Xanthi, Greece

3rd International Entrepreneurship Summer School

The 3rd Entrepreneurship Summer School provides you the opportunity to develop your business skills and experience the challenge of shaping a real business opportunity in practice.

Course leader

Pantelis Botsaris, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace - Scientific Coordinator

Target group

• During this International Entrepreneurship Summer School you will have the opportunity to meet with other international students and explore the international business environment working with peers from across the globe in teams while experiencing business in a practical format.
• Your team will be assigned an experienced entrepreneur as a mentor who will help you test the feasibility of a business challenge through active research in the proposed market.
• The combination of practical and academic classes from guest lecturers and successful entrepreneurs will enhance your entrepreneurship skillset and your ability to recognise and pursue business opportunities.
• You will learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur.

Course aim

Topics covered will include:

What it takes to be an entrepreneur/intrapreneur
Idea Validation
Value Proposition Design
Creative confidence, facilitation and team building
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and early mark
Validation/pivot
Internationalisation and entering New Markets
The art of pitching and fund raising

Fee info

EUR 80: Current DUTh Students
EUR 100: External Participants