His enthusiasm and innovative idea were the reason for his guest appearance at VERN', which was initiated by the students themselves as part of the Entrepreneurship course.
After launching a campaign on Indiegogo last year with the interesting name "Ostaše", Mirko Logožar aroused extraordinary public interest and in a very short time achieved his main goal - he raised funds to shoot a documentary film whose plot will follow a person starting their own business in Croatia - from scratch.
It was precisely his enthusiasm and innovative idea that prompted his guest appearance at VERN, which was initiated by the students themselves as part of the Entrepreneurship course, in the 1st year of the undergraduate study program Entrepreneurship Economics . Since they themselves were addressing the topic of crowdfunding as an affordable method of raising initial capital for startup projects, the conversation with the author of the "Ostaše" campaign was a unique opportunity for the students to exchange ideas, opinions, and advice.
Mirko told the students how he envisioned the documentary as a multi-part series, which would follow his experience of starting his own business through the startup project Different, while the protagonists of the series (startup mentors and entrepreneurs) would offer answers to the question of how to start a business in a country from which more and more young people are leaving. His idea is to show the challenges young entrepreneurs in Croatia face, in three key segments: how to start their own business in Croatia, how to overcome obstacles along the way, and how the state and non-governmental organizations can help.
The lecture was also open to students from other VERN's studies, and the full hall only further confirmed the exceptional interest of students in starting their own projects and collecting initial capital. For this reason, the continuation of this student initiative will be
workshop for VERN's students on Thursday, June 14th
to hold the initiator of the "Ostaše" campaign, on the topic
"Branding of startup projects on social networks" .
The goal of the workshop is to raise awareness of the importance of social networks when launching your own startup project, and students will work in small groups to independently develop a social media strategy for their chosen project.
The number of participants is limited, so I ask all interested students to register to reserve a place and participate by emailing lecturer Iva Senegović ( iva.senegović@vern.hr ). Students will receive more detailed information about the workshop in further communication with the lecturer.
