Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SME Management (CENTIM)
Start-up Summer School 2025
Date
Monday, 11 August 2025
to Friday, 15 August 2025
Time
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
Location
tba
Programme
The Spring School offers a varied mix: Every day there is a technical impulse on the planned daily goal as well as a methodological training with personal guidance. There is also plenty of time for research and individual or team work. In between, you will regularly present your results and progress and receive personal feedback from the trainers and the group.
The workshop content will also be taught in English.
Secure your place now!
- You don't need your own start-up idea to take part in the Start-up Spring School!
- If you already have your own business idea and would like to work on it, simply contact us in advance.
Waiting list
Day 1: Idea generation & business model development
You start with an introduction and get to know the other participants. After a creative brainstorming session, you will form teams and develop your first business models - supported by GenAI and Perplexity.
Day 2: Problem validation with user interviews
You formulate hypotheses about customer needs and test them directly in the field. You collect valuable feedback through interviews with potential users and iteratively refine your ideas.
Day 3: Market analysis & expert insights
After further interviews, you will analyse the market size, competition and trends. An inspiring keynote and testimonials from successful founders will give you valuable insights.
Day 4: Prototyping & pitch preparation
You will develop initial prototypes or mock-ups of your products/services. You will then fine-tune your pitches to present your business idea convincingly.
Day 5: Communication training & final pitch
Professional communication training will prepare you for the stage. You will then present your ideas to a jury of experienced founders and coaches.
Done: graduation
After an informative, exciting and perhaps exhausting 5 days of work at the Start-up Spring School, you will not only have gained important business experience, but will of course also receive confirmation of your participation in this professional training programme.
The Start-up Spring School is a joint programme offered by Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (represented by the Start-up-Manufaktur) and the University of Bonn (Transfer Center enaCom). All members of the two universities can register for the free programme (students, employees, alumni).
Please note that application for the Start-up Spring School means participation in all five workshop days.
Contact
Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
F 413
Address
Grantham-Alle 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Telephone
+49 2241 865 9943
Karoline Noth
Project lead SoNaR, @ Start-up-Manufaktur - das Gründungszentrum der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Location
Rheinbach
Room
H 306
Address
Von-Liebig-Straße 20
53359, Rheinbach
Contact hours
Mo-Do: nach Vereinbarung
Telephone
+49 2241 865 9850Location
Sankt Augustin
Room
F 413
Address
Grantham-Allee 20
Sankt Augustin
Telephone
022418659850