Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Sustainability and social entrepreneurship is an important factor in our society - Do you think so, too?

Social, ecological and economic sustainability in business management is one of the most important challenges and fields of action of our time.

The development of innovative solutions in social and sustainable entrepreneurship lead to more holistic sustainability in business models and that's what we want to develop together with you!

No matter if you are a student, research assistant, lecturer or professor: We support you in your start-up career!

Through success stories of inspiring founders, our strong network, topic-specific coaching and our events around social and sustainable entrepreneurship, you will be well prepared for your start in the social and sustainable start-up cosmos!

You already have an idea or just want to know how we can support you? Then get contact us (gruendes[at]hs-esslingen.de)!

For more information please contact Lisa Stoll (lisa.stoll[at]hs-esslingen.de)

 

The education and training program

Want to know what ideation, design thinking and business modeling are all about?

The Entrepreneurship School is an education and training program that gives you the toolset for entrepreneurial thinking and innovation processes!

The workshops have the following goals:

  • Developed own idea and implemented first prototype
  • Acquired important skills for the future of work
  • Methods and tools for implementing own idea
    learned and applied
  • Certificate for successful participation

Over a compact period of 5 workshops, you will be introduced to the world of idea generation, design thinking and business modeling. You will gain practical insights into the implementation of your own ideas, prototyping & testing and pitch training.

In addition, the Entrepreneurship School offers keynote speeches by experienced speakers and the opportunity for personal development. You have the chance to earn up to 5 ECTS and a certificate.

Become part of a dynamic community dedicated to creating added value for society and the environment through technical start-ups!

The Entrepreneurship School takes place every semester.
Please note: Course language is German

See German site for more information.

The Talk Series

The Start-up Talk is about successful practical examples and challenges in start-ups!

Experienced founders talk about their successes and the biggest challenges that self-employment brings.

The Start-up Talks are held in cooperation with the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the business development agencies of the districts and cities of Esslingen and Göppingen. They are aimed at anyone who wants to learn from the experiences of others.

Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to ask your questions live and network with the start-ups!
 

We will gladly provide you with a certificate of participation. Please contact your contact person in advance of the event.

Please note: Event will be held in German. English events are marked.

See German site for more information.

Experience innovation up close!

The Innovationsstarter brings together students, professors, experts, SMEs, start-ups and the interested public.

After a keynote speech by a guest speaker from the innovation environment, the participants are asked to innovatively work on a task with a thematic focus in the sense of an ideation hackathon during the event. The results will then be discussed and prizes awarded. The evening will take place in the brand new MakerSpacES! of GründES! so that, in addition to the creative atmosphere, the creative lab can also be visited afterwards.

The innovation starter takes place in cooperation with CODE_n and de:hub.

 

We will gladly provide you with a certificate of participation. Please contact your contact person in advance of the event.

Please note: Event will be held in German. English events are marked.

See German site for more information.

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