Initiatives
IDEA KICK
Strengthening Switzerland as a business location by promoting innovation and entrepreneurship;
Promoting young, committed talent at Swiss schools and universities.
IDEA KICK
Idea Kick builds a bridge between entrepreneurial initiatives at school like Schweizer Jugend forscht, Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES) and follow up programs. It offers support for young people aiming to turn their ideas into entrepreneurial practice. The modular program includes different elements such as funding, team building, coaching and access to the entrepreneurship community. Young talents who enter the world of entrepreneurship via Idea Kick are introduced to further initiatives such as Talent Kick, First Ventures and Venture Kick which allow them to seamlessly continue developing their ideas throughout their studies.
Talent Kick promotes committed students and doctoral students interested in entrepreneurial implementation with a 1 to 2 year support programme based at the university.
The student talents can receive a grant of up to CHF 5,000 for the initial implementation of their ideas.
Venture Kick is a 9-month funding programme for entrepreneurial scientists at universities to take their promising business idea from research to the market.