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Online Training Course for Women Entrepreneurs

Creatella Impact and Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship are thrilled to announce our upcoming online training course and knowledge platform dedicated to empowering women leaders of early-stage, social impact-oriented, tech-enabled startups. Our objective is to equip women entrepreneurs with the essential knowledge, skills, and tools to thrive in their entrepreneurial journey, also nurturing the next generation of women leaders.

We offer two flexible formats for your convenience: a comprehensive cohort/group-based course and on-demand learning modules. Our comprehensive course spans 10 weeks, with each module designed to maximize your learning experience. From Design Thinking and Innovation to Leadership and Personal Development, we’ll guide you through every aspect of building a successful tech-enabled social impact business.

With a diverse cohort of 300 learners from various backgrounds and regions worldwide, interactive learning formats, real-world case studies, and a focus on experiential learning, you’ll be part of an extraordinary journey towards creating a lasting social impact. You’ll gain access to an exclusive community of like-minded entrepreneurs, mentorship opportunities, and priority consideration for our pre-acceleration programs, as well as potential venture building and investment support.

List of modules

* The list of modules is subject to change

Module 1

Design Thinking and Innovation - Ideation

Understanding the principles of design thinking while engaging in divergent/convergent thinking to empathise with your users and define their problem.

Understand the concept of innovation and learn/apply various ideation tools for generating solution ideas while enhancing the process with the help of generative AI.

Apply design tools to evaluate and select ideas, while formulating a problem-solution fit statement.

Module 2

Design Thinking and Innovation - Prototyping and Building a MVP

Understand the difference between a prototype and an MVP and apply agile prototyping methods to visualize and test ideas.

Develop proof of concept to validate the feasibility and learn how to determine the core features of your solution.

Incorporate user feedback and iteration into prototyping to refine problem-solution fit to attain product-market fit.

Module 3

Developing a compelling Social Impact Mission Statement

Understand the importance of a Mission Statement and Values for Social Impact

Connecting Mission Statement and Values to the Vision of a company, and applying the knowledge with relevant tools

Develop a powerful (Social) Mission Statement and strengthen it through meaningful storytelling.

Module 4

Business Modelling for Sustainability and Social Impact

Understand business models for sustainability and social impact

Identifying social impact opportunities in the business model and understanding different revenue models for social impact.

Ethics in realising Sustainability and Social Impact Missions.

Module 5

Building and Leading Effective Teams

Understand team building, dynamics and fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusivity.

Understand leadership styles that are particularly effective in impact-driven work.

Understand and implement forward-thinking HR practices that contribute to a positive and productive work environment.

Module 6

Ecosystems & partnerships

Understand an ecosystems perspective for engaging with stakeholders.

Understand legal considerations in social impact entrepreneurship.

Learn how to build a supportive network with valuable partnerships.

Module 7

Financial Modelling

Understanding different revenue models for pricing strategies to assess their implications.

Identify the most critical assumptions underlying your business plan, and be precise about those assumptions using the Business Model Delta tool.

Understanding the key metrics and KPIs that are important for investors.

Module 8

Impact Modelling

Learn fundamentals of impact modelling (from Theory of Change to SDGs)

Use data analytics for Impact Measurement and SDG progress tracking

Applying Impact Modelling in Decision Making

Module 9

Marketing & Sales for Social Impact

Develop a strong brand identity, building on your social mission statement, to stand out from competitors.

Create a marketing strategy for sustainability and social impact.

Create a sales strategy for sustainability and social impact.

Module 10

Fundraising and Financing Strategies

Explore funding options and ownership structures for sustainability and social impact startups

Learn how to negotiate and navigate biases in the field.

Prepare to pitch for funding, manage investor relationships, and addressing gender bias of investors.