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ENTREMIND so far: from the kick-off in Warsaw to three free resources
ENTREMIND's first year: a kick-off in Warsaw, research with 100 athletes and three free resources. What we have built so far, and what comes next.
Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Athletes
Empowering athletes to transition from the podium to professional success through innovation, resilience, and leadership. A comprehensive Erasmus+ dual career program.
Project reference101229842
The gap is technical, not motivational
You do not need another talk about believing in yourself. You need to know how to register a company, how to read a contract, and how long the money lasts.
The barrier is not the same everywhere either: inflation in Türkiye, a saturated schedule in Belgium, fear of losing status in Poland, a missing technical skill in Norway.
Research
A study of 100 athletes and 12 interviews across four countries.
Assess
A self-assessment, so you know where you stand before you start.
Empower
Practical modules on identity, low-risk starts, paperwork and finances, plus material coaches and clubs can run themselves.
Connect
Incubators, funding and mentors in the partner countries.
Our resources and tools
Five resources for athletes, coaches and sports organisations. They follow one sequence, from understanding the problem to finding the right door. Everything is free and open to use, and each one appears here as it is finished.
Research
Research Report on Athletes’ Entrepreneurial Mindset
AvailableA mixed-methods study of 100 athletes and 12 interviews in Poland, Türkiye, Belgium and Norway. It maps what athletes already bring to business, what they lack, and how the barriers differ by country.
Assess
Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment Tool for Athletes
AvailableA self-assessment of fifteen to twenty minutes that shows what you already bring from sport, where the gaps are, and where to start.
Empower
Empowerment Toolkit
Coming soonFour modules built on the research: identity beyond sport, low-risk ways to start, country-by-country paperwork, and the financial basics athletes said they were never taught.
Empower
Athlete Entrepreneurial Spirit and Mindset Training Kit
AvailableStories of athletes who built something beyond sport, a catalogue of online courses, most of them free, and a directory of books, podcasts and talks.
Connect
Supporting Kit: Networks and Community
Coming soonWhere to go next: incubators, funding programmes and mentors across the partner countries, listed for people whose schedule is not a nine-to-five.
From the blog
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The ENTREMIND kick-off meeting in Warsaw
On 3 December 2025, one representative from each of the four partners met at CIC Warsaw for ENTREMIND's kick-off meeting. Here is what was on the table.
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What 100 athletes in four countries told us
We surveyed 100 athletes and interviewed 12 in Poland, Türkiye, Belgium and Norway. Three findings that shaped everything the project builds.
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Before you start: a twenty-minute self-assessment for athletes
A self-assessment written in the language of sport. It shows what you already bring, where the gaps are, and where to start. Red means start here.
