The Inspire Programme in 2026: three courses, one learning journey
The Inspire Programme is composed of three self-paced online courses. Each one takes you a step further, from finding out whether entrepreneurship is for you to getting a company ready to exist. All three are written by entrepreneurship faculty at leading universities and carry the EIT Label.
Enroll on any day until 31 December 2026 and start learning. Anyone can take any course, from anywhere in the world.
The examples and cases come from the food system. The method works in any market.
What you learn
The three courses follow the path from idea to company. You watch short video lectures, then apply each tool to your own idea using templates and worked examples. Inspire and Inspire Impact also include live online group mentoring sessions.
• Find the problem and the market. Problem trees, market opportunity worksheets, stakeholder maps and customer personas.
• Build the business model. Value propositions, the nine building blocks of the Business Model Canvas and solution-market fit.
• Reach your customers. Brand mapping, the marketing mix and the ABCDE marketing model.
• Design for impact. Design thinking for sustainability, impact measurement and circular business models.
• Handle money and law. Cash flow, funding and financing risk, company structure, tax and shares, intellectual property and compliance.
The curriculum is built on EIT Food’s Competency Framework and on EntreComp, the European Commission’s entrepreneurship competence framework.
Who is it for?
The Inspire Programme is open to anyone, anywhere: students, researchers, career changers, professionals and people starting or growing a business. You do not need a business background or a food background.
• Inspire Explore suits anyone with an idea and no business training.
• Inspire suits people who know the basics and want a business model they can defend.
• Inspire Impact suits people who intend to launch and know that sustainability and regulation are part of the business case.
There are no prerequisites. You can start with any course.
Inspire Programme Courses
€49 · ABOUT 4 HOURS
Inspire Explore
Try entrepreneurship with the method leading universities teach and earn a certificate at the end.
I enjoyed the practical applications and interactive assignments, which made learning engaging. The instructor’s teaching style was excellent, and the group projects helped apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios.
I'm totally impressed with this great opportunity and availability to take a part on this course, because it's really helpful, short, effective learning method, I could exercise it from everywhere and passing the exams on my own time framework. Also, educators were really efficient as they could because of limited time, very preciously speaking and explaining, covering all necessary information, especially for practice, I love it! I hope that you will organize more courses like this one, in order to develop and improve our knowledge about food, agriculture, economy etc.
The entrepreneurship programme designed for startups as post-accelerator to serve as your gateway to the Basque Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, extending your reach into the Spanish and European markets.
Develop in-depth knowledge about food systems through studying consecutively at three distinct European academic institutions and use your knowledge to drive the future transformation of the food system.
Think Tank convenes selected stakeholders and partners, fostering broad and inclusive participation to overcome barriers to innovation in the field of protein diversification.
