Would you like support in starting up or developing your business? Do you need help with the steps you need to take? Would you like to be able to combine entrepreneurship with your studies? Do you need funding? 

The Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurship (ICE) is your key contact at the Université Côte d'Azur to help you develop your entrepreneurial skills and project.  

Opt for the Statut National Étudiant-Entrepreneur (SNEE) to benefit from support from the Pépite Paca-Est program of the Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship at Université Côte d'Azur. This is your chance to join a network that is unique in France, and to become part of the community of student entrepreneurs in the Alpes-Maritimes!

Whether your project is just at the idea stage, or you already have a prototype, or even your first customers, Pépite Paca-Est can support you on your entrepreneurial journey. Whatever the nature of your project, whatever your sector of activity, we can adapt to your needs. 

The Pépite Paca-Est program also boasts a strong network of partners in key areas such as support and financing. When you join the Pépite program, you'll be surrounded by numerous partners who will help you develop your entrepreneurial project.  

To find out more about Pépite Paca-Est support: https://ice.univ-cotedazur.fr/etre-accompagne-1

I want to start my own business and I am a student.

Our methodology is inspired by best practices to enable each student to access a path adapted to his or her needs, at the right time, through 4 distinct paths: Start, D2E Renforcé, Community Flex and Deeptech Entrepreneurship.

Each pathway is designed to combine coaching and training, provide access to resources adapted to each student's needs, and bring students closer to players and entrepreneurs to facilitate project development.

• Start, in brief : Do you have an entrepreneurial idea or desire, but don't know where to begin? We offer a range of tools and training courses to help you develop your idea and test its feasibility. 
  

Duration : 4 mois 

Recurrence : every semester

Alumni avaibility : Yes, subject to participation in D2E Renforcé or Deeptech Entrepreneurship in the same academic year. 

Registration fee : No

• D2E Renforcé, in brief : You've validated your idea, now it's time to talk market, business plan, sales strategy, choice of legal status and more. We can provide you with the support you need to get your project off the ground.

Duration : 7 months

Recurrence : Semester 2
Alumni availability :Yes
Registration fee : Yes

• Flex, in brief : Are you currently being supported by a mentoring program, or would you like to renew your support? We offer you the opportunity to benefit from the PEPITE PACA EST ecosystem and the advantages of SNEE, without having to follow an entrepreneurship training course.

Duration : Flexible  

Recurrence : all year round

Alumni availability : No  

Registration fee : No  

• Deeptech Entrepreneurship, in brief : Are you a doctoral student or researcher looking to develop an entrepreneurial project? Are you a student or recent graduate looking to develop a project based on disruptive innovation? We can provide you with specialized support to help you develop your project, in close collaboration with other Université Côte d'Azur departments (the Department of Research and Innovation and IDEX Startup Deeptech).

Duration : 3 months 

Recurrence : Semester 2 

Alumni availability: Yes

Registration fee :Yes

Find out more about the different support paths: https://ice.univ-cotedazur.fr/etre-accompagne/nos-parcours-daccompagnement  

I want to start my own business and I am an alumni. 

The Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurship (ICE) and the Pépite Paca-Est program are committed to facilitating the entrepreneurial process for all Université Côte d'Azur alumni.  

As such, the Start, D2E Renforcé and Deeptech Entrepreneurship programs presented above are also available to alumni, under certain conditions.  

Learn more about Pépite Paca-Est support :  https://ice.univ-cotedazur.fr/etre-accompagne-1  

We invite you to find out more about the different support paths and access conditions for alumni.: https://ice.univ-cotedazur.fr/etre-accompagne/nos-parcours-daccompagnement 

Please note: Université Côte d'Azur alumni can benefit from the Start program provided they also apply for the D2E Renforcé or Deeptech Entrepreneurship program during the same academic year.

Contact:  

You can find the ICE team on the Saint Jean d'Angely campus: 

Campus Saint-Jean d'Angély, 5 rue du 22ème BCA, 06300 Nice 

Espace Vernassa - SJA1 (1st floor)

pepitepacaest@univ-cotedazur.fr