Developing sustainable startup concepts - implement social innovation strategies
Founders and Social Entrepreneurs contribute with innovative strategies, products and services to a profound and sustainable transformation of the economy and society and to satisfying new customer needs.
Through adequate and attractive concepts, financing options and implementation strategies start-up ideas become success stories. With my longstanding international experience I support them on the road to success and also support organizations that promote entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Services for founders
- Startup Academy and advice
- Design of financing options
- Management knowledge for founders
- Development and implementation of social innovation strategies as answer to current global challenges
Services for chambers, associations and financial institutions
- Development of an innovative service offer for founders
- Fostering and financing of women led startups
- Seminaries and workshops on social innovations and impact-led founding strategies
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 Museum in Mexico Focused on Economy
Assignment:
To develop and implement a programme for young entrepreneurs focused on 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.
