The Garage Program
The Oxford Garage is for Thinkers, Doers, and Innovators. It is not an accelerator program. There are no mandatory workshops or boot camps. There are no mandatory check-ins or follow-ups.
OxGA (formerly Oxford Entrepreneurs Incubation Centre) is part of Oxford Entrepreneurs, Europe’s largest student-run entrepreneurship society. With more than 12,000 members around the globe, our alumni have founded startups with a combined valuation greater than USD$3 billion and built some of the world’s most impactful entrepreneurship ecosystems. Eligibility
Oxford University students and alumni are welcome to apply.
Benefits
It is a community that provides aspiring founders the opportunity to gain access to Oxford Garage’s network of mentors, partners, entrepreneurs, VCs, Oxford faculty, and alumni. You will also receive free resources and discounts from our global resource partners.
Application process
Click here to apply.
Social Enterprise Futures
The Social Enterprise Futures is an exciting new 2-day digital summit bringing together the UK Social Enterprise movement. The objectives of the Summit are:
To celebrate what the sector has achieved in the last year to keep going, keep open, and mitigate the worst impacts of Covid on people and society To shape the future of the movement seeking to build back better from the pandemic through inspiration, provocation, and discussion
The event will be a totally immersive online experience, delivered through an innovative online platform that allows participants to come up on stage with the main speakers, get involved with the debates, ask questions, network, connect with peers and share ideas. It will be interactive, engaging, and inspiring
They have a world-class line up of speakers already confirmed including: Paul Polman, Co-founder, and Chair of IMAGINE, CEO of Unilever 2009-2019 James Timpson OBE DL, Chief Executive of Timpson Ltd Dr. Myriam Sidibe, creator of the multi-award-winning and UN-recognized Global Handwashing Day Steve Murrells, CEO of Co-op Group
They will also be joined by former PM Gordon Brown who’ll be doing a pre-record for the event.
With many more to follow…
Eligibility
Social Enterprise Futures is open to anyone in the social enterprise company
Benefits
The benefits from The Social Enterprise Futures are as follows:
Get involved with the debates, ask questions, network, connect with peers, and share ideas Thrive like never before for the movement will be even more ambitious
Application Process
Click here to apply
Startup Grind Global Conference
Nothing can replace human interaction, but the power of online allows us to bring the education, access, opportunities, and inspiration of Startup Grind’s Global Conference to startups around the world. Startup Grind new virtual and choose-what-you-pay model makes this year’s event more accessible for startups globally than ever before. Join Startup Grind and 15,000 others for conversation and collaboration around tech, startups, and the future of innovation.
Eligibility
You can apply to this online conference if you’re:
Aspiring Entrepreneur Startup
Benefits
7 key themes Over 100 workshops Roundtables Keynotes Fireside Chats
Application Process
Click here to apply
2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Business Strategy and Social Science (ESCM)
2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Business Strategy and Social Science (ESCM) conference bring together academics and professionals from all business and economics disciplines to share the latest research findings and brainstorm new research ideas across disciplines. It is a unique forum for researchers with cross-disciplinary interests to meet and interact. Research papers using theoretical, quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches are encouraged as are those using interdisciplinary approaches.
Eligibility
The 2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurship welcomes empirical research as well as theoretical/conceptual research papers having potential for field applications and in-depth literature reviews. Broadly defined, but not limited to, tracks of the conference are:
Architecture, Gender Studies, Political Science, Banking Anthropology, Culture, Politics, and Governance Arts, Communications, Psychology, Business Ethics, E-commerce Demography, Ethics, Public Administration Gender Studies, Sociology, Tourism, Economic Theory Media, Music, Philosophy, Accounting, Business Administration Regional/International Trade Political Economy Banking Business Ethics Branding and Brand Management Islamic Finance and Banking Organizational Behaviour Entrepreneurship Environmental Economics Rural-Urban Development Tourism Economic Benefits
Share the latest research findings Meet and interact unique forum for researchers with cross-disciplinary Brainstorm new research ideas across disciplines
Application Process
Full Paper Submission Date: December 22, 2020 Click here to apply
SEW19 New Delhi
Startup Europe Week (SEW) is the largest regional entrepreneurship event and grassroots movement in the world whose goal is to help entrepreneurs grow and thrive wherever they are or come from. SEW has consistently achieved that through a series of locally-focused events that connect the local ecosystem and show entrepreneurs what support is available at their particular city and regional level. SEW is present in more than 300 cities in 50+ countries, with the collaboration of 250+ local co- organizers/ecosystem leaders. During SEW 2016, 2017 and 2018 more than 150.000 entrepreneurs attended SEW events around the world, and a global audience of 6 million+ entrepreneurs has been reached through more than 20 million+ impressions on online and social channels.
Eligibility
Entrepreneurs all around the world
Benefits
These are some of the SEW goals:
Showcase best initiatives promoted by regions to support entrepreneurs Inform the local ecosystem about what already exists to help them now Provide live consulting sessions on how to open a company, apply for a grant, etc Share among regional officers what other regions in Europe are doing and what can be leveraged locally Connect regional officers, investors, and corporates to create stronger local ecosystems
The SEW is an awesome opportunity for you to learn and get the resources already available and that you might not be aware of and have exposure at a European level to what you are doing in your region.
Application Process
Click here to apply SeedReady Bootcamp
The SeedReady Bootcamp provides entrepreneurs with access to trusted experts, applied knowledge, and actionable insights to help their startups succeed. The growing community enables entrepreneurs to tap into an ecosystem of peers and experts who can provide support and guidance where required. The company aims to make these skills and the network freely available to all entrepreneurs, whatever their background, and wherever they may be.
Eligibility
The SeedReady Bootcamp is open to entrepreneurs all over the world
Benefits
When joining the 5-Day “SeedReady Bootcamp” you’ll get:
5 days of live training: Starting November 23rd you will learn how to prepare your business for raising capital, how to reach, and close investors Get SeedReady: Learn step-by-step guides to help prepare both yourself and business to confidently pitch your startup to suitable investors Access to the private community: Instantly unlock access to the SeedReady online community with additional content and connection to other entrepreneurs Additional added value: Access to investor lists and templates to improve funding likeliness. Gain a network of accountability buddies and pitch partners Designed to get founders funded: The truth is, investors are looking for founders just like you. And there has never been a better time to get in front of investors. This five-day boot camp will help you laser target the ideal investor profile, make those connections… and reveal the tactics to successfully raise investment for your startup without looking like an amateur
Application Process
Click here to apply
Apply before: 23rd November 2020 MassChallenge Virtual Awards
Join MassChallenge for a live virtual celebration of innovation and creativity featuring 200+ startups from the 2020 accelerator programs in Austin, Boston, Houston, and Rhode Island. The event will showcase the progress the startups have made during their program, feature industry-leading speakers on thriving during uncertainty, and award up to $2M in equity-free cash prizes to the top startups from the programs.
MassChallenge has a transformative impact on the global innovation ecosystem. Now with nine accelerators across seven locations worldwide, MassChallenge equips bold entrepreneurs with the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to disrupt the status quo and to create meaningful change.
Eligibility
The challenge welcomes entrepreneurs. Benefits
The event will award up to $2M in equity-free cash prizes to the top startups from the programs.
Application process
Click here to apply.
Venture Leaders Mobile 2021
The Venture Leaders Mobile journey offers 10 selected entrepreneurs an accelerated learning curve and a solid network through their exchanges with their peers in the team, as well as market exposure, feedback from investors and experts, and hands-on business development.
An exclusive program in Barcelona (21. – 25. February 2021) Do you belong to the top mobile startups in Switzerland and want to boost your future? Then apply to be one of the 10 startups of the Swiss National Startup Team, the Venture Leaders Mobile. MWC Barcelona is the largest mobile event in the world, bringing together the latest innovations and leading-edge technology alongside today’s most influential visionaries.
Applications
If you are ready to conquer global markets and want to meet with mobile industry leaders and investors from the world, then this program is made for you. Eligibility
Those eligible to participate:
Founding and managing members of mobile-based Swiss startups Pioneering startup ideas in telecommunication (cloud, security, virtualization), intelligent connectivity (IOT, 5G, AI), fintech, digital health or automotive Ready to grow your business with investors building a global mobile startup
Benefits
An intense dive into the mobile scene and an opportunity for personal development, thanks to a program comprising:
Booth at the 4YFN startup conference within the Venture Leaders Mobile corner including exhibitor badge. Exclusive pitching and networking with investors and industry leaders at the SwissNight in Barcelona. Private pitching and feedback sessions with top investors and industry leaders. Social networking event. Support for personal business development activities during all stay. S-GE “Friend of Swiss Pavilion” access to Mobile World Congress.
Application process
Click here to apply. Apply before: 1st November 2020 Venture Briefing @ Lausanne
The Venture Briefing event series is designed to help students with an intent to pursue entrepreneurship take their first steps towards building a successful company. The events are held in English.
The event features a keynote speech from a successful entrepreneur. They will talk about their startup and share details about their journey building a successful company. They will also help answer some of your questions during the Q&A session:
How to become an entrepreneur? How to validate my idea? How to fund my idea? How to find help to bring my idea to life?
You will also be introduced to different support programs available to new entrepreneurs:
Venture Kick (up to 150K pre-seed capital for business development) InnoBooster (up to 150k grant to accelerate market entry) First Ventures (financial support and tailored coaching program for University of Applied Science students) Eligibility
Venture Briefing welcomes for students, Ph.D., postdoc, academic staff & alumni, interested in entrepreneurship.
Benefits
Join Venture Briefing and learn to pursue entrepreneurship towards building a successful company.
Application process
Click here to register. Festival of Female Entrepreneurs 2020
The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs is one of Enterprise Nation’s flagship events. Launching in Bristol before expanding to Edinburgh, it brings together some of the UK’s most influential female entrepreneurs, business leaders, and brightest start-ups to share ideas, solve challenges and get practical insights on how to start and grow a business.
This year Festival of Female Entrepreneurs 2020 is going virtual. Join from the comfort of your home or office on 23 October for the ninth Festival of Female Entrepreneurs.
You’ll enjoy a day of business inspiration and advice, plus Festival of Female Entrepreneurs 2020 will be crowned the 2020 Female Start-up of the Year winner live on the virtual stage. They will receive amazing prizes to help them and their businesses flourish and grow. The competition is now open for entries.
Eligibility
The virtual event welcomes female entrepreneurs, business leaders, and startups.
Benefits
Network with like-minded women in business across the UK, from the comfort of your own home. Hear from successful entrepreneurs across many industries. Gain practical advice on how to grow your business. Chat 1-2-1 with sponsors including Facebook, Xero, O2 Business, and many more. Support our three finalists, pitching on the day to be crowned Female Start-up of the Year 2020! Feel inspired, motivated, and empowered to thrive in business.
Application process
Click here to register. Slush China Event
Slush China is committed to empowering entrepreneurs and being the bridge between China and the rest of the world. Join the event in the biggest celebration of entrepreneurship and innovation in China.
As part of the global Slush community, Slush China is committed to helping entrepreneurs and facilitating connections between startups and top-tier investors, executives, and media in China and cross-borders.
It’s time to mark October 15-16 to your calendar in order to make sure that you are one of the 15,000 attendees of Slush Shanghai 2020 at the Shanghai World Expo Convention & Exhibition Center. Everything and everyone you need will be under one roof: meet your potential investors, clients, partners, showcase your products and shine in the spotlight whether it’s of the pitching stage or media interviews.
Eligibility
Slush China calls for entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators. Benefits
Slush China offers networking opportunities between startups, investors, across China. Slush has a long history of mixing together technology and music ever since Slush Music organized in Helsinki 2016-2017. Something new is being composed this time in central China’s tourist center Yangzhou as the first-ever S Tech-Fest will bring together 1,000 innovators for good times in an event where technology and music will dance to the same beat.
Application process
Click here to apply. Ent-Ex Barcelona: The Entrepreneurial Experience
Join Ent-Ex in Barcelona: The Entrepreneurial Experience for an intensive 3-day workshop. Here you’ll meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs, and with the help of our Coaches, identify and develop the skills which have made them successful. On the final day, you’ll have the chance to practice your networking skills, and present yourself or your business idea to local entrepreneurs, corporate managers, support agencies, and local government representatives.
Barcelona is the biggest, and most creative, the metropolis on the Mediterranean. With chic shopping, stylish restaurants, vibrant clubs, incredible beaches; you can also see creativity in Gaudí’s Modernist masterpieces and Messi’s creative football (and tax accounting). Barcelona offers a laidback and entrepreneurial atmosphere for youth, internationally recognized as one of the places to start up a business.
After each day’s workshop activities, the Ent-Ex venue team and alumni will help you get to know the city and make the most of the social activities it has to offer, whilst building the networks which will energize your career.
Eligibility
The group of participants (max 30 pax) is a mix of ambitious young professionals and students from different sectors, backgrounds, and countries. They are all entrepreneurial-minded with a wish to launch their career and network with like-minded people.
Benefits
During the 3 days, you meet four successful entrepreneurs who will share their journey of building and growing a company and the skills they used while doing it. Ent-Ex is an initiative by the European Institute for Industrial Leadership (EIIL). Since 2011 it has equipped over 750 people with entrepreneurial skills and a growing network, to improve their professional life. Ent-Ex is hosted in 9 European cities, has welcomed 86 experienced entrepreneurs, and has culminated into an Ent-Ex community.
Ent-Ex Online workshops of 2020 are:
– Barcelona 30 September – 2 October ONLINE
– Milan 14 – 16 October ONLINE
– Cologne 28 – 30 October ONLINE
– The Hague 4 – 6 November ONLINE
Application process
Click here to join.
Arizona Virtual 2020
Join the Arizona Virtual 2020 online program organized by the Founder Institute which is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator.
As the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Founder Institute helps you:
Focus on what’s important, using a structured growth process that defines your next steps, helps you move quickly, and has proven to reduce the time and cost to build a startup. Make smart decisions, through constant feedback on your strategy and progress for the entire lifecycle of your business from the world’s top entrepreneurs and investors. Build a global business, by leveraging the world’s largest network of startup mentors, founders, and investors (based in Silicon Valley, with chapters spanning 225+ cities across six continents). In times of change, entrepreneurs get to work building the future.
Eligibility
Startups, entrepreneurs, investors.
Benefits
Founders in programs that are going virtual will receive even more opportunities for collaboration, relationship building, and feedback when building their startup, such as;
1. More Office Hours Opportunities with Local Leaders and Mentors, and early access to our newly released Office Hours scheduling tool. 2. Weekly AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) Conference Calls and Private Webinars with the Silicon Valley FI Headquarters Team (including Adeo Ressi, CEO of Founder Institute), so you can get even more answers to the biggest questions you have building your business across a variety of topics. 3. Fast Track to Post-Programs (“Founder Lab”), where you can work closely with our Silicon Valley HQ virtually to reach advanced milestones like raising a seed round of funding for your business. 4. Free and unlimited global program access for life. As an FI Grad, you can attend any in-person program session in any city around the world at any time (including any future in-person program in your city).
In addition, the program anticipates slightly smaller cohorts during this time period, which increases the personal attention and feedback each individual founder receives.
Application process
Visit the website to start your application. Bangladesh Virtual 2020
Join the Bangladesh Virtual 2020 online program organized by the Founder Institute which is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator. The Founder Institute remains committed to providing founders with the highest quality pre-seed accelerator program in the world, while also keeping everyone safe by recognizing regional health advisories.
As the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, the Founder Institute helps you:
Focus on what’s important, using a structured growth process that defines your next steps, helps you move quickly, and has proven to reduce the time and cost to build a startup. Make smart decisions, through constant feedback on your strategy and progress for the entire lifecycle of your business from the world’s top entrepreneurs and investors. Build a global business, by leveraging the world’s largest network of startup mentors, founders, and investors (based in Silicon Valley, with chapters spanning 225+ cities across six continents).
In times of change, entrepreneurs get to work building the future.
Eligibility
Startups, investors. Benefits
Founders in programs that are going virtual will receive even more opportunities for collaboration, relationship building, and feedback when building their startup, such as;
1. More Office Hours Opportunities with Local Leaders and Mentors, and early access to our newly released Office Hours scheduling tool. 2. Weekly AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) Conference Calls and Private Webinars with the Silicon Valley FI Headquarters Team (including Adeo Ressi, CEO of Founder Institute), so you can get even more answers to the biggest questions you have building your business across a variety of topics. 3. Fast Track to Post-Programs (“Founder Lab”), where you can work closely with our Silicon Valley HQ virtually to reach advanced milestones like raising a seed round of funding for your business. 4. Free and unlimited global program access for life. As an FI Grad, you can attend any in-person program session in any city around the world at any time (including any future in-person program in your city).
In addition, the program anticipates slightly smaller cohorts during this time period, which increases the personal attention and feedback each individual founder receives.
Application process
Visit the website to start your application. Black is Tech: The Conference
The Black is Tech Conference is an event platform that connects black and minority tech professionals, students, and entrepreneurs and provides access to resources for these groups.
This 2019 Inaugral conference brought over 1000 attendees. 100+ companies were present including 40+ black and minority-owned startups showcasing at our Exhibition hall. The event brought over 40+ speakers covering topics from Entrepreneurship to AI, all in the heart of Midtown, Manhattan, NYC.
For 2020, the conference wants to bring an even better experience to the big apple. With an expected attendance of 2050, 60+ speakers and over 250+ companies expected to be present, the Conference will be an experience of value. The Black Tech plan to provide recruiting opportunities, workshops, networking, a lot of learning and so much more in the 2 days of the conference.
Eligibility
black and minority tech professional students entrepreneurs
Benefits
Keynotes, Panels and Fireside Sessions by A-list speakers Recruitment Opportunities Networking Sessions Startup Exhibition floor by black/minority-owned businesses Hackathon/Pitch Competition with Special Prize giveaways Games/After Party