Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people (Steve Jobs)
Experiment the effectiveness of your ideas, discuss them with other people and help them to find the space they deserve
First of all, think like a user, in order to identify the target of the product or service you have in mind, in as much detail as you can to determine their purchasing power.
Then ask what demand your product/service will satisfy, and assess its advantages or benefits for the end user. That’s what counts.
Remember that for a start-up it’s better to start with a well-defined but small niche market, where just a few users are looking for a solution to their problem. If the niche is small, there will be less competition and so it will be easier to satisfy it and earn customer loyalty. There’s plenty of time to grow and expand.
The people you would like to address are probably already looking for an answer to their needs in some other way, possibly from your competitors. How will your product or service differ from that of your competitors? What is its innovative feature? What would make people choose it? What benefits will they have?
If you can't identify any competitors, either your idea could be absolutely innovative, or what you have in mind isn’t on offer because perhaps it’s not that useful.
To investigate all these aspects you need to talk to people, and we offer these opportunities for doing so:
A way of taking part in the organisation of the StartUp Day
Students and graduates
Offer your support, get involved in the activities
January
It’s the call to develop your entrepreneurial project
Students, fresh graduates (no more than 3 years)
To select emerging ideas and established start-ups
2 December 2024, 31 January 2025
A free advisory service at your disposal
Students, teachers, businesses
Guiding you, suggesting opportunities and helping you to find a team
The service is always available
A programme that invests in business ideas for development in Africa
Students and graduates (in the last 2 years max)
Presenting an idea or finding a work team
Every year between December and January, in relation to StartUp Day
A good idea alone is not enough to make it real. Competences and tools are required to turn it into a business project
Market surveys that help you to identify the real needs of your target, the validation of your idea, profitability assessments, marketing analyses, risk assessments and all other activities that turn your idea into a business model.
We offer you the chance to work together on the road leading to the best definition of your project, so that you can turn it into a start-up. You can meet experts in these fields for support and feedback on your idea.
You will develop problem solving, communication, resilience, pro-activeness, public speaking, team work and leadership skills.
A maker space prototyping laboratory and co-working space
Students, teachers, start-ups and spin-offs (see above)
Team working, creating prototypes, accessing training and support
From Monday to Friday, with set times
A way of taking part in the organisation of the StartUp Day
Students and graduates
Offer your support, get involved in the activities
January
It’s the call to develop your entrepreneurial project
Students, fresh graduates (no more than 3 years)
To select emerging ideas and established start-ups
2 December 2024, 31 January 2025
Business workshop and co-working facility creating opportunities
Students
Sharing projects, experimenting and put yourself to the test
Opportunities all year round
A programme that invests in business ideas for development in Africa
Students and graduates (in the last 2 years max)
Presenting an idea or finding a work team
Every year between December and January, in relation to StartUp Day
Share experiences, build networks with reliable partnerships: this is what you need to do to create an innovative, winning business.
Take part in the initiatives and team meetings where you will meet the people you can work with to develop an idea.
A maker space prototyping laboratory and co-working space
Students, teachers, start-ups and spin-offs (see above)
Team working, creating prototypes, accessing training and support
From Monday to Friday, with set times
A way of taking part in the organisation of the StartUp Day
Students and graduates
Offer your support, get involved in the activities
January
It’s the call to develop your entrepreneurial project
Students, fresh graduates (no more than 3 years)
To select emerging ideas and established start-ups
2 December 2024, 31 January 2025
A call to join a team selected by the Call for StartUp
Individuals both inside and outside the University of Bologna
To contribute to emerging ideas selected by the Call for StartUp
March 2025 (UPDATING)
Business workshop and co-working facility creating opportunities
Students
Sharing projects, experimenting and put yourself to the test
Opportunities all year round
Co-funded programme for spending time abroad working for entrepreneurs
New entrepreneurs and expert host entrepreneurs
On-the-job training for starting and/or managing a business in Europe
The call opens in June. The programme lasts from 1 to 6 months
A free advisory service at your disposal
Students, teachers, businesses
Guiding you, suggesting opportunities and helping you to find a team
The service is always available
To turn your business project into a concrete, functioning business model, you need specific tools and approaches.
Projects with a verified business feasibility, a concrete team and no particular criticalities in terms of logistics and implementation times, can be accompanied in their growth by a business incubator or accelerator. Pro-activeness, commitment, the quality of the team and the potential of the project are assessed for inclusion in the incubator.
Start-ups are accompanied with different types of support, until they are ready to stand on their own two feet: managerial assistance, mentoring, a preferential channel for meeting investors who believe in the innovation of the project and can offer the necessary economic support.
At the end of the incubation programme, the team will have acquired business awareness and competences for sourcing the financial resources needed to develop the business, counting on a network of relations.
Apply to take part in a business incubation programme
The business incubator & innovation hub for setting up new businesses
Students, graduates, teachers and researchers
Business incubation programmes for start-ups and spin-offs
Candidatures generally open in August
A business incubator and accelerator for web & new media businesses
Teams of aspiring entrepreneurs, preferably aged 18 to 35
Offering spaces, equipment, mentorships and coaching to young teams
The call is always open. The incubator project lasts for 9 months
A project promoting innovative businesses in Rimini
Students, start-uppers, entrepreneurs, researchers, makers
Offering space for connecting business ideas & opportunities
The initiatives are run on various times during the year
Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people (Steve Jobs)
Learn from the best. Count on the experience of mentors from major businesses
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail (Edwin Land)
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