The Social Virtual Entrepreneurship Hub provides a virtual space where student-consultants collaborate with small business owners to help them initiate, develop, and scale their business ideas. This hub facilitates connections between student consultants, business owners, entrepreneurship mentors, business experts, and teachers fostering a dialogic teaching approach.  Within this framework, the teacher supports student-consultants in conducting a pre-evaluation of business ideas, known as the “Business Road Test”. Students take responsibility for planning, organizing, and leading their learning journey, actively engaging in decision-making and project execution.  An AI chatbot serves as a conversational AI tool, assisting students with market research and analysis. It helps generate questions, interpret market trends, analyze responses, and provide data-driven recommendations. To maximize its effectiveness, students must clearly define their research objectives and supply relevant information. The AI chatbot supports students in: Identifying competitors, gathering and presenting market data, researching credible sources and building audience personas for market research. By leveraging both collaborative engagement and AI-driven insights, the Social Virtual Entrepreneurship Hub equips students with the tools and experience needed to navigate real-world business challenges effectively.

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