Integrate Impact Insights into Your Venture-Building Toolbox
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By Bram van der Grinten, 14.10.2024
Founder of Impact Forecast
Founder of Impact Forecast
A common mistake made in building impact ventures is the assumption that impact assessment can be left to the companies themselves, relying on them to do their own research. This hands-off approach can result in missed opportunities, inconsistent results, and a lack of actionable data that can guide decision-making. Out Impact Venture Building modules ensure that ventures are built with impact in scope from the start, and integrate business development and impact entrepreneurship support, to ignite sustainable innovators.
The Impact Venture Building Solution
The Impact Venture Building solution is designed to enhance incubation programs and university courses with a comprehensive approach to positive impact entrepreneurship. This program offers a structured pathway, integrating impact assessment and entrepreneurial support into a single, cohesive framework. By incorporating tailored modules and a supportive ecosystem, the program equips participants with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to create ventures that are not only commercially viable but also deliver measurable social and environmental impact.
Key benefits
- Comprehensive Support
Participants receive a holistic package of mentoring, impact expert advice, and access to advanced tools and resources. - Practical Application
Real-world cases, interactive workshops, and hands-on exercises ensure that participants can apply what they learn in a meaningful way. - Scalability Focus
The program emphasizes the creation of business models and strategies that can scale effectively, maximizing the reach and impact of each venture. - Tailored to Your Needs
A flexible curriculum allows universities and incubators to integrate the program with their existing offerings, ensuring a perfect fit with their goals - Strategic Involvement
Clients can choose their level of involvement, from monitoring results to co-hosting modules and providing direct mentorship. - Robust Impact Metrics
Implementing advanced tools and methodologies ensures that the social and environmental impact of each venture is accurately measured, tracked, and reported.
Program Modules
Offer participants the entire, comprehensive Impact Venture Building programme, or enhance your offering with several Venture Building modules:
Module 1
Intro for Impact Ventures
Overview of best practices, business opportunities and risks combined with and an outline of the course.
Module 2
Impact Opportunities
Identify and validate business opportunities with high potential for positive impact.
Module 3
Sustainable Development Pathways
Explore pathways to sustainability that align with global goals and local realities.
Module 4
Impact Potential Prospects
Assess the potential impact of ideas and concepts before developing a business model.
Module 5
Creative Concept Development
Transform innovative ideas into concrete business concepts with clear value propositions.
Module 6
Value Proposition and Advantage
Develop a compelling value proposition that highlights the unique impact potential of the venture.
Module 7
Market Fit Verification
Test and refine the market fit of the venture’s products or services to ensure long-term success.
Module 8
Impact Forecasting and Validation
Use advanced tools to forecast the social and environmental impact of the venture and validate the results.
Module 9
Impact Insights Discovery
Analyze and interpret the results of impact assessments to gain actionable insights.
Module 10
Creating Green Claims
Develop credible, validated sustainability claims that can be communicated to stakeholders and investors.
Module 11
Impact Presentation
Equip participants to present their impact data effectively in written materials and on stage.
Module 12
Impact Enterprise Award
Recognize the most impactful ventures and celebrate their achievements.
The Impact Forecast workstream has been incredible, honestly that's been one of the key stand-outs of the programme.
- Program participant, Amazon Sustainability Accelerator 2024
Unique advantages
Our capacity-building approach goes beyond conventional training by creating an immersive, hands-on learning experience that drives real impact. By combining expert guidance, practical application, and flexible program structures, we ensure that participants gain the skills, resources, and support needed to scale their impact-driven initiatives effectively. Below are the key advantages that set our program apart.
Supportive Ecosystem
A comprehensive network of mentors, impact experts, and resources is designed to guide participants throughout their venture-building journey, providing support at every step.
Experiential Learning
Hands-on workshops and real-world cases, combined with interactive exercises and breakout sessions, allow participants to engage deeply with the content and apply their knowledge in practical settings.
Emphasis on Scalability
Participants are encouraged to develop business models and strategies that can scale effectively, ensuring that their ventures can reach larger markets and achieve broader social and environmental outcomes.
Customizable Curriculum
The program’s flexible structure allows organizations to select specific modules and integrate them with existing programs, contests, or expert networks, making it easy to incorporate impact insights into the venture-building toolbox.
Strategic Involvement
Organizations can choose their level of involvement, from simply monitoring results to actively co-hosting modules, setting challenges, and providing direct mentoring and feedback to participants.
Multi-disciplinary Mentorship
Direct access to a diverse pool of mentors and coaches with expertise in various domains, providing guidance and feedback across multiple aspects of venture development.
Impact Metrics and Reporting
Robust tools and methodologies for measuring, tracking, and reporting the social and environmental impact of ventures, helping participants quantify their contributions effectively.
Tangible Impact Outcomes
The program focuses on achieving measurable results such as job creation, GHG emissions reductions, circular economy, pollution prevention, or social benefits, ensuring that ventures have a tangible, positive impact.
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