Welcome to the Guide to Impact Incubation and Acceleration!
What makes incubators and accelerators so important?
How to get started using and making the most of this guide
How to share and credit this guide
Who created this guide
How to work with and for the people that make your incubator or accelerator possible
How to build, manage and maintain a strong team for your incubator or accelerator
How to attract entrepreneurs to your program and select a stellar cohort
How to work with people who aren’t the right fit for your cohort or program
How to design your incubator or accelerator program to be truly impactful
How to support entrepreneurs to get the most out of your program
How to build a program curriculum that is valuable for your entrepreneurs
How to get cohorts and entrepreneurs investor-ready
How to best support your entrepreneurs once the program comes to a close
How to help the ventures that you support to measure the impact of their work
The key concepts of impact measurement and why it is important for your ventures
How to create a story of the impact of your ventures using the ToC tool
How to facilitate a theory of change workshop
How to support data gathering and management
How you as incubators and accelerators can measure your own impact
The different types and levels of impacts and the reasons for measuring them
A framework to measure multiple impacts of an enterprise
A method to measure how efficiently a program converts inputs into outcomes
How to keep your organisation or enterprise financially sustainable in the short- and long-term
Options for structuring your business so that is financially sustainable
How to design and running programs for established organisations or corporations
The types of sponsorship that are available to you and how you can go about getting it
How to ensure funding for your own program needs as well as for your entrepreneurs
How to better understand Angel-stage accelerators and the fundamentals of Angel Investing
How to define and identify angel investment networks and acceleration for entrepreneurs
So you want to become an Angel investor? Here’s everything you need to know to get you started
Everything you ever wanted to know about different fund structures and becoming a fund manager
How to build out and manage an accelerator program that involves investing in the entrepreneur cohort
Figure out what you want and are looking for before you start looking
An alternative approach to the current paradigm of investing
How to find, recruit, and set up your mentors (and entrepreneurs) for success
What you need to be thinking about when starting your own mentorship program
How to create value for your entrepreneurs through mentorship
How to ensure that your mentor-mentee engagement activities work well
When, why and how to scale and replicate your accelerator program into new territories or markets
Everything you need to think about before you make the decision to scale
All the initial ingredients to build your competitive advantage
How to prepare for the journey ahead
How to know the right pace of growth for your particular program
How to scale and grow both internally and externally
How to maintain scale once you have achieved it
How to increase accessibility and inclusivity for people of all genders
Why it’s important to strive for gender equality, diversity, and inclusivity
How gender relates to your organisation, its structure and its people
How gender can be incorporated into your program design and implementation
The role that you can play to promote gender and equality to others in your ecosystem