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:

    •  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:

    • 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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Set-Up of Organisations and Companies

  • Set-up of a representative office of a German financial sector based foundation in Mexico
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  • Set-up of a Mexican subsidiary of the representative office of a German foundation in Mexico
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  • Set-up of a Mexican consulting firm with international scope
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  • Set up of a Brussels based subsidiary for a Belgian consulting organisation
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  • Moderation of strategy development and accompaniment of constitution and build-up of a Mexican association of financial cooperatives