Entrepreneurship Trainings

Entrepreneurial skills are one focal point in entrepreneurship education research. Following the assumption that "entrepreneurs are made, not born", research here focuses on teaching relevant skills and the effects of relevant training programs, especially in the university context as the last step before entering the workforce (e.g., Gielnik et al., 2015; Colombelli et al., 2022; Packham et al., 2010; Kepaliene et al., 2016; Ramos-Rodriguet et al., 2019).  Accordingly, university entrepreneurship programs have increased in number in recent years (e.g., Ramos-Rodríguez et al., 2019; Fayolle, 2013; Kuratko, 2005). In particular, recent entrepreneurship research addresses the entrepreneurial mindset, defined as an overarching cognitive perspective that enables individuals to create value by identifying and seizing opportunities, making decisions with limited information, and remaining adaptable under often uncertain and complex conditions (Daspit et al., 2021).

Current training programs are often characterized by long durations (>12 weeks). However, university teaching is characterized by short contact times of the teachers with students. All the more so, for companies only limited resources (time and money) are available for the further qualification of their employees. Therefore based on time critical mini-interventions, Sophias project aims towards deriving a training program for the development of an entrepreneurial mindset for both students and employees.