Initial Coaching
Offers Swiss start-ups a CHF 10,000 coaching voucher to test and refine their business.
Initial Coaching is an Innosuisse — Swiss Innovation Agency programme that offers Swiss start-ups a CHF 10,000 coaching voucher to test and refine their business idea. Applications are submitted online with a description of the business idea, its value proposition and competitive advantage, a description of the team's commitment, and optionally supporting documents like an investor pitch deck. Inn…
Innosuisse looks for start-ups with an innovative, science-based business idea that has high market potential and a defensible edge, whether that's IP, know-how or speed to market. The business model needs to be scalable, with an ambitious team fully committed to building it.
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