Academic Business Incubator
What is an Incubator?
This is a mentoring program for students who want to develop their entrepreneurship. During the program, students receive the support of a mentor from the business world, with whom they work together in one track of their choice:
- Developing an idea for your own business,
- Conducting research in cooperation with an existing company.
Who can participate in the Incubator?
The program is aimed at students who:
- They are thinking of starting their own company,
- have an idea for an innovative product or service,
- Are at the beginning of the journey of running their business,
- They want to establish cooperation with business while in college.
Students in the 5th semester of undergraduate studies and the 1st semester of graduate studies are invited to participate.
What are the activities in the program?
Within the chosen path (own business idea or conducting research in cooperation with a company), program participants are provided with individual mentoring support from people in the industry. Each of the selected individuals meets several times with a mentor from the business world and together with him or her refines the idea or consults on research. Then the students, under the supervision of an assigned supervisor, write a thesis based on a topic from the Incubator. The entire process culminates in a thesis defense with the mentor, during which participants additionally receive a certificate of participation in the program.
Advantages of participating in the Academic Business Incubator
- Developing your entrepreneurship,
- Additional certificate confirming participation in the program,
- Safely test your business ideas,
- Support from mentors in the industry,
- Assistance in the preparation of the thesis,
- Making contacts with experts while still in college.
See how previous editions of AIP looked like
In the 2024/2025 academic year, the Academic Business Incubator produced three theses:
- “Onboarding process and employee retention on the example of selected non-standard forms of employment”.
Student – Karolina Curyło, Master’s Degree in Management.
Supervisor – Dr. Agnieszka Faron, professor at WAB.
Business mentor – Marta Lukaszewska, director of HR Poland at Kelvion.
- “Brand Positioning Strategy in the Service Sector – A Case Study of Auto-Barber”.
Student – Wojciech Bogdanski, Bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing.
Supervisor – Dr. Aneta Szymanska, professor at WAB.
Business mentor – Andrzej Tryba, director of the Mercedes-Benz Grupa Wróbel branch in Wroclaw.
- “Website design – split mechanical keyboard e-commerce store”.
Student – Hubert Mlynarczyk, Bachelor’s degree in Sales and Marketing.
Promoter – Robert Wolski, MA.
Business mentor – Lukasz Gulda, board member of Parktel-Store company.
In the 2023/2024 academic year, the Academic Business Incubator produced two theses:
- “Social media analysis on the example of TikTok and Youtube in the context of the promotion of the Kolejkowo tourist attraction.“
Student – Diana Krutii, Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Recreation.
Supervisor – Dr. Marta Drozdowska, Prof. WAB.
Business mentor – representatives of Kolejkowo Wrocław.
- “Planning and development of a new business – Bikeswap”.
Student – Krystian Maryniak, undergraduate in Management.
Promoter – Dr. Agnieszka Faron, professor at WAB.
Supervisor – Dr. Agnieszka Faron, Prof. WAB.
Business mentor – Tomasz Koson, managing partner at Conselion Law Firm.
Contact Careers Office
room 2/6
phone +48 71 333 11 08
e-mail [email protected]
Monday – Friday 8:00 – 16:00
Consultations for students:
Monday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 – 15:00
Izabela Sum
Head of the Career Office
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Aleksandra Publicewicz
Career Office Specialist
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