Students will develop several competencies required within the entrepreneurship and small business domain, such as opportunity recognition, strategic and relational competencies. Moreover, team and managerial skills will be further developed.

In this skill, students are offered three possibilities:

1.In a group of four to six students, you set-up your own student company and you effectively run and manage this company during one academic year. Both commercial and social venture projects can be initiated.

2. In a group of two to three students, you join an academic entrepreneur or a valorization officer, and based on a technological invention or patent, the team’s aim is to bring this invention to commercial application, and/or to set-up a new venture.

3. A group of two to three students assists the entrepreneur of a small or medium-sized company during one year in the management of his/her company. Besides making a thorough analysis of the current business situation, you write a strategic development plan. Moreover, you execute one specific project to enhance value creation in this company.

Teaching method: opening lecture (to be planned in September and February, as this is a floating skill)
- Work in subgroups
- Tutorials and group coaching sessions

To be decided, will be announced in the block book.

Knowledge of bachelor courses in accounting, finance, marketing, organisation and strategy