Innosuisse Startup Training
What we offer
Seasoned entrepreneurs as trainers
Senior executives as mentors
Network of multidisciplinary talents
Hands-on blended learning experiences
Last but not least: 100% free!
Business Concept Training:
Kickstart your startup ideas
Are you looking to bring your idea to the market and acquire business skills to expand your boundaries? Are you inspired to embrace the exhilarating career of creating or working for a start-up? In hands-on Business Concept Training you will learn how to shape your idea into business, be pushed to go out of your comfort zone and get connected to a community of entrepreneurs, trainers, coaches and mentors.
When and Where?
SPRING SEMESTER
End of February to beginning of May
Lausanne, Geneva and Neuchâtel
One evening per week, from 17h15 to 21h15
FALL SEMESTER
End of September to mid December
Lausanne, Geneva, Fribourg, Yverdon-les-Bains and Sion
One evening per week, from 17h15 to 21h15
The process
Get familiar with the major challenges of launching a
start-up company and learn how to turn them around, through weekly evening sessions during one semester. Main focus will be put on validating your business idea through an advanced customer discovery process and interaction with industrial experts and coaches.
Award study trip
Each semester, a jury panel awards the best project teams with a 2-day study trip in a European capital.
The trip aims to discover the local entrepreneurship ecosystems and business opportunities, meet entrepreneurs, angel investors and visit incubators! Our last destinations were London, Berlin and Paris.
One-day bootcamp
At the beginning of the training, all participants from all training cities gather in Lausanne for a full day of entrepreneurship immersion. This day includes pitching, forming teams around a project idea, challenging activities and a lot of fun.
Who can apply
This training is free of charge to anyone studying or working from a Swiss university regardless of the academic level or field of study. R&D workers are also welcome! Applications are subjected to selection based on motivation, ambition, and experience.
Mentors
Each project has the opportunity to have a follow-up with renowned mentors during the training.
Jan Kerschgens
Executive Director | ML/ AI/ Robotics Research Coordination | Business Development | Mentor & Coach for Start-ups | #digitalshaper22
Sabina Rehmann
Marketing & Customer Experience Executive, Entrepreneur
Géraud de Laval
Innovation & strategy | Startup coach | Product Designer