Business Concept
Module 2

Get your startup tool box

Do you have a fresh and innovative startup idea? Join this 12-week acceleration program together with 25 other participants and transform your idea into a promising business concept!

In this training you will learn how to turn an idea into a promising startup. You train your entrepreneurial thinking and acting and prepare yourself theoretically as well as practically for the foundation and management of your own company. Perhaps you will also meet your potential co-founders in this course.

 

How do I benefit from the Business Concept course?

After the course, you will have

  • a strong business model and a clearly defined value proposition
  • an IP strategy, financial overview & ideas on how to finance your startup
  • knowledge about team performance & pitching skills
  • a professional business concept poster of your startup idea

The training also includes knowledge and experience exchange with experienced startup coaches with two personalized coaching sessions, access to the Swiss startup ecosystem and lots of useful tools of an entrepreneur! Get to know whether you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur!

 

Who can participate?

Motivated and ambitious members of a Swiss university or university of applied sciences, i.e. students, doctoral students, postdocs, professors.

A maximum of 25 participants per course will be admitted.

The courses are open to all university and college members, regardless of where they are held. Are you super motivated but not an alumni or member of a Swiss university or university of applied sciences? Fill out the application form anyway and we’ll get in touch with you!

 

When and where does the course take place?

The Business Concept Course is a semester course that takes place on 11 evenings with 4 lessons each.

The course is held in parallel at several Swiss universities and universities of applied sciences.

The exact dates of the courses are listed below.

 

Language & costs

The Business Concept course is offered exclusively in English and is free of charge.

 

STARTUP CAMPUS Award

The best ideas are awarded with the STARTUP CAMPUS Award.

 

How can I apply for the course?

As long as the courses are open, you can register on our website at any time. Select your desired course date and submit your application. If you have a business idea, please describe it roughly. The courses are open to all members of the university, regardless of where they are held. If you have any questions about the course offers, please contact us:

 

STARTUP CAMPUS

info@startup-campus.ch

Current courses
26.09.2023
Cohort 1 & 2 @ UZH
27.09.2023
Cohort 3 & 4 @ ETH
Spring Semester 2024
Information material
Flyer with course schedule
Comments
«The course was excellently structured and extremely informative. Much of what I learned I was able to apply immediately.»

Aleksandra Konovalova
Curalix

«The course has shown me how much the startup ecosystem Switzerland has to offer.»

Chris Phillips
SpectroLEAP

«The completion of a hardware project requires patience. The extremely positive feedback from the experts and coaches encouraged us to stay on task.»

Nikita Kostyuchenko
Turbo Niki

«After the course, our business model was much more specific and market-driven than before.»

Giacomo Cavallini
Guru Bazar

Offers and application
Start date
Language
Place
Availability
Start date: 26.09.2023
Language: English
Place: Cohort 1 & 2 @ UZH
Fully booked
Start date: 27.09.2023
Language: English
Place: Cohort 3 & 4 @ ETH
Fully booked
Course overview
Course overview
Impressions of the Business Concept course
Honored with the STARTUP CAMPUS Award