Slide You can be the next big entrepreneur.
Let your ideas Sprout!
Have a business idea that solves a problem?
Or simply want to join a team that is trying to build the next big startup?
We can help you!
Sprout USN empowers you to achieve your dreams
and become the next big Entrepreneur.’

Register your business idea

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Slide What is Sprout ? Sprout comes from the verb sprouting, which is the process of plant bud growing into something greater if nourished the right way.

Following this exact core philosophy into Sprout, we empower, inspire, and levitate the students to become the next generation of entrepreneurs, growing into something greater, and having a huge impact on the society.
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Numbers

20

EVENTS

We organised in2022/2023 

13

APPLICATIONS

were received in 2022/2023

>3000

PEOPLE

heard about SPOUT in 2022/2023

Business Idea Registration

Only for USN students

What are we doing?

Business Idea
Development Program

For individual students that had an idea on their own and that need support for developing it further, our 1-to-1 development session is a great option.
We offer personalized plans for developing business model foundations and pitching the idea to the market.
The tutoring process is organized online or in USN facilities. It is also possible for students under this Program to join other students’ business ideas or to have more people on their team.
Brainstorming and problem-solving are common exercises in each session, which often leads to a practice of finding idea gaps from different angles and turning it into opportunities.

Team Project
&
Startup Support

Students working in groups for developing business ideas, and projects or apply for competitions are welcome to contact us.
Our support consists of a plan to act together with the group to increase their possibilities to go to market with their product or services. That includes organizational structure advice, training, external connections according to the needs, market research, fairs, conferences, and all events that we find possible and that we can reach to help them develop the business.​

Network

We work constantly to build and strengthen our network. Specific ideas need connection with specific fields, so we aim to bridge the dots by finding the right connections for the students involved. We also often introduce talents to intrapreneurship experience inside new ventures in the region. ​

Events
&
Training

We work constantly to build and strengthen our network. Specific ideas need connection with specific fields, so we aim to bridge the dots by finding the right connections for the students involved. We also often introduce talents to intrapreneurship experience inside new ventures in the region. ​

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