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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.
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Research findings, guides to our resources, athlete stories and news from the partnership.
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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.
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Fourteen stories of athletes who built something beyond sport
Fourteen stories of athletes who built something beyond sport, from a rowing club to a femtech company, plus 24 courses and 90 resources.
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Teamwork 4.6, legal knowledge 1.9
Athletes rate their teamwork 4.6 out of 5 and their legal knowledge 1.9. The gap is method, not mindset, and it can be closed.
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There is no average European athlete
Inflation in Türkiye, time in Belgium, fear of losing money in Poland, skills in Norway. Why one programme for a European average fits nobody.
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Meet the ENTREMIND partnership
Four organisations from Poland, Türkiye, Belgium and Norway run ENTREMIND. Who they are and what each one leads.
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The golden handcuffs: when a good salary makes the next step harder
When sport pays well, starting something new can feel like going backwards. What athletes told us, and why the answer is to start while sport still pays.
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Selling sneakers on the side: making a side business official
Some athletes already sell, coach or create on the side without registering, above all in Türkiye. What that costs, and the first step to make it official.
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Who am I without my sport?
When sport is who you are, business can feel like losing yourself. What athletes told us, and why a second identity is best built early.
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Nobody teaches you how to be an entrepreneur
Support for new founders exists, but it is not built around an athlete's week. What federations, universities and athletes themselves can change.
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Ten parts of an entrepreneurial mindset, in the language of sport
An entrepreneurial mindset is not one trait. It is 10 parts you can train, each with a counterpart in sport.
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Running the assessment with your athletes
How coaches and career advisers can run the ENTREMIND self-assessment one to one or with a group, and talk through the results.
Stories
Six patterns that recur in our training kit's athlete stories
Six patterns from the athlete stories in our training kit. Many started before they retired, often out of a frustration. Only one failure is on record.
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Athlete-founders from Poland: three stories from our training kit
A karate medallist's wellness brand, a strongman's haulage firm and a paraglider maker: three Polish athletes who built businesses beyond sport.
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Athlete-founders from Türkiye: four stories from our training kit
A rowing club, a para-archery club, a startup accelerator and corporate training under sail: four athletes from Türkiye and what they built.
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Athlete-founders from Belgium: two stories from our training kit
Two Olympic relay champions who started a clothing brand, and a tennis champion who opened an academy between retirements.
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Athlete-founders from Norway: two stories from our training kit
An Olympic champion turned investor and a Paralympic champion who co-founded a foundation: what two Norwegian athletes carried over from sport.