FROM BRIGHT IDEA
TO BOOMING BUSINESS
'PUT YOUR IDEA TO THE TEST'
A Teddy bear that scans your health, an app that improves contact between the elderly or an uncrackable bicycle lock. Every now and then every person comes up with a genius idea or a brilliant solution. The question is, can you do something with it? Can it make money, generate success and what does it take to do so? The Golden Lightbulb presents an excellent opportunity to find out and win prize money along the way.
The Golden Lightbulb challenges you to investigate if your bright idea can be turned into a profitable business. In three challenges we will help you to develop your idea into a concrete business proposal. In each of the challenges you get the chance to win prizes ranging from 250 euro to 10.000 euro. Everybody who is living, working or studying in Eindhoven and the Brainport Region can compete.
GRAN FINALE - APRIL 3, 2019
Who will be the best startup? Who has the best business plan? Who will win 10.000 euro and the prestigious very first title of The Golden Lightbulb 2019? Come and see the nine most promising startups battle it out for the prizes in The Golden Lightbulb 2019 Grand Finale!
The Grand Finale is part of Get Started! The event celebrating the day of the entrepreneurs with inspiring keynotes by Zuzanna Skalska and Camilla van den Boom presented by KickoffEHV. Wednesday April 3, 2019, 15:30 – 18:45, Blauwe Zaal Auditorium TU Eindhoven.
CHALLENGES

'YOUR BRIGHT IDEA'
Send in your idea! A description, a sketch, anything goes. Every idea is welcome!
ENTRY PERIOD
October 22, 2018 – November 23, 2018
PRIZES
8 x 250 euro

'PUT YOUR IDEA TO THE TEST'
Follow our webinars and investigate the potential of your idea.
ENTRY PERIOD
December 5, 2018 – January 18, 2019
PRIZES
5 x 500 euro

'SERIOUS BUSINESS'
Develop your idea into a full blown business proposal with the guidance of our experts.
ENTRY PERIOD
January 28, 2019 –March 21, 2019
PRIZES
3.000, 5.000 and 10.000 euro
THE HISTORY OF INNOVATION IS THE STORY OF IDEAS THAT SEEMED DUMB AT THE TIME
ANDY DUNN
AGENDA
PARTNERS
The Golden Lightbulb challenge is a program focusing on the entire Brainport Region and is organized by Bright Move and its partners Eindhoven University of Technology, Brainport Development, BOM and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.




