Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE)
A programme by Lemon Ideas
Lemon's training arm since 2015, running experiential entrepreneurship programmes and workshops, and building innovation programmes inside colleges and universities.
At a glance
| Best for | People who want entrepreneurship training, and institutions building an innovation programme |
|---|---|
| Format | Hybrid |
About Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE)
LSE is the teaching half of the Lemon ecosystem and has its own site. It describes itself as a new-age Gurukul built on learning by doing, reflection and real-life experimentation, with technology, innovation and self-awareness as its pillars. It is upfront that it is not affiliated to any university or governing body and awards no recognised degree or diploma — what you build is a work portfolio, not a qualification. It offers entrepreneurship training programmes and business workshops for individuals, and works with colleges and universities on pre-incubation consulting and experiential workshops.
Who can apply
- Budding and early-stage entrepreneurs, for the training programmes and workshops
- Colleges and universities, for the institutional programme
How to apply: Its programmes, dates and terms live on the Lemon School of Entrepreneurship site rather than on the Lemon Ideas one — go there for current details.
Where to apply
Other Lemon Ideas programmes
- Acceleration & Mentorship Program (Startup Cohort)Lemon's free, selective mentoring cohort for early-stage ventures, running six months of intensive support as the start of a longer relationship.
- Founders Jockey ProgramA paid three-month, fifty-hour online bootcamp that takes an early-stage founder from idea to a startup blueprint and an investor pitch.
- Business Transformation CohortA paid ninety-day online cohort for MSMEs, family businesses and established owners who want to rethink how their business works — not for startups.
- Innopreneurs Startup ContestLemon's yearly startup contest, now in its thirteenth season, running pitching rounds across India over about ten months with prizes, mentoring and incubation support.
- Lemon GurukulFree, open mentoring sessions for anyone, run out of a helpdesk Lemon set up with the Vidarbha Industries Association in Nagpur.
- Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR)A one-year placement running a Lemon Ideas project end to end, for a handful of people a year who want the experience before starting their own venture.
- Entrepreneurs Recognition (National Startup Day)An annual recognition of around sixteen entrepreneurs each 16 January, open to self-nomination from any sector.
- Partnership & Consulting (incubator-enabler development)Consulting for organisations that want to set up or run their own incubator, rather than for founders — capability building plus management services.