Phase 1 Shaping a Vision.

Young women will have the opportunity through this phase to conceptualise their business idea, to start building their social innovation model, consider issues of environmental sustainability, elaborate on their profile as a game changer leader. They will start building the profile of their ideal customer and develop the value proposition of their product or service. 

Phase 2. Initial Assessment

At this phase young women participants to the program will be supported to assess their own capabilities and work on their personal development path as social entrepreneurs. They will also start building the main operations of their businesses, elaborating on the skills and competences needed to manage main activities of a social enterprises 

Phase 3. Sharing Results for Better Support.

 At this phase young women will turn to the external environment to gather the needed resources to build their social enterprises. They will consider issues of types of resources they need and how to mobilise in order to implement their value 

Phase 4. Planning

Finally, at the last phase young women will now have the opportunity to put their entire business idea in paper and develop their business plan and business model canvas. 

Why this manual? 

This manual will be for mentors within the programme looking to support the participants. It will be used to guide mentors on the best way they can use their skills to empower and support others. It will provide information on the methodology behind mentoring including the skills needed, the knowledge base and examples. The manual will provide tips on how the mentors can best approach the participants about the programme using the guidebook as a structure. The mentoring stage is vital to support participants with the overall activities, with all tools needed to be successful mentor included.

This publication contains practical educational materials that can be used by youth workers and trainers who wish to conduct entrepreneurial empowerment programs addressed to young women who aspire to start a business. The content is based on principles of non-formal education and focused on supporting the learners in developing new competences on entrepreneurship, but also other topics such as sustainability, engagement, creativity, and leadership.

All the exercises included in this publication have been tested during pilot projects both internationally and locally – their final version is based on the feedback from the participants (both young women and youth workers/trainers).