Global Resources
Drawing on best practices and collaboration from around the globe, Hope Ventures helps you create and implement an entrepreneurial program that ideally serves your context.
Entrepreneur and Leadership Development Training Resources
Local and Global Subject Matter Experts & Mentors
Collaborative Partnerships in a global learning community
Global Community
Ecuador Proves The Genius of a Global Learning Community…
The room was filled with creative energy as fabric, paper, buttons, glue and scissors came together creating prototypes from every business sector. It was an entrepreneur's dream! The Latin trainers had managed to bring the heads and the hearts of the entrepreneurs together in a moment of imagination that primed the room for some truly compelling pitches. It was their innovation to the curriculum that made all the difference.
Being part of a global learning community means sharing experiences and expertise with other global partners. As local partners learn from and with one another, they improve content and training, create new international relationships, and ultimately better serve their communities.
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Resources for local partners
The Goal: ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY
The Lean Start Entrepreneur Program is designed to help meet the needs of the underserved through cultivating a thriving entrepreneurial community that creates jobs, while catalyzing lasting economic, social, and spiritual transformation. Generally, training cycles run 6-10 months with graduates maintaining connection after their program as part of an ongoing community.
Initially, the program focuses on the development of a business incubator or accelerator that creates jobs through the launch of entrepreneurial ventures. Typical programs follow the following path:
Step 1: Identify key stakeholders and partners and design a culturally appropriate program
Step 2: Bring together and begin to train local business mentors
Step 3: Bring together and begin to train and support entrepreneurs in the start and growth of businesses.
Entrepreneurs meet regularly with business mentors who provide coaching and business guidance.
TRAINING MODULES
Lean Start Entrepreneur - Based on the Lean Start business approach, this series walks you through the basics of business start-up from Customer Segments to Revenue Streams creating a customer-centric business plan. Each business is focused not only on making money but a difference in the local community.
Entrepreneurial Leadership - This series focuses on the essential components of leading well as an entrepreneur and business owner. Topics include: Self-Leadership, Decision-Making, Entrepreneurial Mindsets, Communication, and Team Building.
Investment Ready Entrepreneur - This series is designed to prepare entrepreneurs to effectively share their business with potential investors and lenders, determining the money that’s needed , how it will be used, with a well thought out plan to pay it back.
Mentoring With Impact - This series is specially designed to leverage the impact of business mentors and subject matter experts as they work with entrepreneurs. Coaching skills and cultural insights are combined in an interactive learning environment.
Hybrid Learning - ONLINE and In-Person LEARNING
Training can be delivered virtually or in person. Many programs utilize a mix of both bringing entrepreneurs together in the same room . Training is then conducted via Zoom and in person. Additionally, portions of training can be delivered as self-paced learning on Hope’s Virtual Learning Platform.
Local and global mentors and subject matter experts
Good mentoring and coaching is essential to a successful entrepreneur community. We will help you create a process that recruits, trains, and engages local mentors while providing you access to local and international subject matter experts. For those interested, as part of a program you can use your talents and experience to grow businesses and transform lives locally and internationally with as little as 3 hours per month.