Entrepreneurship Academy
The Entrepreneurship Academy is a free program for young people developing their entrepreneurial ideas and business plans. The goal is to encourage economic development by empowering young people, awakening the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation, and providing opportunities for contact with potential investors.
Project phases
Accelerator
The Accelerator is a five-day seminar designed to provide participants with intensive theoretical lectures, connect groups, and introduce them to a broader range of topics for further development. It consists of lectures, workshops, mentor discussions, and daily experience exchanges in an open format, following the “fireside chat” principle.
After the seminar, all teams have additional time to develop their ideas and implement the knowledge gained through education and mentorship. During this phase, participants complete homework assignments which they submit to the virtual classroom on the “Google Classroom” platform. These assignments are monitored by the mentors and the Academy’s organizational team, who provide instructions for corrections and improvement.
Master Seminar
The Master Seminar is the second educational segment of ASK’s Entrepreneurship Academy. It is structured as a three-day seminar with full-day, intensive lectures aimed at analyzing, evaluating, and improving performance. This seminar is dedicated to deepening specific knowledge gained in the previous segment—the Accelerator—which provided foundational knowledge in key areas essential for starting and improving business ventures.
At the Master Seminar, the lecturers are not only experts in specific fields but also entrepreneurs with relevant experience and proven business success. Their role is to reassess the overall status of projects, aiming to eliminate persistent flaws in the concept and to fully develop and strengthen key points for growth.
Final Event
The Final Event, along with the closing ceremony, is a two-day event for the best teams that have successfully completed the Accelerator and Master Seminar. This ceremony is attended by around a hundred guests, including members of the youth community and key players in the startup ecosystem in Serbia, to foster connections, networking, and the exchange of experiences.
The entire program is organized with the goal of achieving long-term impact on the target group, encouraging young people to become entrepreneurs, and promoting collaboration among all the actors present at the event. The first day of the event is dedicated to a general rehearsal of all participants’ presentations, along with additional work on improving public speaking skills. On the second day, the finalists have the opportunity to present their ideas in front of a panel of experts and potential investors, hoping to attract interest in investing in their business proposals.
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Историја пројекта
The Academy, as in previous years, is aimed at young people who have started their entrepreneurial ventures within the past year or have well-developed ideas and need encouragement and additional knowledge to begin implementation.
The 4th generation of the Entrepreneurship Academy, like the 3rd, is being conducted as part of the project “Digital Economy for Balanced and Resilient Economic Development.” Within this project, the development of an online Resource Center dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship also continues. The Digital Resource Center platform will offer educational and informative materials in one place, allowing young entrepreneurs to expand their knowledge and improve their skills.
Winner of the 4th Generation
Nikola Milanović from Kragujevac
With the idea of developing the application "Wellpet.AI," which utilizes two cutting-edge technologies: artificial intelligence and smart IoT devices. This combination allows for the real-time translation of a pet's needs and signals. The AI analyzes data from a smart collar and provides owners with insights into the dog's emotional state, predictions of potential issues, and personalized training advice.
Event is organised with the financial support of
NCR Foundation
This project is designed for young people who want to take initiative, create or improve their business or idea, and learn from the best. It is a completely free educational program where selected young participants work on developing their entrepreneurial ideas and business plans. Two generations of participants have already completed the program.
The first two generations of the project were supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia, the Embassies of Denmark and Israel, as well as numerous domestic and international companies. The third generation was carried out with the support of the NCR Foundation.
As part of the project “Digital Economy for Balanced and Resilient Economic Development,” ASK organizes and implements two generations of the Entrepreneurship Academy while also focusing on the creation of an online Resource Center for development and education in the field of entrepreneurship. The goal of this platform is to provide educational and informative materials in one place, necessary for starting and/or further developing businesses, both for beginners and for those who already run their businesses but want to improve them.
In the long term, the Academy is planned to be a regular annual or multi-month educational program for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs, held at the ASK Center.
Winner of the 3rd Generation
Hristina Lazarević-Milošević from Kragujevac
With the idea of developing the app "Avoid Additives," which allows consumers to easily and quickly get information about the presence of additives in food products while shopping.
Event is organised with the financial support of
NCR Foundation
The second generation of the Entrepreneurship Academy continued the tradition of training young people with the goal of developing entrepreneurial ideas within the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
Ten teams of participants, young people aged 18 to 30, went through this intensive program that allowed them to develop their initial idea, turn it into a business plan, prepare business proposals for its implementation, and present it to a panel of experts. This generation’s project was funded by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The project was conducted in the following phases:
- Info Days
- The Academy
- Webinars and business plan development
- Closing Ceremony
The lecturers who shared their knowledge with this generation of Entrepreneurship Academy participants included: Aleksandar Jakovljević, Bogdan Petrović, Ante Lučić, as well as experts from the marketing agencies “MPG” and “Headlines.”
Winner of the 2nd Generation
Kalino Stojkov from Novo Miloševo
With the idea "Connect Clean Roma Group," a social business model focused on washing cars and tractors in Novo Miloševo.
Event is organised with the financial support of
Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia
The first generation of the Entrepreneurship Academy focused on training young people with the goal of developing entrepreneurial ideas within the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
Ten teams of participants, aged 18 to 30, went through this intensive program, which enabled them to develop their initial idea, turn it into a business plan, prepare business proposals for its implementation, and present it to a panel of experts. This generation’s project was funded by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The project was carried out in the following phases:
- Info Days
- The Academy
- Webinars and business plan development
- Closing Ceremony
The lecturers who shared their knowledge with this generation of the Entrepreneurship Academy participants included: Aleksandar Jakovljević, Bogdan Petrović, Ante Lučić, as well as experts from the marketing agencies “MPG” and “Headlines.”
Winner of the 1st Generation
A team from Novi Sad: Milan Žikić, Marija Rošulj, Dušan Jokić, and Mladen Lukajić
With the idea "HoReCa digital."
Event is organised with the financial support of
Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia