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1 | Response | Category | Interviewee type | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | VS seed fund providing capital + services | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Cantonal fund for seed investment | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Cantonal investment fund to support local entrepreneurs | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | BCVs should support entrepreneurs and be less risk averse | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Create leverage by multiplying the effects of investment : double on private investment, promote succesful fundraises | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Launch of thematic funds to support VS industry | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Provide growth capital to projects who have proven their worth | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Do not allow banks to ask for personal garantees to make corporate loans | Capital:Direct investment | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Create a VS "Société de placement de capitaux" to support local projects | Capital:Direct investment | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | VS "sovereign fund" | Capital:Direct investment | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Financing of prototyping by the state | Capital:Direct investment | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | VS version of the innosuisse investment fund | Capital:Direct investment | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Train people on fundraising - or fundraising pros as a service | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Facilitate access to venture capital | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Access to a network of local investors | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Enable co-investment by multiple players facing the same challenge | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Facilitate access to VCs "not within our range at the moment" | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Facilitate access to private investors (Zermatt, Crans, Verbier) | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Access to angels + UHNWI who live at 1500+m and are not connected to entrepreneurial projects | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Network of UHNWI | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Create Venture Capital dynamic | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Help with closing research financing deals | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Hire a "mediator" able to introduce projects to investors | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Need an investment / Venture capital ecosystem | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Actively match projects and capital / resources | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Help innovators with raising money for their projects : writing, administrative procedures, budgeting, etc | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Facilitate access to "first investor" | Capital:Facilitate access to capital | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Grants and loans to multiply the effect of fundraising | Capital:Grants & Loans | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Install fiscal incitations to innovate and invest in innovation | Capital:Grants & Loans | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Remove cadaster tax | Capital:Grants & Loans | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Change wealth tax (industrial assets listed as wealth) | Capital:Grants & Loans | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Access to a competitively priced energy | Capital:Grants & Loans | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Support projects with tangible achievements rather than potential (startup needing cash to fulfill a big order vs subsidy to develop a technology with no clients) | Capital:Grants & Loans | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | State garanteed loans, more interesting than a grant or subsidy because it imposes discipline, risk management and high engagement on the recipient | Capital:Grants & Loans | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Pay grant/loan money gradually as predefined milestones - installed and reviews by a committee of entrepreneurs - are reached by the project | Capital:Grants & Loans | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Fiscal incentives to innovate | Capital:Grants & Loans | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Quickly available seed capital (donation) | Capital:Grants & Loans | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Share machine costs with industrial players | Capital:Grants & Loans | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Help startups get endorsement / references from local ecosystem : first local client, govt. endorsement | Communication:Endorsement | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Cantonal authorities must act as a detonator : support projects to other follow | Communication:Endorsement | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Help companies get certified (ISO, CE, FDA) to gain more credibility and have access to better international clients | Communication:Endorsement | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Help boost credibility via endorsement from established players | Communication:Endorsement | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Act as a garantor towards banks | Communication:Endorsement | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | State should endorse good innovative projects to boost their credibility | Communication:Endorsement | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | State should be the first client of innovative projects | Communication:Endorsement | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | Bring leverage to good projects : endorse them, promote them | Communication:Endorsement | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Bring more than capital to startups : guarantees | Communication:Endorsement | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Make industrial jobs more sexy | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | The image of industry must be changed, currently perceived as dirty, tiring, old | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Increase cool factor / attractivement of local industries as they integrate new technology | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Change the public perception of industrial jobs | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Promote dual cursus (academic + technical) to parents | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Rebrand industry, explain what we do, what we bring to the region, efforts made to be more sustainable | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Change the perception of industrial jobs with trainees and their parents | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Make industry cool and fun again, Change the image of the sector | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Make industrial jobs more sexy | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Change the perception of industrial jobs with parents who make the calls about their children's career choices | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Change the perception of parents towards mechanical jobs | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Communicate in a way that makes industry desirable to younger people, make them dream | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Promote industrial jobs, Make mechanical jobs cooler | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Promote SMEs and industrial jobs towards children and their parents | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Show that industry follows social changes (innovation, environmental responsibility) | Communication:Industrial sector rebranding | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Promote new ways to think and solve problems : we have the tech, we need a new mindset | Communication:Innovation Culture | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Organise "public hearings" (for example : in US senate) where people can explain what they do to the politicians | Communication:Innovation Culture | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Develop a culture of innovation | Communication:Innovation Culture | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Change culture to accept failure | Communication:Innovation Culture | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Improve sense of urgency | Communication:Innovation Culture | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Improve VS innovation maturity and litteracy | Communication:Innovation Culture | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Develop VS visibility in the media | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | PR opportunities are not leveraged (ex : H55), it should be someone's job to find and promote those stories | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Show the existing ecosystem more : projects, quality of life, accessibility | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Promote VS industry to the world, raise awareness about the local know how | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Promote more actively VS achievements / strenghts (ex : 2nd largest chemical canton behind only Basel) | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Anchor local innovation in the zeitgeist -> energypolis should surf the sustainable energy wave all the time | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Tell the story of all the innovation that happens in VS | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Put forward entrepreneurial and industrial achievements more actively | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Spread information beyond the center of the canton, in a uniform way | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Put forward innovative VS projects | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Celebrate local successes to give them media visibilits | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Better promotion of local industrial know how and initiatives | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Need for a service to help with storytelling and communication : find the stories, capture them, spread them | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Evangelise the new generation on industrial jobs on the channels they follow | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | VS values are becoming fashionable again : human scale, close to nature, traditions, health, use that to establish Valais in the media | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Name "industrial ambassadors" who promote industrial know how / stories nationaly and internationaly | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Help innovators with their PR | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Continue communication efforts on industry (VW promotion doing a good job) | Communication:PR | Industry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Help innovators raise awareness about their projects through PR | Communication:PR | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Put the spotlight on local SMEs doing incredible products | Communication:PR | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Launch a media for promotion of innovation | Communication:PR | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Raise awareness on existing ecosystem | Communication:PR | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Promote local projects in VS and beyond | Communication:PR | Innovation support | |||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Show that the energy transition is an opportunity for Valais | Communication:PR | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Help promote quality research, so that it is not only recognised by other researchers but by the public as a whole | Communication:PR | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | Bring more than capital to startups : PR | Communication:PR | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Improve marketing of innovative projects | Communication:PR | Research | |||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Communicate more on innovation and industrial achievements | Communication:PR | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Hire a story teller who has a macro view of the ecosystem and tells the stories. Aim for national / international coverage | Communication:PR | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Raise awareness on VS industry's contribution to Switzerland | Communication:PR | Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Communication kit that companies can reuse to promote VS to foreigners | Communication:Rebrand image of VS | Industry |