Junior Accelerator Baden-Württemberg

The Junior Accelerator Baden-Württemberg program is dedicated to young founders.

The program allows them to delve deeper into their field and develop their idea further. The program is aimed at pupils and students between the ages of 16 and 25.

The turbo for young start-up talents 

Have you already successfully taken part in a business simulation game, a business plan competition or an entrepreneurship event? Do you want to turn a business idea into reality? Then the Junior Accelerator Baden-Württemberg is the right place for you!

For one year, the Initiative for Business Start-ups and Business Succession – ifex – of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Finance and Economics and the University of Mannheim will provide you with intensive support in implementing your start-up idea. You will receive professional training in all aspects of starting a business and personal coaching from experienced start-up consultants. Get to know other young start-up talents, meet experts and make contact with potential investors for your project.

What participants can expect:

  • Bootcamps: Three intensive start-up training sessions, together with other participants, each lasting two days in different cities in Baden-Württemberg (accommodation and meals included): 
  • Coaching: Personal start-up consultant who accompanies the participants for over a year on their path to self-employment.
  • Mentoring: At the end of the program, participants are assigned an experienced entrepreneur who can provide them with advice and support later on.
  • Certificate: Once the founder has participated in all modules and successfully presented the project to a high-caliber jury, the participant receives a certificate – signed by the Minister of Finance and Economics of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
  • Perspective: Participants discover the professional field of entrepreneurship as a career option, make important contacts and are inspired by the founding stories of exciting entrepreneurs.
  • Soft skills: In addition to the knowledge required to found a company, the Junior Accelerator program also promotes familiarity with entrepreneurial thinking and expands leadership skills.

Requirements for the participants:

  • Successful participation in a business simulation game, competition in the field of business start-ups or an entrepreneurship event
  • High motivation to found a company
  • Participation in all three boot camps in Stuttgart, Freiburg and Mannheim
  • Age: 16–25 years
  • Pupil or student
  • Travel costs will be covered
  • Independent organization of the journey
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