Courses and support for entrepreneurs

Klak operates the Business Accelerator – the fast track for new companies - and is an active contributor to the GEM research and other researches on entrepreneurship.  The Business Accelerator is available year round in Icelandic but is being offered in English for the first time in the summer of 2009.  Please take time to read the the Business Accelerator's brochure here below.

Entrepreneurs from other countries will benefit from coming to Iceland, taking themselves or their team, away from their every day environment and giving themselves time to focus on the challenges and opportunities ahead. 

You have an idea for a new business – or maybe you've already been in operation for some time. You are looking for a place to increase your potential, to give yourself time to work, to acquire new tools to accelerate your business and to meet up with likeminded people. The Business Accelerator at Reykjavík University is the fast track to success for new companies and founders.

This eight-week course equips entrepreneurs with the tools they need to make their endeavours a success. Using the latest proven theories and methodologies created specifically for small to medium-sized companies, along with plenty of hands-on creative work, the Business Accelerator increases your knowledge of entrepreneurship, innovation, strategy, management, operations, marketing and financial management. It also gives you access to a broad network of specialists, investors and other entrepreneurs. Research has shown that a lack of business knowledge is one of the most common reasons why small companies fail to achive their goals. The Business Accelerator's goal is to minimise this risk by equipping companies with the right knowledge and proven