BOOTSTRAP SKEMA Ventures Americas

Mar 4 - May 4 | Paris, France

The sky is not the limit !

About this Program

The bootstrap is THE PLACE TO BE to give life to entrepreneurial ideas of SKEMA students from Raleigh and Belo Horizonte campuses !
Mentors will challenge you and make sure you will find the right way to leverage your business opportunities. You will find out how to design a solid value proposition and produce and deliver it profitably through the right business model!

Day 1 (Raleigh time; +1h for Belo)
8:00 – 8:30 : Kick-off and introduction of the BOOTSTRAP
8:30 – 9:30 : Pitch your entrepreneurial idea
9:45 – 10:15 : Defining the value proposition
10:15 – 12.00 : Practice and coaching
Lunch break
13:30 – 14:30 : Pitches of the value proposition
14:30 – 15:00 : From the value proposition to the business model
15:15 – 18:00 : Practice and coaching
18:00 - 20:30 : Entrepreneur Dinner (Raleigh Campus Only)
Day 1 Deliverables: first draft of your lite business plan

Day 2 (Raleigh time; +1h for Belo)
8:00 – 8:45 : Testimonial from an entrepreneur
9:00 – 12:00 : Practice and coaching (cont.)
Day 2 Deliverables: Fine-tuned business model
Afternoon is free to finalize your pitched business plan

Day 3 (Raleigh time; +1h for Belo)
8:00 – 8:15 : Welcome jury members
8:15 – 11:00 : Final pitch of the business plan in front of the on-line or In-person jury
11:00 – 11:30 : Feedback from the jury
11:30 – 11:45 : Wrap-up and seminar conclusion
11:45 - 13:00 : (Raleigh Only) Networking Luncheon with Jury
Coaching methods:
The Bootstrap will emphasize iterative construction of the different steps of the business plan with daily pitches and feedbacks from professionals as well as peer trainees.
Action learning will structure the training in order to leverage cross-fertilization between participants.
Testimonials from entrepreneurs will also enable experience sharing on the entrepreneur’s curriculum.
Coaching will be in English.

Date: 3 April 2023 to 5 April 2023.
Venue: SKEMA Business School, Raleigh and Belo campuses

Industries

Business Products, Business Services