A toolbox for creating your start-up!

Are you a student, doctoral, post-doctoral, with a diploma from EPFL, from the University of Lausanne, or from any other Swiss university? If you dream of launching your own company, or if you want to get your project off the ground, we give you a hand-up over six months or in only 54 hours. Venturelab is a national program from the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI) that is supported by the Swiss Confederation. The many training courses offered by the organization are all free, and they are for both budding entrepreneurs and those who have already acquired some experience. This year, its activities begin on February 21st with the "Venture Challenge". During a semester, experienced professionals provide - once a week - the essential tools required for starting a company: including a business strategy, marketing, business plan, and building a winning team. This basic training takes in 25 participants per semester. It's provided in French in the Winter and in English in the Fall.