Your Semester Course to Become an Entrepreneur
The Business Concept course is a semester program designed to help students, researchers, and alumni build a real startup project over 10 evening sessions. Through knowledge sharing and guidance from experienced entrepreneurs, you’ll develop the key skills to build a business and pitch to a professional jury at the end of the program.
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What the Course Includes
- Apply with an idea or to join a team: 25 participants per region will be selected. During the first session, the top 5 ideas will be voted, and teams of 5 will be formed around those ideas to build a concrete startup project throughout the course.
- Bootcamp Day in Lausanne (Sept 26): Kick off with participants from Lausanne and Geneva (optional for Yverdon participants).
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10 Evening Sessions (5–9 p.m.): Learn from successful entrepreneurs covering topics from market validation to team building.
- 2 Coaching Sessions per Team: Tailored support to help your project move forward (dates TBD on the first day of the course).
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Pitch Day: Present your startup project to a jury of experts and investors.
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Lausanne & Geneva participants: December 9th in Lausanne (full day, timing TBD)
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Yverdon participants: December 18th in Yverdon, 5.30–9 p.m.
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What You’ll Gain
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Refine your idea from market analysis to fundraising strategy
- Build skills in marketing, finance, IP, and sales
- Connect with students and working professionnals with a complementary background
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Receive guidance from experienced founders
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Discover the Swiss startup ecosystem and pitch in front of investors
Course Details
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Free of charge
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Taught in English (and French in Yverdon)
- Open to students, researchers, and alumni interested in entrepreneurship
Let us know more about your idea or motivation to join a team when you register!
