Coaching and support for entrepreneurs in the canton of Neuchâtel
Do you have an idea, an early-stage company or an activity to grow? Entreprendre Neuchâtel offers you a few hours of entrepreneurial coaching to clarify your next steps and move forward concretely. An external, local and supportive perspective, open to every profile.
What does the support involve?
Entreprendre Neuchâtel is neither an accounting firm, an administrative desk, nor a funding body. It is a local coaching service: a few hours with an experienced coach to step back from your project, structure your priorities and identify the right contacts in the canton.
The goal is simple: that you leave with a clarified vision, concrete actions and useful contacts.
Who is the coaching for?
Coaching stays broad and accessible. It is aimed at people creating, questioning or growing their activity:
- business founders;
- the self-employed;
- startups and young companies;
- SMEs in transition or repositioning;
- business buyers and people changing careers.
How does it work? (in 3 steps)
- Initial contact — you present your project and its stage.
- Analysis — we quickly assess your needs, strengths, obstacles and priorities.
- Guidance — a roadmap, a few hours of coaching, and connections to the right partners.
In the end, you leave with a clarified vision, concrete next steps and useful contacts.
What coaching can bring you
- Clarify your idea or business model
- Structure your priorities and action plan
- Challenge your project and identify risks
- Prepare a next step (launch, funding, hiring…)
- Point you to the right ecosystem contacts
- Gain confidence in your decisions
Support connected to the Neuchâtel ecosystem
Entreprendre Neuchâtel knows the canton's economic fabric and works with its main partners: funding, innovation, coaching, networking. Depending on your situation, we point you to the right partner (Finergence, Platinn, Innosuisse, Cautionnement romand, Microcity, Invest Neuchâtel, and others).
A team of experts by your side
Our coaches support entrepreneurs on business strategy, funding, commercial development and partnerships. Experienced professionals, rooted in the canton.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the coaching paid?
- The first hours of coaching are offered to help you get started. We then point you to the right schemes if your project needs longer support.
- Do I need to have already started my company?
- No. You can contact us as early as the idea stage, as well as during development.
- How long before I am contacted back?
- We get back to you quickly after your request to arrange a first conversation.
- In which areas can you help me?
- Strategy, business model, launch, finding customers, guidance towards funding and connections to the cantonal ecosystem.
Not sure where to start? That is exactly the point of a first conversation.
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