ZHAWentures

ZHAWentures: Your Springboard into Entrepreneurship

Got ideas swirling in your head but unsure where to start? Whether it’s creating bee paradises, driving corporate innovations, or launching an NGO, let’s take that first step together. From Friday, September 13th to Friday, December 13th, you can defy fate and transform your future. With ZHAWentures, your further development is set on a promising trajectory!

What Does ZHAWentures Offer?

ZHAWentures provides you with the opportunity to discover and unleash your latent potential. This program, offered by ZHAW in collaboration with the Startup Hub Bluelion, helps you develop your entrepreneurial skills and gain better self-awareness. Seize the chance to actively shape your future.

Benefits for Participants

• You and your ideas take center stage, and we’ll support you in elevating your entrepreneurial skills to the next level.
• Maximize your learning experience through a combination of exciting program insights, personalized coaching, and practical hands-on experiences.
• Become part of a dynamic entrepreneur community and gain access to the innovative ecosystem of ZHAW and the Startup Hub Bluelion.
• Refine your business idea and explore opportunities like acceleration programs, funding options, or even turn it into a bachelor’s or master’s thesis.

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When and Where Does ZHAWentures Take Place?

ZHAWentures 2024 kicks off on Friday, September 13th, and the program concludes on Friday, December 13th. It will be held at the Startup Hub Bluelion in Zurich, ensuring that students from all locations can attend promptly after their lectures. Sessions take place on Fridays, starting at 5:30 PM.

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The program will be conducted in German.

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ZHAWentures Roadmap

• 13.09.24 – Kickoff

• 20.09.24 – Input Session 1: Problem, Solution & Customer

• 11.10.24 – Input Session 2: Validation

• 01.11.24 – Input Session 3: Business Model & Funding

• 22.11.24 – Input Session 4: Pitch Training

• 13.12.24 – Demo Day

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Who Can Participate?

Whether you’re pursuing your own project, solving a challenge for your company, or joining a team, our offering is open to all ZHAW students and staff who want to explore entrepreneurship in a safe test environment. Not from ZHAW? No problem! You’re welcome to apply anyway. The more interdisciplinary, the better.

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