The Expert Course on Investment and Impact Entrepreneurship is already underway.
The Expert Course on Investment and Impact Entrepreneurship is already underway.
The Expert Course on Investment and Impact Entrepreneurship is already underway.
On November 23 began at the BBF the program that seeks to train entrepreneurs to reflect and resolve issues such as investment options in the development stage of each of the projects and the analysis and measurement of impacts they are generating
On November 23 began at the BBF (Bilbao Berrikuntza Faktoria) the program that seeks to train entrepreneurs to reflect and resolve issues such as investment options in the development stage of each of the projects and the analysis and measurement of impacts they are generating.
In this first edition, 11 projects from different areas such as social housing and citizen participation, life, sports and inclusiveness, sustainable tourism, language training for transversal competences, support to African entrepreneurship have started this learning process that has had its first stop on the second floor of the BBF. Here are some of the participating projects: 1820, Diversity for Equality, Gaman, Home, Innkubo as well as the BBK Award winning project.
With the collaboration of BBK and Seed Capital Bizkaia, two strategic allies in terms of positive social impact and sustainable competitiveness of Bizkaia, the Business Faculty of Mondragon Unibertsitatea wants to take firm steps to be part of the ecosystem of impact investment. The leadership in this case comes from team coaches and financial advisors of the Mondragon Team Academy Bilbo Ideas Lab.
Here several testimonials that perfectly describe the essence and the course of the 10 sessions that will pass through different spaces such as BBK Kuna, As Fabrik or the headquarters of Seed Capital Bizkaia.
Testimonials:
Oihane Aldayturriaga (BBK):
"Entrepreneurship with impact is a tool to address the challenges we face in society. Training is important both at the beginning and along the path of entrepreneurship. And this course has been created in collaboration".
Óscar Ugarte (Seed capital Bizkaia):
"It has a track record in Social Impact Investment Instruments where training is also paramount. We thought that we should strengthen ties and collaborate in this difficult path of creating a social impact ecosystem".
Ander Erauzkin (Bizgarri):
"I have always had an entrepreneurial soul, and already with a background in sustainability along with my partner's knowledge in fashion and an idea that some friends suggested to us, we are setting up a project on sustainable fashion for healthcare personnel. Therefore, we come here with the intention of learning how to carry out this project. It's about time to renew my knowledge a bit".
Laura Leandro (House of Movement Experience):
"Since I finished LEINN I have been working on a project that seeks to improve the quality of life of people who need it most: people with functional diversity, elderly people and people with chronic diseases through physical activity. We come with a double objective. On the one hand, to analyze and clearly measure the impact we are having on these people. On the other hand, we want to take the project to the next level and for this we think that knowing what impact investment can provide us and interacting with the people who are part of the Course can be very useful".
All the information of the program in this link: https://www.mondragon.edu/cursos/es/curso-experto-inversion-emprendimiento-impacto
If you want to go further and know the projects and the program first hand you can contact Ziortza Olano Astigarraga (zolano@mondragon.edu) and Asier Quesada Korta (aquesada@mondragon.edu).