apply to activate At Activate, we are looking for driven teams with an idea they want to explore and further create into a real business venture.
selection criteria Applications to the Activate program at SSE Business Lab should meet the following criteria. You have an idea, a team, and the drive to activate your idea You want to validate your project but do not yet have a prototype At least one person from each area of expertise: example: Business, Tech, Marketing/Growth At least one founder has to be a student, alumnus or faculty member at SSE or Konstfack or associated with either school in another way. Committed 50% of work-time during the program (coaching and workshops are mornings and evenings). The idea must follow the SSE Business Lab Ethical Guidelines (eg. no alcohol or betting ventures etc.). Venture capital and pure consulting/service firms are also not eligible.
Content of application Pitch deck should be no more than 10 slides and include: Problem: What problem are you solving? Solution: What is your solution to the problem? Market/Customers: What is your market (size, geography) and who are your customers (channel(s) to reach them)? Business model: Describe your business model (how you will, or intend to, create revenue) Scalability: Describe how you can scale the idea if you make it into a business Sustainability: Describe how you work, or intend to work, with sustainability Team: Describe your team, and your view on diversity Conclusion: Give a final impression that lasts or state what you’d like to get out of the pitch Your final application to SSE Business Lab should not be larger than 4 MB in size. Save everything in one file and name it "SSEBL_[Company name]_Application". Send it to andreas.johansson@hhs.se. We accept applications in Swedish and English.