For the past 18 years, Jure Verhovnik had been the head of the business incubator of the University of Maribor, the Venture Factory, where he actively participated in the construction and implementation of the entrepreneurial support environment programs. As part of the incubator, Verhovnik advised more than 250 startup entrepreneurs, conducted more than 300 workshops and participated in more than 400 startup events.

He had also been involved in the creation of several support and entrepreneurship promotion programs. Verhovnik is currently active as the owner and director at his own consulting company Arev.