{"id":15279,"date":"2019-02-27T16:04:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T12:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.iliauni.edu.ge\/event\/enterprise-and-entrepreneurship-skills-training\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T09:27:59","slug":"enterprise-and-entrepreneurship-skills-training","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/events.iliauni.edu.ge\/en\/event\/enterprise-and-entrepreneurship-skills-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Outline<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The programme will focus on developing students\u2019 enterprise skills and supporting them to create their own ventures in the creative industries. The programme will be delivered as an intensive \u2018business bootcamp\u2019 over two half-days at Ilia State University. The programme will guide students through the business start-up journey and equip them with skills in business planning, ideation and pitching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates and Times:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n1:00pm to 8:00pm on March 7th and 9:00am to 12:00pm on March 8th.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Audience<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>University students with an idea for a business or an interest in pursuing an entrepreneurial career path within the creative industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Developing students\u2019 knowledge of business start-up in a creative industry context<br \/>\nProviding students with the skills to launch a business in the creative industries<br \/>\nRaising awareness of Creative Spark and of the value of enterprising skills more broadly<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 1. Developing the Idea \u2013 March 7th 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1:00pm to 1:45pm<\/strong> \u2013 Innovation Based Entrepreneurship &#8211; introductory session by David Chechelashvili on innovation-based on entrepreneurship \u2013 getting the basic right and the road ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><em>Apart from the introductory session, Professor Gurpreet Jagpal will be the main\u00a0<\/em><em>facilitator.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>1:45pm to 3:15pm<\/strong> \u2013 Ideation \u2013 a range of creative thinking and idea generation tools will be introduced to the students and they will be invited to think about problems or challenges that they encounter in their everyday life that could be solved with a business\/social enterprise solution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4:15pm to 5:15pm<\/strong> \u2013 Idea development \u2013 students will learn how to evaluate ideas effectively and to develop their business models using the Business Model Canvas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5:15pm to 5:30pm<\/strong> \u2013 Break<\/li>\n<li><strong>5:30pm to 6:45pm<\/strong> \u2013 Understanding the market \u2013 students will be provided with practical tools to help them determine whether there is a market for their idea. This will include competitor analysis techniques and customer profiling tools based on the Lean Start Up methodology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>6:45pm to 8:00pm<\/strong> \u2013 Marketing the idea \u2013 building on the previous session, this session will focus on practical marketing tools and techniques that can be used to attract new customers and raise the profile of the business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Session 2. Building the Business \u2013 March 8th 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>9:00am to 10:30am<\/strong> \u2013 Financial and Funding \u2013 the students will work through practical activities to determine whether their idea is financially viable and will explore potential sources of funding to start or develop their idea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:30am to 11:00am<\/strong> \u2013 Intellectual Property \u2013 the students will be introduced to some of the key concepts in intellectual property and referred to appropriate resources for further support at a local level.\u00a0 (This particular session will be run by <strong>Teona Bebia<\/strong>&#8211; Patent and Licensing Associate at Technology Commercialization Office (TCO), ISU)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:00am to 12:00pm<\/strong> \u2013 Pitching the idea \u2013 students will construct a one-minute \u2018elevator\u2019 pitch that clearly articulates their business idea. Students will practice their pitch in small groups and provide feedback to each other.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In order to attend the training, please <strong>register<\/strong> beforehand (<strong>follow the link<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TpVSxf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2TpVSxf<\/a> )<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nFacilitator Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Gurpreet Jagpal<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship<br \/>\nDBA: Higher Education Management, MBA: Master of Business Administration, MSc: Real Estate Management, BA (Hons), MBTI Certified Practitioner, ILM Certificate<br \/>\nGurpreet is the Professor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, which is a pioneer in enterprise education, established to transform the futures of young people and support the next generation of entrepreneurs thereby creating a more successful economy.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this, Gups was Director of Research, Enterprise and Innovation at London South Bank University (LSBU, and CEO of South Bank University Enterprises Ltd (SBUEL) where his main responsibilities include the strategic and day-to-day operations for London South Bank University\u2019s (LSBU) research and enterprise activities.<\/p>\n<p>An inspirational, transformational and visionary Director, with over a decade of experience, spanning a number of higher education institutions, Gurpreet has successfully established, executed and fostered the growth of a number of enterprise and business outreach centres strengthening their links with local industry.<\/p>\n<p>His expertise span the areas of: research support; knowledge transfer; enterprise skills; entrepreneurship; innovation; life coaching; management consulting; mentoring; project management; commercial property and business development. Gurpreet also runs his own residential property business specialising in buy-to-lets and project-managing renovations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Davit Chechelashvili<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nDavid has been an entrepreneur and held numerous strategy and business development positions in hi-tech startups since 1999. His fields of experience span from hard core technology disciplines like immersive visualization solutions, VR\/AR, Stereo 3D to sophisticated consumer marketing industries including retail and education.<\/p>\n<p>As an entrepreneur, David was one of the founders of Neurok Optics and iZ3D.<br \/>\nAs a strategy executive, David determined strategic direction at X6D Ltd (known under DBA XPAND) in addition to Neurok Optics and iZ3D. He has a proven track record in building retail presence, distribution channels (including OEM) and strategic partnerships for both, small private companies (X6D, Neurok, iZ3D) and divisions of larger companies (MicroAge, Deloitte &amp; Touche, Renaissance Capital).<\/p>\n<p>From 2014 David has been a visiting lecturer at Ilia State University and a Marketing and Business Development specialist of Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) at the same university.<br \/>\nDavid is a mentor for Startup Braga (Portugal) and the Innovation and Technology Agency. 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