Go Big Academy

Prepare your company for international growth

A structured readiness assessment, access to experts across different countries, and practical market-entry sessions.

Happening nowUpcoming online sessions: Serbia — 16 October · Hungary — 23 October 2026View events
What Go Big Academy is

What Go Big Academy is

International expansion becomes manageable when ambition turns into a strategy

Go Big Academy is a practice-oriented programme for startups and technology companies preparing to enter international markets and operate across different innovation and business ecosystems.

01

Who it is for

  • Startups and technology teams
  • Projects with an MVP or a market-ready product
  • Companies planning international scale
02

What the Academy helps you do

  • Understand the logic of international growth
  • Navigate target markets and local ecosystems
  • Choose a realistic market-entry direction
03

What you leave with

  • A readiness profile
  • A market-entry roadmap
  • A strategy draft, action plan and preliminary budget

The learning route

Three levels — from understanding to an actionable plan

Each level ends with a concrete output that moves the company closer to practical market entry.

01

Educational

How international markets work, entry models and criteria for selecting a target country.

OutcomeReadiness checklist
02

Advisory

The specifics of selected countries and their local innovation and business ecosystems.

OutcomeMarket-entry roadmap
03

Practical

A sequence of actions, required resources and a preliminary market-entry budget.

OutcomeStrategy draft and action plan

Event announcements

Practical market-entry sessions

16 OctoberOnline practical session

How to enter the Serbian market

The ecosystem, market-entry routes, local partners, pilots and the first steps towards commercial presence.

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23 OctoberOnline practical session

How to enter Hungary — a gateway to the EU

Using Hungary as a practical entry point to EU customers, partners, programmes and regional networks.

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Advisory and practical level

Choose a country — prepare your market entry with a local expert

A country expert turns a general international-growth ambition into a practical market-entry route tailored to the selected ecosystem.

Discuss market specifics, entry channels, local partners, pilots, risks and the next actions your team can realistically take.

01

Choose a country

Select the market you are considering for entry or expansion.

The geography of our expert network is constantly expanding.
02

Request a meeting with an expert

Self-assessment

International market readiness

Rate each statement from 0 to 3. Your answers stay on this device until you decide to send a meeting request.

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Module 1 of 4

Markets & Direction

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Understanding Markets

01We understand the key characteristics of the market in the chosen country.
02We can describe how decision-makers in the chosen market make purchasing decisions.
03We know the development institutions (chambers of commerce, tech parks, development agencies, etc.) and their role in the ecosystem of the chosen country.
04We can identify and describe the key barriers to entry.
05We understand how new players typically enter this market.

Market Selection

01We have selected 1–2 priority markets and understand why we chose them.
02We have assessed demand for our product.
03We understand the level of competition and can name our main competitors in the target market.
04We can list our competitive advantages.
05We are aware of the risks of choosing these markets.
06We are not choosing a market simply because it is large or trendy.

Go Big Academy

Ready to enter an international market?Take the next step with us.

01

A flexible route

Choose the focus, market and depth that fit your company.

02

Country experts

Get practical context for the market you are considering.

03

A practical outcome

Turn your readiness profile into clear next actions.