Startup Academy
The Startup Academy is a 10-week programme designed to help early-stage businesses in Guernsey go from idea to market.

The programme is specifically designed to immerse entrepreneurs in developing their ventures, through a range of structured sessions and workshops.
Gain insider know-how, tips, tricks and essential elements to go from idea to market, and build connections with fellow cohort members for a lasting business network to drive you and your business forward!
The 2025 course is running from May - July
Applications for this programme are now closed. Please register your interest for the next one at the bottom of the page.
What to expect from the 8 weeks
The Statup Academy consists of a series of workshops and sessions covering the following topics:
What Is a Great Business to you?
In this session, you’ll get to introduce yourselves to the rest of the businesses in the cohort. We will run through the schedule and course expectations. Before discussing definitions of business success and giving you time to think about your personal vision.
Discovering Customer Pains
This session focuses on effective ways to extract valuable information from customers about their pains. Founders will learn that success might depend on NOT listening to what customers say they need.
Nail it then Scale It
Three sessions focused around the theories of 'Nail It then Scale It' by Furr and Ahlstrom to identify the right problem to solve, identify the right solution to the problem and then the ways in which to build it.
Early Unit Economics
This session will equip founders with the tools to evaluate whether their business model has the potential to be financially viable—before scaling. We’ll look at how Unit Economics relates to both B2C SaaS (such as LTV / CAC) and smaller B2B businesses, while also considering key growth metrics.
Business Model Innovation
In this session, founders will understand the key elements of a business model and how they relate to one another. Using the business model canvas, we will begin to deeply analyse how your current business models work.
How to Present a Business Case
This session focuses on how to present your business idea. Founders will learn about various considerations needed when preparing to pitch.
Who's it for?
This kick-start programme is specifically designed for early-stage, high-growth businesses in Guernsey with scale ambition! If you are starting or have recently started your venture and are looking to scale, this programme is for you.
The information below specifies the application criteria for the academy:
- Applicants must be residents of Guernsey
- The applicant’s business must be looking to scale with growth ambitions for 2025.
- Applications can be from any sector or business type.
- Each application is allocated two participant spaces on the programme. If you have a business partner or team member who would like to take part in the Startup Academy programme with you, you must fill in their details when applying.
If you are unsure if your business qualifies for this programme or if this is the right level for the current stage of development, please email info@digitalgreenhouse.gg or call 01481 701010 for further advice.