Entrepreneurship: Create your Start-up is designed for students who dream of launching their own business and have the ambition to make it happen. 
"Have you always wanted to turn a great idea into a real company? In the minor Create your Start-up, you’ll get the unique opportunity to build, pitch, and launch a start-up as a team. From market research to product development, from business plan to pitch battle – this is your entrepreneurial bootcamp. You’ll learn by doing, and you’re guaranteed to step far outside your comfort zone. Ready to actually become an entrepreneur?" 

Project Examples
• Develop an innovative product or service and test it on the market.
• Use design thinking to create a Minimum Viable Product with real customers.
• Build a brand and start-up from scratch — from logo to social media.
• Sell your product or service for real — can your team sell out by the end of the minor? 

Why Entrepreneurship: Create your Start-up is right for me 
• If your heart races at the idea of turning your own ideas into reality. 
• If you want to develop into a confident, creative, and action-oriented entrepreneur. 
• If you're looking for a hands-on program where you actually launch a business. 

In this minor, you’ll learn to be an entrepreneur by actually becoming one. You’ll form a start-up management team with your peers and go through the full journey from idea to execution. You’ll develop a business plan, conduct market research, build a prototype, and test your product or service. Then, you’ll dive into sales, branding, and customer acquisition. You’ll learn how to think like an entrepreneur, pitch your ideas, negotiate, budget — and most importantly — how to fail, adapt, and try again. By the end of this minor, you’ll walk away not only with theoretical knowledge but with actual entrepreneurial experience. 

This minor is open to all bachelor students who are bold, driven, and have an entrepreneurial mindset. No prior experience is required, but a high level of motivation and willingness to learn is essential. Expect an intensive, practical program where you and your team carry full responsibility for your company. 

The program includes regular classes, workshops, coaching sessions, and project time. You’ll work closely with your team both in school and off-site. Throughout the semester, there are multiple pitches, presentations, and progress evaluations. Outside of scheduled classes, expect to invest significant time in growing your start-up. 

Assessment consists of several components: as a team, you’ll deliver a business plan, a Minimum Viable Product, and pitch your start-up in a competitive battle. Individually, you’ll submit a reflective report about your development within the team. You’ll also be evaluated on your attitude, teamwork, and the performance of your start-up. Ongoing feedback and coaching will help you sharpen your strategy and execution. 

This minor is also offered in Dutch in semester 1 in Haarlem and The Hague.

It may happen that there are not enough registrations for a module, which means that it had to be cancelled.