Duration: 3 months, part time
4 Business Modules
2 classes per week on Friday evening and Saturday morning
Group discounts: +2 participants subscribed by the same company
Discounted fee for entrepreneurs of 2023/2024 founded startups
About Masterclass Entrepreneur of the Future
This Masterclass came as an initiative to fulfil an identified need of education within to be and existing entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, who want to connect to the future economic and business trends and be able to apply new technologies in their operational activities.
This educational package brings an innovative curriculum on the Romanian market, with hands on teachers, coming from the business environment, providing effective networking opportunities to the students.
This program is dedicated to the entrepreneurs who want to be one step ahead the current times, who want to be prepaired with optimised business processes and skills and run a fully digitalised company, from setup to the business maturity.
To attend the needs of busy entrepreneurs who are trying to find the time for learning new skills, we came up with such a program, with diverse, useful and concise information, covering a large variety of entrepreneurial skills required in the technology era.
Masterclass Entrepreneur of the Future has a 20 days duration, over 3 months (Fridays afternoon and Saturdays morning), with hybrid presence.The participants and the trainer have the possibility to interact based on real case studies. Moreover, each trainer will bring his/her invitees from techstartups, ecommerce, AIs, Digital marketing, HR and so on, to add more value to the participants.
And since we always thought that networking is some of the most precious takeaway from this programs, we have foreseen 3 special networking sessions (one per month) where each particpant can bring one friend/colleague who will present his / her business. These networking sessions will take place after the classes and are free of charge.
If any of these apply to you, for sure you are a suitable participant to our program:
- Are you already an entrepreneur who wants to learn new digital skills?
- Do you need to optimise your business processes (HR, marketing, sales, distribution etc)?
- Are you looking to identify a new business model more suitable for the technology era?
- Do you want to setup your business and are looking for inspiration?
- Are you an employee of an SME / large company and looking for new ways to improve your daily sales/marketing/HR etc activity by using business technology skills?
Where and how?
We run all classes in professional training locations, provided with the support of our business partners in Bucharest. Classes will take place in a hybrid regime: 50% onsite, 50% online.
Classes run on Fridays from 16:00 -19:00 and Saturdays, 14:00-17:00. Once per month, there will be additional networking sessions on Saturdays.
What will you learn from the Masterclass Entrepreneur of the Future?
Module 1 Future in entrepreneurship
- Global economy development trend
- EU vs US startup ecosystem
- Future business models based on new technologies
- AI technologies applied to business sales
- Digitalisation for business processes (sales, marketing, HR, document management etc)
Lecturer: Mrs Catalina Sofron, CEO Business Reshape, provider of funding solutions for techstartups and digital business optimisation services
Module 2 How to build and grow an effective and motivated team, with a technology driven vision
- Trends on the labor market for 2030
- Recruitment strategies for startups
- Team growth and motivation (case study)
- Evaluation of team performance with the help of technology
- The role of technology in the HR activity of a startup
- Remote/onsite/hybrid activity – advantages vs limitations; the role of technology
Module 3 Applied financing from idea to successful startup
- Introduction to financing solutions for startups and SMEs (Venture capitals, crowdfunding, business angels, EU grants, other grants etc)
- Private funding ecosystem for startups: top VCs and international funding programs for startups
- Application process for private startup funding in EU vs US
- How to draft a winning Pitch Deck and Business Plan
- Financing startup forecast: trends for EU vs US
Lecturer: Mrs Catalina Sofron, CEO Business Reshape, provider of funding solutions for techstartups and digital business optimisation services
Module 4 Marketing and sales in the digital world
- About Digital Marketing
- Developing a Marketing Strategy
- Brand Storytelling: business brand, brand values
- Social Media for Business
- Content Marketing for Business
- Personal branding
Note: The classes are delivered in Romanian. The training support will be provided in digital format.
How will you benefit from the Masterclass Entrepreneur of the Future?
- Innovative entrepreneurial program on the Romanian market, focused on future business trends
- Program targeted to equip participants with needed business skills to build and grow a business in the AI world
- Affordable pricing, with discounts for postgraduate students and 2023/2024 startups entrepreneurs
- Group discounts for min 2 participants
- Trainers with managerial and entrepreneurial background, who teach from their own experience
- Opportunity to interact with managers and entrepreneurs, from various fields
- Case studies, insights from trainers’ hands-on experience for each module
- Bonus 1: 3 networking business sessions with professionals in addition to the Masterclass program (no additional payment)
- Bonus 2: Special invitees per module from business industries
Who will teach and who will take part into the program?
You will meet hands on trainers, coming from the business environment, as entrepreneurs and managers, providing effective networking opportunities to the students. Most of the lecturers and their invitees work with technology based companies, as sales and financing advisors, CEOs or entrepreneurs and they are eager to share with you successful business models that can be applied to any other industry.
This program is dedicated to both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, who want to be one step ahead the current times, who need to be prepaired with optimised business processes and skills to run a fully digitalised company from setup to the business maturity. Participants come from various industries, such as media, marketing, automotive, business consulting, pharma, healthcare, architecture, project management, outsourcing etc.
Fees & Application
€990 – standard fee per one participant
€900 – discounted fee for group of 2-3 participants (work colleagues or friends)
€850– discounted fee for business owners of startups, setup in 2023 or 2024
€850– University Master / Phd students fee (based on current student visa from the University)
We run all classes in professional training locations, provided with the support of our business partners in Bucharest.
We will perform two Program sessions per year: March-May, October-January.
Applications for the Spring session are open until 13th of March 2024, as per the group seats availability.
Admissions requirements
Provide a recent resume / updated Linkedin profile, in Romanian or English language on email: contact@businessreshape.com
Attend an online interview with the Program representative to discuss details about work experience, educational background and motivation to attend the training.
After you have passed this short screening, you will become a Program student once the admission fee is fully paid.