Training:
Training programs focus on building foundational entrepreneurial skills and knowledge. They include guided sessions on business planning, customer validation, financial management, and lean startup principles. For instance, an Entrepreneurship Bootcamp helps early-stage tech founders validate their business ideas and strategize future steps.
Startup Events:
Startup events foster collaboration, innovation, and real-world experience. They include Startup Weekend where multidisciplinary teams create prototypes over 54 hours, Business Idea Competitions that stimulate students’ entrepreneurial mindset, and Hackathons where teams solve problems creatively within limited timeframes.
Seminars and Workshops:
These are focused learning sessions on specific topics like financial literacy, consumer protection laws, intellectual property rights, and business licensing requirements. Seminars on consumer protection, for example, educate product-based incubatees about legal rights and responsibilities under Bhutan’s law.
Promotion and Networking Events:
These events celebrate entrepreneurship and build community engagement. Notable examples are World Entrepreneurs’ Day, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and Bhutan’s Druk Tshongrig Gatoen festival that highlights social entrepreneurship. These occasions inspire, connect stakeholders, and reinforce the innovation ecosystem.