Blended Training
Equipping experienced professionals with the mindset, tools, and frameworks for successful entrepreneurship and innovation.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Our blended training is research-based and developed by the University of Zurich and Zurich University of Applied Sciences. It is designed for experienced professionals who want to explore, develop, or advance a meaningful project, venture, or business idea.
Whether you are leaving corporate life, academia, or an established professional role, Novapreneurs helps you design an entrepreneurial next chapter with the right learning, the right community, and the right tools.
A 4-month journey to move from idea to action.
Over approximately four months, participants learn how to move from curiosity to clarity – and from idea to first implementation.
You can join with your own idea, develop a new one during the training, or team up with others.
The training combines flexible e-learning with live sessions, peer exchange, practical project work, expert feedback, and in-person workshops. You will join a cohort of around 12 participants and have access to a practice-oriented curriculum, project-based learning, innovation coaching, and a certificate of completion.
This is a guided journey for those who want to build.
Participants apply the learned methods directly to a real project, either individually or in teams. By the end of the program, participants should have greater clarity, stronger entrepreneurial confidence, a tested project/venture direction, and a community of peers who can support the next step.
Time investment: Minimum 80 hours
Options: Day or evening training program
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Language: German and English
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Your learning journey
In this training, you will gain in-depth knowledge about core topics such as:
- Innovation and entrepreneurship fundamentals
- Design Thinking and problem discovery
- Understanding users and target groups
- Ideation and solution development
- Prototyping and testing
- Business models and implementation planning
- Strengths, resources, values, and personal fit
- Financing options and risk management
- Sustainability, growth, and innovation culture
Ideal for people who
- have a project or business idea and want structure
- are considering self-employment or a portfolio career
- are curious about entrepreneurship, but do not know where to start
- want to apply their expertise to a meaningful problem
- want to start a side hustle while working
- are already building something and need support
- want to understand innovation methods in a practical way
- want to be part of an entrepreneurial community
Overview of e-learning modules (in German)
Module 1
Introduction to Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Module 2
Understand the problem
Module 3
Develop a solution
Module 4
Prototype and test
Module 5
Plan implementation
Module 6
Think about sustainability and scaling
Training overview
