• Participate in live discussions with the instructor each week.
• Interact and collaborate with fellow participants.   
• Personalised feedback from your instructor on all assignments.    
• Receive a Certificate of Completion and Statement of Attainment.   
• Access learning materials for 6 months.    

• Learn from pre-recorded learning material in your own time.  
• Study at your own pace - any time, from any where. 
• Self-reflection assignments. 
• Receive a Certificate of Completion.  
• Access learning materials for 6 months.     

Course Structure

This course aims to understand how entrepreneurs influence and alter the market dynamics of the world we live in and prepare you to take advantage of an opportunity. 

Weekly topics include:

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship    
• History of Entrepreneurship
• Forms of Entrepreneurship  
• Social Entrepreneurship
• The Entrepreneurial Mind  
• Creativity, Ideas and Innovation  
• Innovation  
• Drivers & Emerging Trends  
• Screening Business Opportunities  
• Rural Food Entrepreneurship   

If you are an entrepreneur or planning to start your own food-related business this course is for you.

With a decade of experience in startup and tech industry, our lecturer, Chelsea Van Hooven, is here to share her insights and passion for the field of entrepreneurship. Her journey has been one of dedicated commitment to building and scaling food companies, all while embracing a creative and innovative mindset. She has played an impactful part in the journey of the Choco app, contributing to its transformation from a startup to a unicorn in the tech world. Her expertise extends to her consultancy work, where she has worked with companies such as Redefine Meat and Bettaf!sh.

In these roles, she has been involved in guiding market entry, strategy development, marketing initiatives, and operational excellence. Her dedication to nurturing emerging food startups is evident in her strategic guidance for brand development, market expansion, and overall planning. Beyond her consultancy work, her passion for culinary education finds expression in her role as a lecturer at the University of Gastronomic Science in Pollenzo, Italy. There, she imparts her knowledge and insights to students through courses centered around Entrepreneurship, Market Entry, and Research and Product Development in the vibrant realm of food.