Ankara Medipol Entrepreneurship Center (AGİM)

Entrepreneurship Center

Ankara Medipol Entrepreneurship Center opened its doors to entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs in 2021. It aims to support technology-, innovation- and creativity-driven entrepreneurship by establishing and developing collaborative, sustainable support mechanisms that help startups access financing, grow rapidly and expand internationally.

Ankara Medipol Entrepreneurship Center was established to:

• Set up a health industry entrepreneurship center that serves all academics, undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni in Ankara, and build a sustainable business model within the project period;
• Offer pre-incubation, incubation and acceleration programs to candidates developing startup ideas;
• Provide candidates with support such as training, acceleration programs and mentoring when they apply for funding mechanisms and as they incorporate and grow.

Its aims also include connecting prospective entrepreneurs with existing mechanisms for international engagement and access to financial resources, and strengthening international ties through new connections established by Medipol University.

Unlike similar centers that provide only physical facilities and consultancy support, it is a comprehensive Talent School designed to:

• Measure candidates’ entrepreneurial potential;
• Identify the personality traits of pre-screened candidates through personality analyses;
• Create a customized values and skills training program for each candidate based on their personality traits;
• Prepare candidates effectively for entrepreneurship through needs-based training, workshops and activities such as drama, scouting, creative thinking, innovation management and gamification;
• Organize inspiring entrepreneurship events for candidates;
• Help candidates generate or develop entrepreneurial ideas.

Furthermore, through Guided Entrepreneurship Support, a problem-oriented approach to entrepreneurship, the center aims to create field application opportunities and resources for business ideas in the health technologies vertical and to guide the development of business ideas focused on real-world problems.