March 29, 2024 5 min read
CO-Working: Startup Acceleration Program

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Alexandria Innovation Zone continues its dynamic actions to strengthen the community of startup businesses, consistently seeking to inspire, support and unite those who want to take their first steps in innovative entrepreneurship.

As part of the project «Promotion entrepreneurship by supporting promising innovative ideas through pre-incubating mechanisms» with an acronym Co-Working of the project Interreg V-A Cooperation Programme Greece - Bulgaria 2014-2020, which is co-funded by the European Union and national funds of the participating countries, the Alexandria Innovation Zone, as lead partner, is to implement a startup acceleration program. Applications for participation must be submitted by Wednesday, September 7, 2022.

What is targeted by the current acceleration programme for startups

The accelerator program is aimed at those who would like develop or already have a business idea that is at an early stage of exploration or development. It is a a programme to support innovative business teams, which helps participants to mature their idea in a short period of time and discover a sustainable business model that will allow them to grow, as start-ups, in large markets internationally. The acceleration program includes:

  • theoretical approach to entrepreneurship issues
  • Business discovery labs
  • Consulting and mentoring participants to support their business ideas

Themes of the CO-Working programme

The acceleration program in the framework of the Co-Working project will concern the organization of a Bootcamp which will be structured in the following 5 thematic units: 1) Development of Lean Startup Methodology 2) Development of Business Model Canvas Methodology

3) Development of Assumption Validation Methodology 4) Pitching Techniques and Approaches5) Internal Evaluation Methodology In the above context, 3 identical training cycles of 20 participants will be implemented for each thematic unit. Each of the cycles will include theoretical training and practical training of the methodology. For the successful completion of the acceleration program, comprehensive participation in each thematic unit is required. The acceleration program will take place with the physical presence of the participants in the area of the Alexandria Innovation Zone.Where applicable, to ensure the protection of the beneficiaries, the ability to participate using digital media. From all interested parties who will submit an application for participation, a total of 60 participants will be selected based on predetermined criteria. Then, to those selected, an invitation and the detailed program will be sent. The conduct of the acceleration program will be implemented in the period 12/09/2022 – 07/10/2022 and monitoring is mandatory.

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