The ECE Student’s flagship event, the 9-Hour Business Game, is a challenging and intensive start-up marathon that provides participants with the opportunity to develop, refine, and operationalize their business plans within a condensed timeframe of 9 hours. The event features a dynamic and supportive environment that includes keynote speakers, experienced coaches, interactive workshops, continuous guidance, and networking opportunities.
🤔 What will you get:
Knowledge, skills, and resources needed to turn your business idea into reality
Feedback from angel investors and founders about your business idea
Ambitious team of potential co-founders
Valuable connections
🚀 How will the event go:
Throughout The Business Game, you will participate in 3 workshops, each 1,5-hour long about the following topics: Problem Definition + Ideation (10:00 – 11:30) Market Research and Validation (12:00 – 13:30) Building the Business Model (14:30 – 16:00)
Every workshop is very practical and will require your active involvement. We make sure to provide enough time for you to actually work on your business ideas. Every workshop will be led by a competent speaker who has experience in entrepreneurship and training. They will guide you throughout each workshop by providing knowledge, practical insights, and task explanations.
At the end of the day, the participants will pitch their business models to a jury of experts who decide on the winning team. We end the event with a networking drinks!
😲 What can you win?
Free first-stage Student Founders Programme tickets, where you’ll learn how to start a business from VC and Y Combinator-backed founders.
3 hours of business consulting with the Erasmus Centre of Entrepreneurship (ECE), which helps startups and scaleups grow!
🤔 Why should you join?
Create a comprehensive business plan that is ready to implement in your idea.
Gather feedback from angel investors (people who can give you money to make it happen) and previous founders.
Learn from seasoned professionals and entrepreneurs.
