Believe in the potential of your idea? As an aspiring entrepreneur, you might wonder if your concept holds promise in the entrepreneurial landscape.
Enter Campus2Market Validate – where you’ll gain the skills necessary to test your idea directly with your customers, shaping the destiny of your entrepreneurial vision.
This 8-week program includes:
Pre-training sessions – Understand program expectations and master customer interview techniques.
Six core sessions – Explore the nine key building blocks of the Business Model Canvas through expert-led workshops.
Campus2Market Validate helps you navigate through the nine critical building blocks of the business model canvas. With a keen emphasis on Customer Segments and Value Propositions (desirability), you will emerge equipped to discern whether to pause, pivot, or propel your venture forward, decoding if company creation stands as your next entrepreneurial evolution.
You must be a current student, or a recent graduate (up to 2 years) at a university or college in Atlantic Canada.
You must be able to commit to 10+ hours per week to meet program deliverables and successfully complete customers interviews.
You should possess a business idea that you are eager to validate. Whether it’s a spark of innovation or a well-defined concept, we welcome your entrepreneurial vision.
Teams with 1 or 2 members are eligible to participate.
Market Research & Validation:
Assess your product-market fit and validate your business idea through targeted market research, including real-world feedback from potential customers.
Customer Discovery:
Engage directly with potential customers to gain insights that will strengthen your business concept.
Training & Networking:
Gain hands-on training from top innovation leaders while building valuable connections within Atlantic Canada’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.
One-on-One Coaching:
Receive tailored guidance each week to revise your approach.
Fuel Your Business:
Earn a $500 stipend upon completing the Campus2Market Validate program by attending all sessions, completing the take-home tasks and conducting 50 customer discovery interviews—providing an early boost to help grow your venture.
Co-Curricular Record (CCR):
Dalhousie and King’s students can request to add the program to their CCR, enhancing their resumes and supporting applications to graduate programs.
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"Campus2Market Launch was a great program for me to learn about the process of starting a business from A-Z and pushed me more than another other program has pushed me to date. Thanks to the value this program has to offer, I learned lots of valuable lessons, addressed issues I was previously unaware of, refined my idea, and we are preparing to prototype and launch in the next year!"
Jeremiah Phillips, Dalhousie University
