The 5th edition of the Start-up Boost Weekend, support by the EU4Business SMEDA project in Armenia will take place on April 26-28, at the French University of Armenia.
Once again, university students from seven partner universities will get together to master the essentials of entrepreneurship during 54-hour sessions on Ideation, Pitching, Lean Canvas building, Hypothesis design with the support of experienced mentors and successful start-up owners.
The event is a unique opportunity for students with different skills – software developers, designers, entrepreneurs, marketers, product managers, start-up enthusiasts – to come together to team up and build new start-ups.
Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through team formation, business model development, customer interviews, prototyping, deck design and pitching the weekend culminates with 4-minute presentations to the panel of experienced entrepreneurs.
Awesome prizes are designed to add value to the winning start-up teams!
The EU4Business SMEDA (Support to SME Development in Armenia) project supports the improvement of the business and investment climate for SMEs in Armenia. It aims to strengthen the private sector, support SME coordination mechanisms, and foster links between research institutions and the private sector, as well as providing access to finance for SMEs.