.org website

Good luck and don't hesitate to contact me off-line.

Greetings from a fellow Greek,

Diana

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Dr. Diana C. Issidorides
Senior Scientist & Exhibition Developer
Science Center NEMO
P.O. Box 421
1000 AK Amsterdam
The Netherlands
T: +31205313201
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