agora enterprises: from aid to paid
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Transforming People &
Communities
through Sustainable
Enterprise
© 2015 Agora EnterprisesCreated by Zelos LLC
From Aid to Paid:
THE LUXURY OF A GOOD JOB
INTRODUCTION
“What the whole world wants is a good job.”- Jim Clifton, CEO of Gallup
GIVING AID, BUT NOT PAIDThe Problem
*Good job defined as a full-time, formal job. Statistics from Gallup’s World Poll as recorded in Jim Clifton’s The Coming
Jobs War.
That’s a 60% shortage of GOOD jobs
THE GOD JOBS SHORTAGE
ENTERPRISE
THE SOLUTION
ENTERPRISE…
…creates sustainable jobs and income
ENTERPRISE…
…inspires innovation
ENTERPRISE…
…promotes lasting transformation
Sending aid does NONE of
that…
THE POWER OF SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS BUSINESS
The Impact of Socially
Conscious Business
The Impact of Socially
Conscious Business
AGORA’S VISION, MISSION, AND STRATEGY
THE SOLUTION
Vision & Mission
Vision
Unleashing entrepreneurs and socially conscious business to be a catalytic force sparking lasting change spiritually, socially, and economically in
communities worldwide.
Our Vision
THIS…
Our Vision
…TO THIS
…THROUGH UNLEASHING ENTREPRENEURS!
Our Vision
MissionTo enhance the spiritual, social and economic
prosperity of developing and disadvantaged communities, both domestic and abroad, by training and supporting entrepreneurs to establish profitable
businesses which holistically benefit those communities, create jobs, and inspire local
entrepreneurs to do the same.
SEED ModelWe accomplish our mission through our SEED model:
Scaling: Establishing Venture Villages across the globe which train, fund, launch, and supportlocal socially conscious entrepreneurs
SEED Model
We accomplish our mission through our SEED model:
Equipping: Providing a comprehensive solution for the assessment, training, coaching, and ongoing support of socially conscious entrepreneurs
SEED Model
We accomplish our mission through our SEED model:
Enterprising: Offering social franchising opportunities for socially conscious entrepreneurs in collaboration with our international corporate and franchise partners
SEED ModelWe accomplish our mission through our SEED model:
Developing: Funding business startups through donated funds, crowdfunding, and our private equity team made up of investors who wish to invest in domestic and emerging market SME opportunities
Strategy
Strategy: A Comprehensive Solution
Comprehensive Two-Pronged Approach:• The training, funding, support, and launch of Western
Entrepreneurs in underprivileged or developing communities in the West and abroad
• The training, funding, support, and launch of indigenous entrepreneurs in their own communities
Strategy: Global Entrepreneur Training Program
Identify &
Assess
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Business &
StrategicCoaching
Mentoring
Spiritual
Coach Train Fund LaunchDeployme
ntPrep
Private
Equity
Donated
Funds
Loans
Logistics
In Country Arrival
Company Startup
GET
Coaching
Advanced
EducationAdvisor
y Boards
Peer 2 Peer
Mentoring
Ongoing Support
Crowdfunding
Language &
Culture
Strategy: Venture Villages
Goal:Establish 100 Ventures Villages to launch 5,000
businesses and create 50,000 good jobs in developing or underprivileged communities in the next 10 years
Strategy: Venture VillagesComponents: Application process that is open yet highly competitive Focus on small teams not individuals 12 week program including condensed GET content and
comprising programmed events, strategic coaching/mentoring, compact intensive training, startup founders supported in cohort batches/classes
Seed money opportunities via equity investment, loans, crowdfunding, donated funds
Post launch support
“We’re in the business
of putting poverty
OUT of business.”
Our goal is to…LAUNCH TRAIN
CREATING
…in the next 10 years
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