FAQ

Arctern is neither an intermediary nor a mere business incubator. It is project management, consultancy and marketing company, specialized in early stage startups.

Services for Startups:
• to form experienced management team
• to prepare initial documents (business plan, pitch deck, etc.)
• to present them in international venture summits
• to assist them to find investment from regional investors
• to promote them to global investors
• to facilitate their entry to global markets 

Services for Entrepreneurs:
• to help them to join to a startup or establish their own
• to provide above mentioned services to their startups
• to help them to settle in developed countries as partners of high-growth funded startups
• to provide risk management mechanisms 

If you prefer to settle in a developed country through our global partnership program, there are several requirements. Fortunately, most of them are related to quality of the startup business. We provide services to satisfy them. Individual conditions are easy to met because it is business visa: secondary school diploma and good character (no criminal record) are enough in most cases. The client should learn English in intermediate level in 18 months if s/he doesn't know it already.

No. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, we help you to establish a startup or join one of them. 

There are different options. Some options offer 100% guarantee (payment after visa), some offer collateral based money back mechanisms, some offer risk management techniques. You will be informed about these options during initial consultancy. 

We have different services for different budgets. The best way to find out best option based on your budget and expectation is to get consultancy

Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, UK

Industry: Startups from all sectors are accepted
Country: Startups from all countries are accepted
Stage: From idea stage to late seed stage (both included)

Fill the form and attach your pitch deck (10-12 slides PowerPoint presentation). Applications will be ignored if there is no pitch deck or it is not prepared based on our guidelines.

Guidelines:
• Number of slides is between 10 - 12, excluding cover page
• Concise and readable. Portion of text should not be too much
• Functional. It should focus on providing the message clearly instead of having excellent design

Slides:

1st slide: Company (or project if it is not incorporated)
2nd slide: Founder and Team
3rd slide: Product or Service 
4th slide: Service and Competitors
5th slide: Main Problem
6th slide: Competitive Advantage
7th slide: Target Market
8th slide: SWOT Analysis
9th slide: Implementation Strategy
10th slide: Revenue Forecasts
11th slide: Your Offer 

You can merge 2 slides or add another one. Number of slides should not be less than 10 or more than 12.

No. 67% of our startups operate in their own countries. 

Join one of our ASRP (Arcetrn Social Responsibility Program) events as "country ambassador". Usually, they are online meetings where admission tickets are sold at eventbrite for a small fee.

Join one of our ASRP (Arcetrn Social Responsibility Program) events as "social entrepreneur". Usually, they are online meetings where admission tickets are sold at eventbrite for a small fee.

Turkey had implemented world's most efficient sustainable social and economic development program in 1940. This program was called "Koy Enstituleri" (Village Institutes). In merely 7 years, this program has changed classification of Turkey from "undeveloped country" to a "developing country". This program was so effective that UNESCO recommends this model to developing nations today. In Arctern, we dream of implementing modern version of "Koy Enstituleri", worldwide.

No. You can develop startups to contribute to solution of a social problem in any country.

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