VentureLab Entrepreneurship Summerschool
Ever dreamed about starting your own company? Thought about the market potential of your research or technology? Do you have a company with an ambition to grow? Then the VentureLab Entrepreneurship Summerschool is the perfect opportunity to explore your entrepreneurial and business potential Even if you don’t yet have a clearly defined business idea.
During the summertime, qualified trainers and coaches from practice and science will help you develop your entrepreneurial competencies and business idea. At the end of the programme there will be an opportunity to present your business concept to a panel of experts.
VentureLab Entrepreneurship Summerschool 2010
For the second time Venturelab Twente organizes a Summerschool (2009: http://www.venturelabtwente.com/2009/07/venturelab-summerschool-made-a-flying-start). The summerschool will take place between July 8 and August 26. The trainings will be held in English on Thursday and Friday from 9:00 until 16:45. In July the focus is on training and in August participants will apply what they learned to their own situation with the support of experienced (team) coaches. There will be plenty of room for interaction with other participants as well as the Venturelab participants, a unique opportunity to build relations and find synergies with other entrepreneurs. On August 26 all participants are able to present their ideas and get feedback from a panel of experts. A preliminary schedule is shown below.
| Date | Topic |
| Thursday July 8 | Kick off: Exploring Entrepreneurship |
| Friday July 9 | Finding the business opportunity: Idea Generation |
| Thursday July 15 | Defining your business strategy |
| Friday July 16 | Commercial Management: Marketing |
| Thursday July 22 | Financing your Venture International Business |
| Friday July 23 | Commercial Management: Sales |
| Thursday July 29 | Technology Strategy |
| Friday July 30 | New Product Development Leaderhip |
| Friday August 13 | Building an entrepreneurial team for growth Pitch training |
| Thursday August 26 | Business Panel Presentations |
The training location will be at “The Corridor”, Hengelosestraat 525-527 in the Business and Sciencepark in Enschede (see contact). The participation fee* is €250 (students €75), which includes the book “Technology Ventures: From idea to enterprise” by Byers and Dorf.
Only a limited number of places are available; the minimum is 10 participants. To register, please fill out the form below. Deadline for registration is July 1.
