I'm interested in innovations and entrepreneurship - who can I talk to?

Start NTNU (in Norwegian) is a student union that can give you advice and inspiration if you are interested in entrepreneurship. They also organise a number of entrepreneur events in Trondheim. NTNU has Start chapters run by local students in Gjøvik and Ålesund.

I have a business idea - how do I start a business?

• Spark NTNU (in Norwegian) offers free guidance and support for students that want to start a business and have concrete ideas and plans.
• Ålesund Kunnskapspark provides counselling, office spaces and help with financing for entrepreneurs.

Courses

• Venture Cup (in Norwegian) – learn how to develop your business idea and compete against other entrepreneur businesses in Norway. Study points are awarded.
• Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Society
• NTNU School of Entrepreneurship

Subsidies and finances

• NTNU Discovery – financial help to help you initiate ideas and projects that can become commercially successful.
• Climate-KIC – EU initiative to help funding new solutions to climate change.
• Innovation Norway – national support schemes for entrepreneurs.

Network and entrepreneur communities

• NTNU Accel – membership-based accelerator for entrepreneur businesses. NTNU Accel and TrønderEnergi run Watts Up (in Norwegian), the first renewable energy incubator in Norway.
• Digs – coworking spaces in Trondheim organized byt other entrepreneurs
• Work-Work – coworking spaces in Trondheim for development of games and apps.
• Atelier Ilsvika – meeting place where entrepreneurs within the finer arts and culture can meet commercial representatives
• NxtMedia (in Norwegian) – industrial cluster in Trondheim in Media Technoloy and Innovation
• UT prosjektet – a mid-Norwegian network for technology businesses with a focus on sales and marketing
• Ålesund Kunnskapspark – a regional hub for innovation, business development and social development