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IC-Hub Start-up Incubator
Introduction
Welcome! Watch this first (0:50)
Objectives and structure (3:47)
Getting feedback (1:24)
Let's get to know each other (2:19)
What is an independent social impact consultant and should you be one?
Start here (1:23)
Defining an independent social impact professional (3:29)
Consulting expectations (0:59)
Consulting realities (14:34)
Attributes and enabling factors (8:23)
Pathways to becoming an independent social impact professional (12:25)
Questions
How do you become an independent social impact professional?
The 5-step Start-up Process (4:32)
Step 1: Identify your services
Overview and key principles (1:30)
Define your specialism (4:19)
Define your services and build your client avatar (7:20)
Challenge: Create your elevator pitch
Challenge: Conduct market research (1:33)
Questions
Step 2: Establish your runway
Overview and key principles (2:23)
Key actions
Challenge: Set your budget, trial period, and go/no-go criteria (1:26)
Bonus: Start-up Budget Template (13:02)
Questions
Step 3: Launch and test
Overview and key principles (3:20)
Build your portfolio (3:50)
Bonus: Portfolio tour (5:59)
Identify key contacts (2:12)
Create your website (optional) (2:30)
Tell the world you're open for business (4:49)
Go through the business development process (2:04)
Questions
Step 4: Sort out the legals
Overview and key principles (2:39)
Financial requirements (5:25)
Client management (4:55)
Business registration (3:01)
Questions
Bonus: How to set your consulting fees (9:29)
Bonus: All about invoicing (6:33)
Bonus: Accounting and bookkeeping (5:42)
Step 5: Improve, iterate and level-up
Overview and key principles (2:59)
Questions
Bonus: How to get consulting clients (18:07)
Conclusion and next steps
The journey begins here! (1:57)
Your next steps
Help us improve this course
Help us launch other start-up consultants (Referral Programme)
Pathways to becoming an independent social impact professional
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