
Start Smart: AI and Entrepreneurship Training
Are you curious about entrepreneurship or interested in how artificial intelligence is changing the way we work? Start Smart is a new training programme designed to help young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds explore these topics and build skills for the future.
Offered as part of the UPBEAT programme, the training focuses on practical ways to apply AI tools in entrepreneurship and the workplace. Whether you are thinking about launching a business or just want to boost your career prospects, Start Smart is the choice for you.
What to expect
✨ Participants will explore real-world uses of AI in business
✨ Branding & marketing with AI tools
✨ Networking with fellow future-founders
✨ Access to custom AI tools & resources on our online platform
✨ Free of charge
Who can join
✨ The programme is open to young people aged 15 to 29 with refugee or migrant backgrounds who have an interest in entrepreneurship and technology.
Location and schedule
✨ Training takes place in-person in Helsinki
✨ 15 april to 20 May from 17:00-20:00
This programme is part of UPBEAT – Upskilling Immigrants for Business Planning and Entrepreneurship using AI Technologies. The project is co-funded by the European Union through the Interreg Central Baltic Programme, and implemented by Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Startup Refugees, and the Estonian Refugee Council.