Phase 1: Test the market need for your business idea

Why don't more startups survive? Discover the most common reasons why businesses fail in the startup phase and learn how to avoid the pitfalls.

This course is a practical resource for anyone considering starting a business for the first time. It covers the key things you should consider before setting up your own business.

In this course, we explore the landscape for immigrant entrepreneurs in Norway.

This course helps you understand, evaluate and develop new and improved business models. We show you how to use the Flourishing Business Canvas for your topic to describe and visualise business models.

Through the Elysian Fields Pitching Bootcamp, we show you how style and substance can strengthen your investor presentation, helping you build credibility and secure funding.

In this course, you will learn how to tailor your pitch to different situations. A pitch is a short, prepared presentation that explains clearly and concisely what you, your company or your idea does.

Har bedriften din vekstambisjoner og ønsker å realisere disse i samarbeid med andre bedrifter? Vi kan tilby faglig veiledning, og finansiering til etablering og utvikling av bedriftsnettverk-prosjekter. Et kommersielt, strategisk og markedsrettet samarbeid vil bidra til å styrke innovasjonsevnen og konkurransekraften i bedriftene.

Norwegian Innovation Clusters (NIC) is a collaborative programme that we run together with Siva and the Research Council of Norway. It aims to strengthen collaboration and innovation among Norwegian companies, enabling them to tackle challenges and build competitive advantages together.