Growth pod / Zqtion Launchpad

Business Development & Partnerships

Find relevant relationships and turn research into thoughtful partnership proposals.

Up to 3 places12 weeksRemote-first8–12 hours/weekUnpaid

Application for this track

Learning-first · Initial intake 18+ · Places depend on mentor capacity · No employment guarantee

What you'll work on

Research organizations, startup communities and university partnerships.
Identify relevant events and partnership opportunities.
Prepare partner briefs, meeting research and draft outreach.
Track communications and maintain the partnership pipeline.
Follow up professionally under supervision; make no independent commitments.

What you'll learn

Partnership strategy and ecosystem mapping
Proposal development and professional communication
Relationship management

What we're looking for

Organized thinking and strong research habits
Interest in communicating with people
No business-development experience required

Helpful, not required

Student club or event coordination
Presentation experience

Useful tools

Sheets or a supervised CRM
Public organization websites
Docs

A question to think about

Suggest one type of organization Zqtion could collaborate with. What would both sides gain?

You will see this in the application. We want your thinking, not a polished professional answer.

What you’ll leave with

A piece of work
you can explain.

An evidence-based partner map and a reviewed partnership brief with a realistic next step.

Structured training, supervised practice, weekly feedback, a final review and CV/LinkedIn guidance. Public portfolio use requires permission.

Certificate of Completion

Earned through meaningful participation, required assignments, a final project, professional conduct and mentor approval. It records your track, cohort, duration and completion date.

Path after Launchpad

High-performing Launchpad participants receive priority consideration for future paid project, freelance, internship, part-time or permanent opportunities at Zqtion as suitable roles, revenue and business needs become available.

References are reserved for exceptional performance. No paid work or employment is guaranteed.

Explore the application

Practice is supervised. Apprentices must not independently control client contracts, payments, confidential production systems, credentials, commercial commitments or final publication. Program availability and jurisdiction eligibility are confirmed before enrollment.

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