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SHERIDAN CHILVERS
Nottingham Roosevelt Scholar - 2011
5 key questions to create a successful business - Insights from USA
Sheridan Chilvers
My Background
Work Experience• New College Nottingham - Entrepreneur-In-Resident• Nottingham Energy Partnership – Affordable Warmth Project Coordinator• The Energy Saving Trust – Energy Advisor and Green Communities Programme
Coordinator• Nottingham City Council – Climate Research Officer – LCLIP• Alliance Boots – Assistant Supply Manager
Academic Experience• MSc in Environmental Management @ The University of Nottingham• BSc (Hons) Business and Technology @ Sheffield Hallam University
Voluntary Experience• Ecoworks, Nottingham Civic Society, Rotary, • British Council: Climate Advocate (08), International Climate Champion (09),
Delegate (10), Mentor (11) and Green Ambassador (12).
• Aims:
1) Promote Nottinghamshire;
2) Learn about American Culture; and
3) Support professional development.
Nottingham Roosevelt Scholarship
• Over 140 individuals have taken the trip to the USA.
• Established in 1945 as a living memorial to FDR
Itinerary
3 Months10 Cities, 9 States25+ OrganisationsDaily Inspiration
Purpose of visit
Research focused on:Organisations that support and develop of Social Entrepreneurs
Definitions:
Social Entrepreneurs:
“Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social
issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change”
Ashoka
(Business) Ecosystem:
“An economic community supported by a foundation of interacting organizations and individuals—the organisms of the business world… Over time, they coevolve their
capabilities and roles, and tend to align themselves with the directions set by one or more central companies.”
James F. Moore
Areas of focus
(1) Support
Organisations
(4) Networking
Groups
(2) Educational Institutions
(3) Co-working &
Incubation spaces
Social Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem
(1) Who’s in MY Ecosystem?
Personal
• Friends
• Family
• Business Contacts
Business
• Strategic Partners
• Competitors
• Stakeholders
Locally, Nationally, Internationally
• Funding• Fellowship• Mentorship (online/offline)• Idea generation support
(1) Who’s in MY Ecosystem?...Cont
Concept Start-Up
NAME:
FOCUS:
SUPPORT:
(2) What are MY Values?
Why are they important?
• They support the decision making process
• They help to identify like minded people
• They help to identify potential partners (instead of competition)
• They represent who YOU are
Definition: “Values reflect a person’s sense of right and
wrong or what “ought” to be.”
• Social Media - Community without boarders
(3) Who’s in MY community?
• Brings like minded people together
• Brings people around your product/service
How can you interact with your community?
Why is a having Community important?
• Co-working Spaces - Collaboration
Definition: “Community usually refers to a social unit that
shares common values.”
“We incubate people not businesses”
• Social Innovation Institute
• Ideas Market Place/ Competition
• Fellow Summit/ Global Circle
(3) Who’s in MY community?...Cont
“Some organizations incubate companies - we incubate people. Our
mission is to accelerate young leaders and help them have a global
impact before they become 30.”
*Closed Network*
(3) Who’s in MY community?...Cont
Co-working Space
• Co-Loft (LA)
• Blank-Spaces (LA)
• Green Spaces (NYC)
• The HUB (San Fran)
• NedSpace (Portland)
• Green Village Philly
• Green Town Labs (Boston)
(Hybrids) Incubators
Blank-Spaces, (LA) “Work for yourself, not by yourself”
Co-Lofting, (LA) “Work, Network, Prosper”
(3) Flexibility and Adaptability
(1) Creative Environment
Top 5 benefits of using co-working spaces
(2) Bespoke Support and Services – Accelerators
(4) Ready Built Communities
(5) Opportunities for Collaboration & Openness
(3) Who’s in MY community?...Cont
Nottingham
University of NottinghamEnterprise Labs
-Students
Nottingham Trent UniversityThe Hive-Students
Antenna-Creative Industries
Biocity-Life ScienceHACK SPACE
Wallis Building- IT Companies
Nottm Clean Tech Centre-Environmental Technology
(3) Who’s in MY community?...Cont
(4) What’s MY Story?
• How did I get to where I am now? (Support)
• Where did I come from? (personal challenge)
• Where do you want to go and What future do I want to create for myself?
What questions do I need to ask?
Why is MY personal story important?• It helps people to connect with you
• It provides the context for your business
• The potential to inspire others
(4) What’s MY Story?..Cont
“Be Social Change is a platform that empowers, connects, and organizes the world
of social change.”
What’s Your Big Fat Hairy Goal? “What’s Your BFHG?”
“Don’t Settle”
(5) Am I being Unreasonable enough?
“Giving high-impact entrepreneurs wings”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to
adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
George Bernard Shaw
• Unreasonable Market Place
• 6 week institute,
• 25 Entrepreneurs,
• 30 Mentors,
• 1 Mansion,
• The Unreasonable Climax
(Click Blackboard image to play video)
Creating a catalyst
Rework Jobs
LeadershipCourse
Unreasonable Institute
Boulder, Colorado
The BoldAcademy
The HUB
TechSTARS
StudentEntrepreneurs
Boulder,Local
Authority
University of
Colorado, in BoulderNot Unreasonable Enough
Summary
• Who’s in MY Ecosystem?• What are MY Values?• Who’s in MY community?• What’s MY Story?• Am I being Unreasonable enough?
Networking…Ask the next person you meet…• What’s their BFHG is? &• Are they being Unreasonable in what they do
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
Contact Details:• Mobile: 07938244367• Email: sheridan.chilvers@hotmail.co.uk• LinkedIn: sheridan.chilvers• Twitter: sdchilvers
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