Developing sustainable startup concepts - implement social innovation strategies
Do you want to start or take over a company and to create social impact? We support you in developing an exciting and innovative business model that combines social innovation and profitability to start successfully and achieve a long-term impact.
Socially innovative start-ups as well as companies that serve the common goodoften lack access to financing. We support you in developing a financing plan and applying for funding.
We offer information and workshops to financial institutions regarding social innovation and impact-oriented business models and we support them in developing financing options for social entrepreneurs and their companies.
Services for social entrepreneurs and impact companies:
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- Sustainable Development Goals and Social Innovation as Fundament for Innovative Business Models
- Startup Academy: Developing and implementing socially innovative founding strategies
- Understanding and meeting customer needs
- Planning, measuring and communicating impact
- How to apply for funding and financing
- Strengthening leaders and teams in start up processes
Services for funding agencies and financial institutions:
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- Sustainable Development Goals and Social Innovation as Fundament for Innovative Business Models
- Developing relevant and successful financing options for social entrepreneurs and impact oriented companies
- Fostering and financing of women led startups
- How to offer effective programs and seminaries on financial education for customers
- How to foster financial inclusion for family run businesses in Latin America
- Promoting financial education for women-led-businesses in Latin America
References (selection)
Example:
Developing a concept to advice small and medium sized companies in northern Germany in their digitalisation process.
Assignment:
Develop practical tools to assess small and family owned business in Lower Saxony in digitalisation options and strategies.
Implementation:
In the context of the Leuphana University Lüneburg Hackathon 2020 initiated a digitalisation factory and practical tools for strategic assessment and networking with stakeholders was developed, focused on small and family owned companies in the Lüneburg region.
Example:
Advising a founding concept for a circular economy focused entrepreneur
Assignment:
Advise a fashion designer in the process of developing a company for fashionable recycling of textiles.
Implementation:
Conducting two practical workshops with the fashion designer to support her process of developing ideas and concept, supporting also with desk top research and with elaboration of a first written concept.
Example:
A Start Up Academy for Young Professionals in Mexico
Assignment:
To develop and implement a start up programme for young entrepreneurs focused on concept development, training and networking
Implementation:
Design of a six month training programme for young university based entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas; implementation of the programme; invitation of additional keynote speakers and organisation of networking events; coordination of pitching event with experienced entrepreneurs and representatives of founding institutions; evaluation of programme results.
Example:
Award of a Mexican Bank for Small Businesses
Assignment:
Analysis of the development of small businesses in the years after receiving the award from the Mexican Bank and formulation of recommendations for a training programme fort he business owners
Implementation:
Development of criteria and tools for the analysis of the current state oft he businesses; data collection and interviews with 20 award winning small business owners; evaluatino of data and preparation of report with recommendations for a one-year training programme focused on financial and strategic topics.
