{"id":10228,"date":"2023-03-05T17:34:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/venturegarden-launch-of-the-4th-cycle-of-the-business-idea-accelerator-in-crete\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T08:56:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T08:56:41","slug":"venturegarden-launch-of-the-4th-cycle-of-the-business-idea-accelerator-in-crete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/venturegarden-launch-of-the-4th-cycle-of-the-business-idea-accelerator-in-crete\/","title":{"rendered":"VentureGarden: launch of the 4th cycle of the business idea accelerator in Crete"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/venturegarden-enarxi-tou-4ou-kuklou-tou-epitaxinti-ideon-stin-kriti-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The cooperation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alba.acg.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece<\/strong><\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizrupt.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Bizrupt<\/strong><\/a> establishes in Crete the successful <strong>VentureGarden<\/strong> program to <strong>support entrepreneurs, <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">startupers<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>those<\/strong> <strong>with a business idea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>programme<\/strong> is addressed to <strong>people<\/strong> with <strong>vision<\/strong> and <strong>dedication<\/strong>, who aspire to <strong>join<\/strong> the <strong>entrepreneurial ecosystem<\/strong> or <strong>develop<\/strong> <strong>their<\/strong> <strong>existing<\/strong> <strong>business<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>potential entrepreneurs<\/strong> who will be selected to participate in the  <strong>VentureGarden<\/strong>, will attend  <strong>8 lessons in 5 weeks.<\/strong>  The courses are  <strong>based on<\/strong>  <strong>proven<\/strong> <strong>training<\/strong> <strong>program<\/strong> of the  <strong>VentureGarden<\/strong>. After  <strong>completion of<\/strong>  <strong>course<\/strong>, a selection of participants is made, who enter a process of  <strong>mentoring<\/strong> for <strong>a period of<\/strong> <strong>3 months<\/strong>. The programme is <strong>free of charge<\/strong> and the <strong>courses<\/strong> <strong>are conducted<\/strong> <strong>in Greek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>True to VentureGarden&#8217;s motto <strong>&#8220;Helping People Grow Ideas&#8221;,<\/strong> the <strong>trainers<\/strong> and <strong>mentors<\/strong> of the program will provide the <strong>right<\/strong> <strong>skills<\/strong> to those interested in <strong>cultivating<\/strong> their <strong>entrepreneurial<\/strong> <strong>skills<\/strong>. <strong>Participants<\/strong> will test their ideas by learning <strong>modern strategy and marketing tools<\/strong> for implementing business ideas, including:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>the Value Proposition Canvas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>the Empathy Map<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>market research methods<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Graduates of<\/strong> <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>program<\/strong> will receive from Bizrupt <strong>annual<\/strong> <strong>packages of<\/strong> the integrated system for the <strong>organization of daily business life, income\/expense management<\/strong> and <strong>electronic invoicing<\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelatologio.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\n  <strong>Pelatologio<\/strong>\n<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>VentureGarden<\/strong> <strong>courses<\/strong> in <strong>Crete<\/strong> will <strong>start<\/strong> on <strong>25 January<\/strong>. They will take place <strong>every<\/strong> <strong>Monday<\/strong> and <strong>Wednesday<\/strong>. The <strong>program<\/strong> will be implemented with <strong>physical presence<\/strong> at <strong>Fairlo<\/strong> &#8216;s <strong>offices<\/strong> (107 Sofoklis Venizelos Street, Heraklion).<\/p>\n\n<p>Already since the <strong>launch of<\/strong> the <strong>programme<\/strong> in <strong>Heraklion<\/strong> in <strong>2019<\/strong>, <strong>more<\/strong> than <strong>170 applications<\/strong> have been <strong>received<\/strong>. The <strong>first 3 cycles of the programme<\/strong> have been attended by <strong>50<\/strong> <strong>participants<\/strong>. <strong>More than 165 hours of supportive mentoring<\/strong> have been offered to VentureGarden participants. <strong>99%<\/strong> of programme <strong>participants<\/strong> say they would <strong>recommend<\/strong> the <strong>programme<\/strong> to friends and acquaintances.<\/p>\n\n<p>Those who are interested in attending must <strong>fill<\/strong> in the application form by <strong>26 December<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.alba.acg.edu\/vgheraklionregistration-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/resources.alba.acg.edu\/vgheraklionregistration-1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>A short personal interview will follow to select the entrepreneurs who will attend it.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Interested parties<\/strong> can <strong>learn more about the program<\/strong> by contacting the VentureGarden Manager at Alba Graduate Business School Sofia Foukaraki (<a href=\"mailto:sfoukaraki@alba.acg.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n  <strong>sfoukaraki@alba.acg.edu<\/strong>\n<\/a>, 210-8964531) and the program manager for Bizrupt Konstantinos Vassakis (<a href=\"mailto:kostas@bizrupt.gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n  <strong>kostas@bizrupt.gr<\/strong>\n<\/a>, 281-0335660).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cooperation of Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece with the Bizrupt establishes in Crete the successful VentureGarden program to support entrepreneurs, startupers and those with a business idea. The programme The programme is addressed to people with vision and dedication, who aspire to join the entrepreneurial ecosystem or develop their existing 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