Novancia Boot Camp:
a two week Summer School in Paris
(June 30^th – July 13^th 2013)

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. (Walt Disney)

Organizing this second summer school as an "Interactive Boot Camp"

This entrepreneurship program is hands-on, highly interactive and focused on improving participants’ management skills, boosting their self-confidence and developing their physical abilities to face new business challenges.

We will organize conferences and workshops focused on bringing together students with brilliant ideas from universities around the world with faculty, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists for an intensive learning experience

• A team of experienced faculty and successful entrepreneurs works with participants, introducing ideas and concepts, and showing how to apply them to a current or potential business.
• A number of guest entrepreneurs share their experiences, challenges, successes, and advice throughout the course of the program.

Academic approach

Intensive learning

Business planning courses

To explore idea generation, opportunity identification and screening, creating an elevator pitch, venture strategy, market research and team formation.

Empowerment

Classroom instructions, workshops, teamwork and cultural activities are designed to inspire students to achieve their entrepreneurial vision.

Experience

It offers insight into best practices in business planning and practical entrepreneurial approaches.

Exchange

Networking

The Boot Camp sessions connect international students with top entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business leaders and university experts.

Hard work

It is an intensive and instructive way to gain critical feedback and advice about business models and business planning.

Cultural diversity

Participants will spend 2 weeks in multicultural teams, learning how to identify critical issues for a business plan.

Workshops

An intercultural approach : from the idea to the project presentation