Program events

Application period

Submit your application to join the program. Open to early-stage entrepreneurs, mature businesses and artisans from Țara Dornelor.

Selection & announcement of participants

We review the applications together with the implementation team and announce the list of accepted participants.

Bootcamp — Group 1

Two intensive days for ideas and early-stage businesses: identifying operational problems, the customer profile, accounting & taxation, financial and business-model analysis, and brand design.

Bootcamp — Group 2

Two days for mature businesses: leadership and team management, sales and pitching techniques, marketing, business ethics, and business-model analysis.

AI in operational processes

How to use AI tools to streamline the day-to-day work of a small business.

TDB

The story of a succes business

A meeting that bring a bit of inspiration. The story of an entrepreneur and a successful business.

TDB

Business Clinic 1

Discussions based on the work with mentors — we share, as a group, the problems identified and the solutions found.

Dinner with the team & participants

An informal year-end gathering to strengthen the bonds within the program's entrepreneurial community.

We’re celebrating the 'Little Union' and organizing a networking event with national guests.

TDB

Business Clinic 2

The second clinic session: progress, blockers and solutions shared within the group of participants.

Entrepreneurs on skis — a day on the slopes

An informal event: a day of skiing with a 3-hour group lesson for beginners. Community, movement and downtime.

The Woman Entrepreneur

An event dedicated to the region's women entrepreneurs, with special guests and local success stories.

Invitați TDB

Collective local product — session 1

The first working session for the collective local product — the shared outcome we build together by the end of the program.

The Tourism Ecosystem

How to develop a business using the natural, cultural, and human heritage in an Ecodestination.

TDB

Business Clinic 3

The third clinic session, focused on the results of the mentor work and the next steps.

Networking events

How to approach networking events and turn meetings into opportunities.

TDB

Working groups & domain representatives

We form working groups and choose a representative for each domain: accommodation, recreation, production & processing, and others.

Local affiliation to national clusters

How local businesses and cooperatives can join national clusters to gain access to new partners, the latest innovation updates, and internationalization opportunities.

TDB

Collective local product — session 2

The second working session for the collective local product — shaping the final form of the shared outcome.

TDB Event

Depending on how the project evolve and the needs we identify, we pick the most suitable topic to tackle.

TDB

Presentation of the collective product

We present the product resulting from the collaboration between participants — the tangible proof of community work.

Program closing event

We draw the program's conclusions, celebrate the participants' progress, and outline the next steps for the community.