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From idea to pilot: how to build an impact venture
Turn your idea into a viable venture. We help you build the business model, financial plan and pilot strategy to move from concept to action – with a regenerative, net-positive lens.
What you get
- A completed social business or mission model canvas for your venture
- A financial plan grounded in reality, not assumptions
- A pilot action plan with clear milestones and decision points
- Confidence to pitch your venture to funders, partners and stakeholders
Topics covered
- Responsible entrepreneurship
- Values-literate decision-making
- Foundations of social ventures & regenerative models
- Value proposition & ideation for impact
- Mapping the social business model canvas
- Financial modelling & sustainability planning
- Pilot design & venture validation
- What investors want to hear & crafting your elevator pitch
Who it's for
- Aspiring and early-stage impact entrepreneurs & social entrepreneurs
- University students on enterprise programmes
- Intrapreneurs in corporate sustainability teams
- Organisations launching new social ventures or services
Formats
- Full-day or two-day intensive workshop
- In-person or virtual
- Up to 20 participants
- Bespoke to your team's needs
Delivered with
TEDI-London & Manchester Metropolitan University
Workshops for engineering MScs and undergraduates on developing values-driven businesses
Madeira Impact Collective
Impact Entrepreneurship Ideator Programme
GIZ (German development agency)
Train-the-Trainer programme for inclusive businesses
Led by
Nadia Laabs
Inclusive business specialist and social entrepreneur to several ventures. Led capacity-building programmes internationally with GIZ, British Council, and social enterprise networks globally.
Luke McBeath Smith
Systems thinker, engineer and impact strategist. Delivers enterprise education at UK universities and has designed venture-building programmes across three continents.
Book this module.
We tailor every session and every project. Get in touch and we'll design the right format for you.