17.04.2020

Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

In Edupreneurship, companies and educational institutions cooperate to provide valuable practical knowledge. This is more important in the corona crisis than ever before.
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In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges. It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments. At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.

Entrepreneurship is an essential tool to be able to react successfully. Because it does not mean inventing something new or managing the company in difficult times – it means much more to recognize market opportunities, find solutions and implement them successfully.

Just as companies react to new circumstances, educational institutions must constantly adapt and create new learning concepts and content to equip students with the right skills. Edupreneurship describes this process of driving change and developing new learning programs to best meet the challenges of our time.

Corship: An EU-project for Co-Innovation

The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and startups is supported with innovative training formats. The knowledge alliance is funded by the EU and brings together seven industry and research partners: FH Joanneum (AT; coordinator), AVL List GmbH (AT), Cracow University of Economics (PL), Hasso Plattner Institute (DE), BETA-I Incubator (PT) and European Startup Network (BE).

The core element is a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), which brings together over 1500 entrepreneurs, managers and students online to learn about the potential, challenges and opportunities for cooperation. The next MOOC starts already on April 22, 2020, and free registration is available under this link.

Toolbox and MasterClass as parts of Corship

A specially developed “toolbox” facilitates matchmatching and cooperation between the participants. The “Co-Innovation Builder” is at the centre of the toolbox: This is a kind of business model canvas for collaboration, which is used in the MOOC.

Additonally, the Co-Innovation MasterClass offers 30 startups, managers and students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and work together on Co-Innovation Challenges in two Innovation Bootcamps in Berlin and Krakow.  The Co-Innovation MasterClass will take place in 2021, you can apply for a place via the MOOC .

“With Corship we want to show new ways of connecting key players of the start-up ecosystem through innovative training approaches in order to exploit the full potential of co-innovation,” says Christian Friedl, Coordinator and Senior Lecturer at FH JOANNEUM.

The project partner AVL List GmbH has been working with innovative startups as part of the Startup Initiative Creators Expedition since 2017 and can therefore contribute valuable experience and learning.

TECC: FH JOANNEUM cooperates with companies

Another example of Edupreneurship, in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC (Training On Entrepreneurship & Company Creation).

The Institute for International Management at FH JOANNEUM, together with its partners AVL List, Raiffeisenlandesbank Steiermark and 360Lab, launched the project “TECC – Training for Enterprise and Company Creation” at the beginning of March 2020. The aim of the project is to enable students to develop creative ideas on an interdisciplinary, hands-on basis and to take them through to maturity in a 2-semester applied training programme. Students from different courses of study at the FH Joanneum Graz are admitted to this project. The programme offers a mixture of teaching, seminars, company visits and pitching sessions.

“At TECC not only students learn from the partner organisations. Through close cooperation with the student teams, we also learn for our activities at Raiffeisen TATEN-Bank. We learn where startup customers need support from a bank at an early stage and where we should dive deeper into the startup business in the future,” says Martina Hölzl, Startups & Digitalization, Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark AG.

TACC: Training for entrepreneurship in the automotive industry

AVL List has already been able to gain experience in this area, as TACC (Training for Automotive Companies Creation) was already developed in 2018.

TACC is also a new training concept with a focus on entrepreneurship – but with a specialization on the automotive industry. With a strong technological component, TACC offers orientation in the rapidly changing automotive industry – a course for those who want to understand, study and explore the world of entrepreneurship and innovation in the automotive industry. For this purpose AVL cooperates with the University of Modena UNIMORE and regional partners of the Automotive Innovation Hub. The output after two semesters is a business case for starting your own startup.

“With TACC we want to promote the entrepreneurial spirit of young people by creating a link between universities, incubation centres and companies. As part of the Automotive Innovation Hub, the initiative enables us to respond optimally to trends in the automotive sector”, says Marta Pellegrino, Program Coordinator TACC.

The target group of this program are motivated students who want to start their own business and acquire the necessary skills. The program includes classes with the participation of experienced managers, participation in national and international trade fairs, workshops, company visits, complementary seminars, prototyping, and design and validation sessions for the planned startup project.

Further information about TACC can be found via this link.

“With programs such as TACC and TECC, we not only want to support the founding process of new startups, but also want to give students the entrepreneurial mindset that we consider essential in today’s working world. It is not only about developing their own ideas, but also about the skills to implement these ideas,” concludes Viktoria Ilger, Creators Expedition AVL Startup Initiative, summing up the programs.

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19.11.2024

Freundeskreis: Wiener Startup plant Pilotfabrik für veganen Käse

Der vegane „Camembert“ des Wiener Startups Freundeskreis ist seit Juni dieses Jahres in ausgewählten veganen Supermärkten erhältlich. Co-Gründerin Mona Heiß gibt im Interview mit brutkasten einen Einblick in die nächsten Schritte des Unternehmens.
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19.11.2024

Freundeskreis: Wiener Startup plant Pilotfabrik für veganen Käse

Der vegane „Camembert“ des Wiener Startups Freundeskreis ist seit Juni dieses Jahres in ausgewählten veganen Supermärkten erhältlich. Co-Gründerin Mona Heiß gibt im Interview mit brutkasten einen Einblick in die nächsten Schritte des Unternehmens.
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Das „Kernteam“: Leo Sulzmann, Mona Heiß und Markus Korn. (c) Freundeskreis

Käsealternativen aus Cashewnüssen, Mandeln, Soja oder Erbsenprotein: Der Markt für Käseersatzprodukte erlebt derzeit eine Hochphase. Auch das Startup Freundeskreis hat es sich zur Mission gemacht, mit seinem pflanzlichen „Cam-mhh-berta“ die Käsewelt zu transformieren. Anstelle von Milchkulturen, die in herkömmlichem Camembert verwendet werden, setzt das Unternehmen auf eine untypische Zutat: Marillenkerne – ein Nebenprodukt der heimischen Obstindustrie.

Ende letzten Jahres konnte Freundeskreis eine Förderung von 400.000 Euro von der Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft (aws) sichern – brutkasten berichtete. Mit dieser Förderung bauten sie nicht nur ihre Produktion aus, sondern brachten auch ihren veganen „Cam-mhh-berta“ erfolgreich auf den Markt. Im Interview mit brutkasten berichtet Co-Gründerin Mona Heiß über die Fortschritte des Startups und die Pläne für die Zukunft.

Freundeskreis wird mit weiteren 97.000 Euro gefördert

Seit Juni dieses Jahres ist der pflanzliche “Cam-mhh-berta” in ausgewählten Bio-Supermärkten in Wien erhältlich: Pepper & Ginny (1010), Maran Vegan (1060) und Markta (1090). Das Feedback ist vielversprechend: Nach Unternehmensangaben wurden in den ersten vier Monaten bereits rund 1.000 Stück verkauft.

Nur wenige Monate nach der aws-Förderung konnte sich Freundeskreis eine weitere finanzielle Unterstützung sichern: Die Wirtschaftsagentur Wien stellte über die Förderschiene “Produktion” dem Startup rund 97.000 Euro zur Verfügung. Wie Co-Gründerin Mona Heiß im Interview mit brutkasten verrät, soll das Geld in eine neue Pilot-Käsefabrik in Wien-Penzing fließen, die zugleich als zukünftiger Firmenstandort dienen wird.

Bisher finanziert sich Freundeskreis ausschließlich über Fördermittel. Für die kommenden Monate plant das Team jedoch eine Finanzierungsrunde im Frühjahr, um Investor:innen zu gewinnen und das Wachstum des Startups weiter voranzutreiben.

Marillenkerne liefert Cremigkeit und gesunde Nährstoffe

Freundeskreis entwickelte eine pflanzliche Käsealternative, die primär aus Marillenkernen besteht: den „Cam-mhh-berta“. Laut dem Unternehmen ist dieser geschmacklich und in der Konsistenz kaum von herkömmlichem Camembert zu unterscheiden. Der Grund liege in den Eigenschaften der Marillenkerne, die reich an Proteinen und ungesättigten Fettsäuren sind. Diese Nährstoffe sorgen demnach nicht nur für gesundheitliche Vorteile, sondern tragen auch maßgeblich zur cremigen Textur bei, erklärt Heiß.

Die Produktion des „Cam-mhh-berta“ erfolgt in „traditioneller Handarbeit“ auf einem Bauernhof im Wienerwald, in einer ehemaligen Käserei. Dabei setzt Freundeskreis auf dasselbe Verfahren, das auch bei der Herstellung von Kuhmilchkäse Anwendung findet. Das Ergebnis sei ein Käse, der sich durch “Cremigkeit, Nachhaltigkeit und Tradition” auszeichnet.

“Cam-mhh-berta” besteht nur aus vier Zutaten

Das Besondere an der Käsealternative sind die Marillenkerne, die als Hauptzutat dienen. Diese fallen normalerweise als Abfall- oder Nebenprodukt der Saft- und Marmeladenproduktion an. Freundeskreis bezieht die Kerne von regionalen Lieferanten, darunter das niederösterreichische Scaleup Kern Tec – brutkasten berichtete. Aus den Marillenkernen wird durch ein speziell entwickeltes Verfahren eine milchige Flüssigkeit gewonnen, die mithilfe von Reifekulturen, veganen Enzymen und Mikroorganismen zum „Cam-mhh-berta“ verarbeitet wird. Die Käsealternative kommt mit nur vier Zutaten aus: Marillenkerne, Salz, Wasser und vegane Reifekulturen.

Ein kritischer Punkt bei der Verarbeitung von Marillenkernen ist die darin enthaltene Blausäure, die gesundheitsschädlich sein kann. Hier hat Gründer und Forscher Leo Sulzmann ein spezielles Verfahren entwickelt, um die Blausäure auf natürliche Weise abzubauen.

Freundeskreis-Team wächst

Hinter dem Food-Startup Freundeskreis stehen Forscher und Geschäftsführer Leonhard Sulzmann sowie Co-Gründerin Mona Heiß. Während Sulzmann sich auf die wissenschaftlichen und technologischen Aspekte konzentriert, verantwortet Heiß die Kreativdirektion und den Markenaufbau. Zum Kernteam gehört außerdem Sales- und Operations-Verantwortliche Markus Korn. Mittlerweile zählt das Team sechs Mitglieder, die gemeinsam am weiteren Ausbau der Marke Freundeskreis arbeiten.

Zukünftig sollen mehr vegane Käsealternativen auf den Markt kommen

Freundeskreis arbeitet aktuell an der Entwicklung weiterer veganer Käsealternativen. Bereits Anfang nächsten Jahres soll eine vegane „Frischkäsevariante“ auf Basis der Marillenkerne auf den Markt kommen. Doch das ist nicht alles: Eine weitere Produktreihe ist bereits in Planung. Co-Gründerin Mona Heiß verrät, dass es sich dabei voraussichtlich um ein Produkt handeln werde, das speziell zum Backen geeignet sei. Langfristig will das Startup außerdem auch einen veganen „Hartkäse“ anbieten. Die Herstellung dieses Produkts ist jedoch komplexer, da es aufgrund des verwendeten Verfahrens eine bestimmte Zeit für die Reifung benötigt.

In den kommenden Wochen soll außerdem ein Online-Shop live gehen, über den die Produkte von Freundeskreis direkt bestellt werden können. Diese Plattform wird zunächst als Testversion betrieben, um herauszufinden, wie gut sich die Produkte für den Direktvertrieb eignen. Geplant ist dabei ein Modell, bei dem die Käsealternativen erst auf Bestellung und nicht auf Vorrat produziert werden. Weiter in die Zukunft gedacht, kann sich das Startup auch den Vertrieb in Supermärkten vorstellen.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.

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Corporate Edupreneurship as a driver of innovation

  • In times like these, both companies and the education sector face new challenges.
  • It is essential now to react more and more flexibly and agilely to new developments.
  • At the moment we all feel how fast our environment is changing and how quickly we have to react to it in order to survive.
  • Educational cooperations within the framework of “Corporate Edupreneurship” help us to do so.
  • The concept of “Corporate Edupreneurship” is also the core of the EU project Corship, in which co-innovation between established companies and start-ups is supported with innovative training formats.
  • Another example of Edupreneurship in which Styrian companies and FH JOANNEUM have joined forces to develop a new learning format is TECC.
  • The TACC programme, on the other hand, imparts the knowledge necessary to set up a company in the automotive sector.