European Venture Summit gets ready to review

For two days beginning December 1, ink Communications’ President and bGrand Co-Founder Jennifer Hicks will share her knowledge as an expert reviewer and academy coach at e-Unlimited’s second European Venture Summit in Dusseldorf. The city is Germany’s major biotechnology hub, so we can understand why biotech, industrial biotech, new energy and information technology entrepreneurs are flocking to the event. The entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to make international investment partnerships and do all the networking they can handle within those two days. On December 2, Hicks is moderating a review session at 13:20 which includes companies such as Spaezuvius VOF (Nulaz), Wadja Media Limited, Vocab AB, Entym Solutions and Favy Ltd. Devor Hebel of Fidelity Ventures, Philipp Schroeder of Active Capital Partners and Christian Nagel of Earlybird Venture Capital will also be on the panel to help these start ups get to market and find funding.

– LRT

Tags: Active Capital Partners, bGrand, e-Unlimited, European Venture Summit, favy, Fidelity Ventures, Jennifer Hicks, venture capital, Wadja

Rumor alert!

Word on the Web design street is that icon22 and ink Communications, both bGrand companies, have earned a spot on the prestigious Web Index 2009. We will keep you posted, but the issue is slated for publication in March 2009.

We have parents

Today officially marks the debut of bGrand, the trail blazing communications consultancy that has now spread its wings across EMEA and North America. And, they have a really cool bLounge where you can get some tasty cocktails. Overall, its about a new collaborative approach towards gettting companies out into market and collaborating with innovative agencies around the world and using the best of all that is out there to communicate – old school and new school blended together and poured over ice with a twist. Mmm, we are thirsty. Happy Halloween!

Tags: bGrand, icon22, ink Communications

bGrand launches on Friday!

In honor of bGrand launching on Friday and the “to be named” secret location party  – we are giving you a little taste of the bLounge! Drink up! On Friday, 10/31 you can see all of the cocktails and unveiling of bGrand at bgrandgroup.com.

bOnTop
Origin: No, it’s not what you think, be on top simply means ‘drink a cocktail made of Tequila, Orange bitters and Pisang’. TOP is an acronym – what did you think it was?

Ingredients:
- 1.5 Tequila
- 1 Pisang (this is a Dutch liquor)
- Dash of orange bitters
Use a cocktail glass and decorate with a piece of orange.
TECHilla Sunrise
1 1/2 oz. Tequila
4 – 6 oz. Orange Juice
1/2 oz. Grenadine
Orange Slice for garnish
Place 3 – 4 ice cubes in a Collins or Highball glass. Pour in tequila,  then orange juice, and finally the grenadine. Do not stir, let the  grenadine settle to the bottom of the glass. This will create the  “sunrise” effect. Garnish with an orange slice.

Tags: bGrand, Communications, Marketing 2.0

Down the Rabbit Hole party, IBC 08

More fun party photos from the Down the Rabbit Hold party at IBC 08. Get on the list for next year!

Ofer (Vermatrix) Alex (ink)

Team from Icareus

Kevin (Axicom), Bjorn (Dreampark), James (Axicom) Joe (C2M)