HSG Entrepreneurship offers services designed to support entrepreneurs at various stages of their startup journey. This includes coaching sessions with personalised guidance, general discussions, and validity checks in the ideation stage and along the start-up journey; female mentoring designed to support and empower female entrepreneurs; and the Founding Guide, which provides essential resources and step-by-step instructions for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to establish their own startups.
Ideation events are used to identify entrepreneurial talent at HSG at an early stage and develop creative ideas for solving current practical challenges. For example, events such as Co-Creation Days and Ideation Weeks are held with external and internal partners. The annual Ideation Week at the HSG School of Medicine is very popular and regularly serves as a source of promising projects for the incubation phase. The Co-Creation Day in cooperation with UBS is also a breeding ground for exciting ideas, some of which were further developed in the course of the Journey with HSG Entrepreneurship.
Our coaching sessions provide personalized guidance and support for anyone at HSG (students, alumni, scientists, and other employees) at every stage of their journey. Whether you're refining your business model, strategizing growth, or navigating challenges, our experienced coaches offer tailored advice to help you succeed. Benefit from one-on-one sessions that address your unique needs and drive your startup forward. Explore our coaching opportunities and take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey.
Our female mentoring program is designed to empower and support women entrepreneurs by connecting them with experienced mentors. This program offers personalized guidance, inspiration, and practical advice to help navigate the unique challenges female founders face. Engage with successful female leaders, build your network, and gain the confidence to drive your startup forward.
HSG Entrepreneurship presents The Female Founder Program - a vibrant series of events, initiatives, and an accelerator designed to ignite and elevate female entrepreneurship at HSG.
Whether you're curious about entrepreneurship, eager to learn from inspiring conversations, ready to share your ideas, or looking to start your own company, this program connects you with fellow female entrepreneurs and offers insights into HSG Entrepreneurship. Join us to be inspired, empowered, and equipped to make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality!
The St.Galler Startup Navigator teaches you how to systematically create your business. It’s a practical handbook which builds on cutting-edge entrepreneurship research and best practices of some of the most successful entrepreneurs in Europe.
Learn how to apply the Startup Cockpit with detailed exercises to make sure that your business decisions are based on facts instead of opinions and beliefs.
Further information on the Startup Navigator
The HSG ETH Student Project House is an open space in St. Gallen where students turn their own ideas into projects, experiment, develop prototypes, and learn by doing. In the process, they network across disciplines and universities, gaining access to co-working spaces, an active community, experts, financial support, and additional practical resources. As part of the St. Gallen innovation ecosystem, HSG ETH SPH connects student talent and projects with universities, partners, and regional support services.
Contact us: startup@unisg.ch
If you want to start a business, have a business idea or are unsure which offer is right for you, you can book a coaching session with HSG Entrepreneurship. The coaching provides individual guidance and helps you define your next steps.
In the Ideation phase, HSG Entrepreneurship helps you assess and develop your idea. This includes validating your idea, identifying critical assumptions and defining the next steps.
The CoFounder MatchMaking Platform connects business and tech co-founders. In addition, the Co-Founder's Garage brings together HSG business talent with technology-oriented projects and talent from Empa.
In the Incubation phase, HSG Entrepreneurship supports founders in developing their ideas further and bringing them to market. A range of programmes and additional resources for founders are available.
The Entrepreneurial Talents Programme (ETP) supports early-stage startup teams with at least one enrolled HSG student in validating their ideas and building strong entrepreneurial foundations. The one-semester programme includes weekly workshops, coaching and financial support.
The Entrepreneurial Champions Programme supports selected technology- and knowledge-intensive projects with close mentoring and financial support. Its focus includes market readiness, first customers, product-market fit and the further development of prototypes and MVPs.
In the Acceleration phase, HSG supports startups in becoming investor-ready and scaling sustainably. The available programmes include the HSG START Accelerator and the HSG Scale-Up Navigator.
The HSG Startup and Spin-Off Labels recognise qualified companies with a connection to the University of St.Gallen. The requirements differ depending on the label; the HSG website provides the relevant criteria, guidelines and application information.
The HSG Spin-Off & Startup List provides an overview of companies from the HSG ecosystem, including information on their industries, founding years and locations.
The HSG Entrepreneurship Monitor provides current developments and key figures on the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the University of St.Gallen. It offers insights into programmes as well as the development, funding and impact of HSG spin-offs and startups.
HSG supports students, faculty and alumni in strategically developing and commercialising research results, ideas and intellectual property (IP). This includes advice on patent applications, licensing opportunities and the commercialisation of innovations developed at HSG.
Companies and organisations can collaborate with HSG in various ways, including consulting services provided by HSG institutes, research collaborations, student projects and tailored programmes.