Entry criteria

Every year we select 25 young entrepreneurs with the following qualities for Top Class program:

• young entrepreneurs (up to age of 35),
• (co-)founder of the companies they manage,
• company has been operating for at least 3 years,
• at least 5 permanent employees,
• annual revenues of at least EUR 200,000 or a high growth rate of revenues in the past three years,
• interesting entrepreneurial idea,
• internationally oriented.

NOTE: We may take also into consideration those entrepreneurs who may not yet satisfy all of the entry criteria, but who have extremely interesting entrepreneurial ideas and the desire to become internationally validated entrepreneurs. So, if you are one of these entrepreneurs, we invite you to still apply! Our wish is to select the best candidates who possess the potential of becoming successful entrepreneurs.

Obligations - What do we expect?

• An annual fee of EUR 4500 + VAT
• Grants for season 2008/09 – USAID, a grant of EUR 2250 per candidate who meet the category “young entrepreneur”
• active participation in monthly training,
• participation in individual meeting with mentors,
• participation in networking activities.