from scratch to your own business

XLX helps students, researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs turn ideas into concrete business opportunities. The program is designed to create awareness, stimulate entrepreneurial thinking and provide a first structured approach to starting a business.

Learning by doing

Participants work in teams and take the role of entrepreneurs. Within a time-pressured interactive simulation-game, the develop a business idea and convert that into a business model. They interact with mentors and experts and make key-decisions. The whole game is guided by teachings on the several aspects of entrepreneurship. This hands-on approach creates a realistic and engaging learning experience

What participants gain

• Understanding of what it takes to start a business
• Experience in developing a business concept
• Interaction with experts and real world feed-back
• Increased confidence and entrepreneurial mindset
• and it is fun to start your own business

Outcome

The result is a first validated business concept or business model that can serve as the starting point for further development.

“This approach not only makes learning more engaging, it really helps you get to know yourself. The experience was so intense that we immediately wanted to continue and actually start building a real business.”

Team HHS, university applied sciences