GBSB Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hub
THE CENTER'S MISSION AND VALUES
GBSB Global is proud to announce the creation of a new hub in September 2023, entirely dedicated to supporting and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship through a wide range of services offered to students and alumni who want to build their own business.
This hub is called The G-Accelerator Entrepreneurship Center and its crowning achievement is the G-Accelerator Impact Call Program, an innovative 6-month pre-accelerator program looking for the next generation of entrepreneurs with innovative and disruptive ideas. Co-funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the European Social Fund, the G-Accelerator Impact Call Program is specifically designed to promote the creation of socially, economically and environmentally sustainable businesses, supporting seed and pre-seed startups or projects throughout their journey.
Since its launch, our new Entrepreneurship Center has provided ongoing support to students and alumni who want to become entrepreneurs, offering a range of professional services such as counseling sessions, ad hoc business resources, and a dedicated mentorship program with experienced professionals.
In addition, all GBSB Global students and alumni have the exclusive opportunity to participate in Open Innovation Challenges, an initiative of the GBSB Global Entrepreneurship Center, which allows them to participate in open innovation processes of large companies with calls for innovation aligned with the goals of the G-Accelerator. For GBSB Global students and alumni, this is a great opportunity to test their entrepreneurial mindset and get the chance to present their ideas in front of big companies and maybe get selected for a job or a collaborations.
The G-Accelerator Entrepreneurship Center is designed to assist GBSB Global students and alumni in creating a roadmap for their entrepreneurial endeavors through a series of professional services and opportunities, always tailored to their specific needs.
We focus on supporting creative and resilient individuals who are ready to take on challenges and own their businesses. We empower people who have developed sustainable business ventures that are socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound.
GET TO KNOW THE SYSTEM
Discover the main events of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, public and private organizations that support entrepreneurship in Spain and internationally.
In 2023, thanks to the G-Accelerator program, GBSB Global Business School has been accepted as a member of Xarxa Emprén, the network of public and private institutions promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya that provides support services to those who want to create a company in Catalonia (Spain). This partnership leads to more opportunities for our students and alumni and helps us to create an even more supportive ecosystem for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Meet the Team
Entrepreneurship services are an important part of the student experience and personal development. Our team has significant real-world experience in business development, entrepreneurial ventures, mentoring, consulting programs, fundraising and interim management.
Careers, alumni and entrepreneurship leadership and strategy, G-Accelerator Director.
G-Accelerator Impact Call Coordinator, Students and Alumni Entrepreneurship Services advising and support for business development, Open Innovation opportunities and Entrepreneurship Center events coordinator.
OUR SERVICES
GBSB Global Business School strives to be a transformational guide and supportive partner to its students and alumni by promoting entrepreneurial values and mindsets and helping them develop their full entrepreneurial potential.
We want to help create a new generation of young entrepreneurs and business leaders with innovative ideas and a strong focus on technology, who are able to discover new trends and emerging markets as well as create socially, economically and environmentally sustainable projects.
For all GBSB Global students and alumni who want to become this new generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders, we have developed an exclusive set of services, initiatives and opportunities.
Explore Our Entrepreneurship Services
The Entrepreneurship Center offers free one-on-one counseling sessions to help students and alumni identify business opportunities, get all the resources and support they need to begin business development, evaluate progress, and take ownership of their entrepreneurial journey and results. The number of counseling sessions is unlimited.
GBSB Global offers a wide range of free business resources such as workshops, readings and templates to help you build your business proposal with the most advanced tools. We can show you how to create your project deck, how to pitch, how to find innovative market research tools and techniques or a business plan template, how to create your financial forecast, and much more.
The Entrepreneurship Center offers GBSB Global students and alumni a free 60-minute mentoring session with an expert to analyze their business proposal, identify needs and deficiencies, answer their questions, and provide the best resources and personalized advice on how to launch their venture.
During this session, students and alumni will have the opportunity to:
- Evaluate their idea in terms of innovation, technology, market positioning and team skills;
- Receive guidance on business model validation and market testing;
- With the help of the coach, create a roadmap for launching the new venture with services tailored to the key points of their business.
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OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGES
GBSB Global students and alumni have the exclusive opportunity to access the Open Innovation Challenges, an initiative of the GBSB Global Entrepreneurship Center, which allows them to participate in the open innovation processes of large companies with calls for innovation aligned with the goals of the GBSB Global G-Accelerator Program.
For our students and alumni, this is a great opportunity to test their entrepreneurial mindset and get the chance to present their ideas to large companies and key stakeholders, laying the groundwork for future collaborations.
GBSB GLOBAL SPONSOR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
The G-Accelerator Entrepreneurship Center is ready to discuss open innovation programs with companies through its Sponsor Membership Program, which is designed to foster innovation in all types of organizations through our community of students, alumni and startups. The goal is to leverage entrepreneurial ideas that can improve a company's processes and drive innovation. For more information on how to become a sponsor, please email g-accelerator@global-business-school.org
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GBSB GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
The GBSB Global G-Accelerator Entrepreneurship Center has established valuable partnerships and alliances in Spain and internationally to offer our students, alumni and startups both opportunities and business development support according to their needs or different stages of implementation. The partners of the G-Accelerator are a reliable help in many areas, such as networking, knowledge and know-how, training, access to capital markets, legal advice, funding opportunities, special conditions, and much more.
Interested in becoming a G-Accelerator partner and joining our international community?
The Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya, located in Vic and Manresa (Spain), is GBSB Global's main partner for the G-Accelerator Impact Call Program. In addition, GBSB Global and UVic-UCC deliver several dual postgraduate degrees.
The Institute of Social Innovation and Impact (ISSI) at the University of Northampton in the UK helps our startups to define the social, economic and environmental impact dimensions of their business and to integrate sustainability and social responsibility into their business model.
Crowdcube is Europe's largest equity crowdfunding company and offers G-Accelerator startups specific advantages in their funding rounds by offering a lower success fee for closing financial deals.
Marinel-lo is an independent law firm that provides multidisciplinary legal advice to its clients and preferential services to G-Accelerator startups. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain customized conditions according to their specific needs and projects.
Enpact is a German non-profit organization that aims to strengthen economic ties between young entrepreneurs in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. It provides students with mentorship, training and valuable policy advice.
Aptki is a financial services company based in Barcelona, Spain. It helps startups by providing them with strategic and financial development opportunities.
Turijobs is a tourism and hospitality job board that publishes all the internships and job offers at national and international level in the tourism and hospitality sector.
Simplr is a sustainable consumption platform that offers a wide range of products and services, from smartphones and computers to cars; it's also a provider of internet and home electricity, and works on a circular economy model. It offers special conditions for our startups and the GBSB Global community.
LVenture Group is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups to shape the entrepreneurship of tomorrow. Through our unique partnership, our G-Accelerator startups have the opportunity to access seed investments of up to €250,000 and an international ecosystem of founders and investors to scale their businesses globally.
Balcells Group is an international law firm based in Barcelona that helps foreigners in Spain with immigration, tax, and business legal issues. GBSB Global Students and Alumni can enjoy special conditions and discounts on their services.
