Because of the extremely diverse background of the participants and their companies, VentureLab does not offer a traditional training programme, in which every participant enters the programme at the same time, follows the same training programme and finishes at the same time. Instead, VentureLab offers a continuous supply- and demand-oriented training programme, which has no obligatory courses and is highly flexible and customisable. This design allows for differentiation in level of experience and phase of business development, enables participants to spend as much time on the course as they need and are able to, and makes it possible to attend the right training at the right time. You can check the curriculum of the training here.

The key is that the participants are responsible for their own learning process and we will support them in any way we can.

Every Friday we offer business development training in Enschede, Twente, the Netherlands. A typical training day offers four half-day workshops to choose from on topics from these six areas:

• Strategy
• Commercial Management
• Finance
• Technology Management
• Organisation
• Personal and team skills

The personal coach will help the participant decide which trainings to follow. Apart from the participant’s expressed needs, this choice is based on the assessment of the participant’s entrepreneurial competencies and the development phase of his/her company in terms of personal-, team- and business development. This assessment is translated into a personal development plan.

Apart from this training day, additional services and activities are available and offered on request, for example:

• Extra (skills) training (for example English, public tenders).
• A monthly opportunity for consultation of a representative of the Business Angels network “Meesters van de toekomst” (Masters of the future).
• A meeting with a trainer, to help participants in translating what they have learned into their own situation.
• Personal meetings with internationally recognised experts
• Events, training, workshops organised by and for participants themselves

Progress on personal-, team- and business development is monitored in

• Weekly progress reports that provide your coach with input for your coach meetings.
• Your personal development plan
• Three-monthly presentations to a business panel. The panel provides you with feedback from experienced entrepreneurs, investors, trainers or other experts.