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Kickstart 🚀
your future

Kickstart
🚀 your future

Learn to think like an entrepreneur and win a laptop, trip to Barcelona, money to start your project and much more 👀

Only until 31st October

Soutěž & Podnikej 2024/25

Soutěž & Podnikej 2024/25

The largest Czech student business competition

Win a laptop, trip to Barcelona, money to start your project and much more

You'll experience workshops as well as mentoring

Choose from 2 project categories

Final in Prague in April 2025

Who can apply

Soutěž & Podnikej is intended for high school students aged 15 – 21 who have their own idea and want to turn it into reality. Sign up as an individual or as a team and choose which category your idea falls into: business & startup or social entrepreneurship & non-profit sector.

Soutěž & Podnikej is intended for high school students aged 15 – 21 who have their own idea and want to turn it into reality. Register as an individual or as a team and choose which category your idea fits into: business, startup, social enterprise, or non-profit sector.

How does it work?

The application deadline is October 31, 2024, but don’t wait to apply, the number of spots is limited. We are selecting 15 projects for each category. You will have 7 online workshops and a spring weekend retreat, with a mentor to help you throughout. In April 2025, we will meet for the finals in Prague, where you will present in front of an audience and a jury that will decide on the winner.

What's in it for you?

In Soutěž & Podnikej, you will experience a 6month intensive program where you will learn to think like an entrepreneur and gain a lot of knowledge and contacts. You can win a laptop, trip to Barcelona to Lelandia camp, money to start your own project and other prizes, and you will receive mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs. You can also look forward to free workshops and a weekend retreat.

Timeline

Applications close on October 31, 2024. Mentors will be assigned in November, and a 6-month program full of workshops will begin, during which you will work on your idea. We will meet in spring on a weekend retreat and in April 2025, we will meet at the finals in Prague, where you will present your project and compete for the grand prize.

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Econverse CZ 2024/25

Econverse CZ 2024/25

A successful competition for the first time in V4 countries

Win prizes in 1,000 EUR value

5 different project categories

National finals in Prague 11/2024

Grand finals in Warsaw 3/2025

Who can apply

Econverse je mezinárodní soutěž pro studenty ve věku 16 až 21 let, kteří si chtějí zkusit práci na podnikatelském nápadu od A do Z a to v angličtině. Účastníky rozdělíme do týmů podle zvolené kategorie: e-commerce, lifestyle, industry 4.0, digital health a future of work & education.

How does it work?

Once you apply, we will let you know by October 28 whether you have made it among the 60 progressing participants and assign you a team and mentor. We will meet in Prague, where on November 1 and 2 you will work on a project that you will also pitch. Winners will compete against teams from Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia at the Grand Finale in Warsaw in March 2025.

What's in it for you?

In Econverse, you'll find out how things work in the business world, learn to collaborate effectively, and gain plenty of contacts. You will be competing for prizes worth 1000 EUR as well as mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and other prizes. The prize in Grand finale is 5 000 EUR investment.

Timeline

Applications close on October 27, 2024, and by October 28, you will find out if you have been picked to participate.
On November 1 and 2, we will meet in Prague, where you will prepare your project together and present your pitch in front of the jury. The winning team will travel to the Grand Final in Warsaw in March 2025.

Applications to Econverse Prague 2024/25 are now closed.

What alumni are saying

What alumni are saying

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FAQs

FAQs

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