Who We Are
Our mission is to inspire and empower youngsters to develop entrepreneurship skills bridging the gap between private and academic entities.
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We believe in investing in students to create a better society, unleashing the power of entrepreneurship as a force for good.
We focus on positive and sustainable entrepreneurship: we use the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to engage future leaders in creating a better, more sustainable world.
In 2024, our global network supported 120,000 young people in improving their entrepreneurship skills.
Friends of Bata funds, mentors, and supports young people with innovative ideas to improve their communities. We offer a wide range of educational, financial, and social resources, equipping young leaders with the tools they need to succeed.
From innovative ideas to impactful projects, we're empowering the next generation of change-makers through mentorship programs, workshops, masterclasses, events, and startup competitions.
Latest Events
Our events are designed to equip students with essential entrepreneurial skills through startup competitions, case study discussions with founders, webinars, workshops, and more.
Young Minds Tackling Real Challenges with MGG! 🚀
We hosted a workshop with 20 young talents at isolutions AG in Bern, tackling real-world challenges for MGG, a sustainable clothing brand, through design thinking and innovative solutions.
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Online Sessions with Repack and Aticco Ventures!
We hosted two online sessions with over 30 students from Tomas Bata University, diving deeper into the challenges faced by the founders when setting up their companies.
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“Connecting Education with Business” Conference with JA Slovakia
Proud to support or partners at Junior Achievement Slovensko with their “Connecting Education with Business” conference in Zvolen, Czech Republic.
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Bachelor in Entrepreneurship Welcome Day at H-Farm College
As learning partners of the bachelor, we are committed to supporting student's journeys by providing resources, mentorship, and real-world case studies that reflect the needs of today’s business landscape.
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Open Bata at Aubonne Tennis Club
Every year we sponsor the BataOpen tournament in Switzerland to foster leadership and healthy competition among the next generation of leaders.
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JA Czech 2024 Expo student fair
The winners will advance to the National Finals with the chance to represent the Czech Republic at the European Finals in Catania, Sicily!
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UTB Online Session with FreshLabels Founder
Online session with the top students from Tomas Bata University in ZlĂn and the founder of Freshlabels, Jakub Veselsky.
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H-Farm College
We are happy to be Learning Partners of H-Farm college and actively support their Bachelor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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Lumina Summer School
We hosted students at H-FARM’s scenic campus near Venice for a hands-on learning experience focused on “Managing Business Projects in Fast-Changing Competitive Landscapes.”
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YoungPreneurs Final 2024
Award Nights of the Youngpreneurs.org teams from Bern and Biel. We congratulate the winning teams Osmority, Tyave and Youngjobs!
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ZlĂnskĂ˝ Barcamp
The event hosted more than 500 participants, moving between free lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and of course... the competition!
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Thomas Bata University
Our Director Thomas Archer Bata welcoming the students on the latest startup competition.
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Case Studies
Discover how our collaborators are transforming industries and driving innovation.
Circular Economy
Learn how to drive sustainable business success by integrating circular economy principles into entrepreneurship, using real-world case studies of disruptive European startups.
ForestMatic
Delve into the challenges Forestamic founders faced while trying to develop the first fully transparent platform for corporate CO2 offsetting.
Aticco Ventures
Discover how Adrian Escabias navigated the entrepreneurial landscape to create a thriving startup ecosystem, offering key insights on resilience, funding, and community-driven innovation.
FROOTS
Learn how FROOTS, a Vienna-based WealthTech startup, blends AI and transparency to make investment solutions accessible to a new generation.
FreshLabels
Explore Freshlabel's pioneering scoring system and how it revolutionized the approach to sustainability in the fashion industry.
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