1. Green Entrepreneurship Programme: Development of the Incubation Phase Ramon Farreny, Fern Marie Bowles, Anna Ibáñez, Nicola Cerantola

2. Objectives of the session
Describe the guidelines to be followed during the incubation and detail the support activities that the program will provide to each entrepreneur.
Describe and understand the set of tools and templates that will be used along the incubation phase for different purposes
Highlight the expected results for the incubation phase and the role of the Mentor.
Get the Local Mentors used to the Support Action Plan procedures and the role of the Coordination Team.
Solve any doubts and inquiries, collect useful feedback and insights to improve the final version of the documentation

3. Overview
32 weeks
Green Entrepreneur (GE) receives support from 1 Local Mentor (LM) & 1-5 External Experts (EE).

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7. Overview
Identification
of external needs

8. Overview

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10. Overview

11. The tools A set of documents and tools is available.
Online shared folders available in Google Drive (1 folder / entrepreneur). The LM will provide access to the entrepreneur.

12. The tools
SUPPORT ACTION PLAN
INCUBATION HANDBOOK

13. The tools

14. The tools

15. The tools 01_Schedule 02a_Meetings_LM_EE 02b_Meetings_GE
03_External Technical Assistance Proposal
04_External Assistance Outputs
05_GBP template
06_Report & Communication
07_Test Validation
08_Financial Plan
09_Roadmap
10_Green Business Canvas

16. LM assistance
General support, guidance and advice along the incubation phase.
Using the tools provided and satisfying the expected outcomes.
40 hours of one-to-one support (meetings every 2-3 weeks).
Responsible for communication with the Coordination Team.

17. External Technical Assistance
Adapted to the specific needs of each entrepreneur.
Carried out by 1 to 5 external experts (limited budget).
Type of support:
In-depth assistance on a given topic (e.g. co-creating the financial plan)
Solving specific issues, doubts or questions (e.g. helping to decide the legal status of the company)
Follow-up and guidance during the execution and implementation of key tasks (e.g. providing instructions and reviewing the process of brand name registration).
Delivery of certain tasks (e.g. development of a webpaged or a logo).
Needs defined by the LM.

18. Expected results

19. Follow-up Schedule The Green Business Plan template.
Register of meetings (GE / LM / EE)
Impact sheet results
GE / LM Forms

20. Let’s put things into practice!

21. The Role Play
Condensed journey (90 minutes) along the incubation process.
Creation of 4 groups of 3-4 people.
Roles within each group:
1 entrepreneur
1-2 LM
1 External Expert
Writes down FAQ

22. The Role Play Let’s experience the process in order to:
Fill up the template showing documents & delivery date

23. The Role Play Let’s experience the process in order to:
Generate a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list

24. The Role Play
To do so, the team will move along the “32 weeks”, discussing what steps should be taken.
Remember the stages of the process:
Business idea and validation
Identification of External Technical Assistance needs
The Business Launch Plan
The Business Take Off
Get Funded
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25. Thank you
SWITCH-Med Programme is funded by the
European Union