ACIG Group of Companies acts as key expert of the program of the RANEPA’s Center for Start-up Entrepreneurship

On October 1, 2013, the program of the Center for Start-up Entrepreneurship of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration was launched with the support of the RANEPA’s InCube business incubator and the Moscow Government.

This specialized educational program provides a unique opportunity for students and postgraduates to learn how business is done, make their own way up from an idea to a business plan guided by the leading experts and successful entrepreneurs and claim for financial assistance to their projects.

Throughout all stages of the program, the ACIG experts are going to help students specify their projects by holding professional seminars, trainings, creative workshops and individual consultations. As the result, the ACIG team will evaluate business plans developed by the program participants and deliver their professional opinion and recommendations.

On October 3rd the seminar "Creating a Business Idea: First Steps towards a Business Plan" took place as part of this program. The audience learned about the methods for the establishment and assessment of a business idea, how to turn it into a profitable business and how investors and team influence the business concept. The Member of the ACIG Board Alexey Shipov shared his experience in creating an efficient team with the participants and told them about the role of basic values project leaders put into their business ideas which shape the culture of this business and determine its further success.