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The Women’s Entrepreneurial Center ofResources, Education, Access, andTraining for Economic Empowerment

(WECREATE) project is a physicalentrepreneurial communityCenter

WHO WE ARE?

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The WECREATE Project is specificallydesigned to advance gender equality inentrepreneurship through a portfolio ofprograms, tools and events created toaddress the barriers faced by womenseeking to start and grow their businesses.

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WHAT WE DO?

The Center provides the following tools and resources:

• Trained and certified mentors to assist women entrepreneurs.• Educational programs on entrepreneurship, accelerated go-to-market strategies, business modeldevelopment, customer development, access to finance, marketing, capacity building, use oftechnology, innovation, entrepreneurial mind-set and bootstrapping techniques.• Access to technology.• Access to Incubation Space.• A safe environment to start and develop their business.• Industry focused programming (i.e. agriculture, manufacturing, IT, professional services, etc.).• Business Networking.• Continual personal support for business growth throughout their business development.• Children Playroom - Providing women with children to access to the Center programs and resources.• Providing specific education and resources to men and boys, Engaging them as “Agents of Change”.

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Women receive tailored,experiential based educationand resources devised todeal with their specific needsto start, scale and grow abusiness.

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WHY ARE WE DIFFERENT?

WECREATE|CAMBODIA is helpingto start companies here and now!

The WECREATE|CAMBODIA process isdesigned specifically to supportentrepreneurs armed with an idea tomove forward.

Our business model process is focused on“fail early, fail often, and adjust”. A validbusiness model is generated by learningfrom failed assumptions and making theappropriate changes to ensure success.

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• To inspire an increase in entrepreneurialand startup activity in Cambodia andaround the world.

• To increase the quality and quantity ofstartups in Cambodia.

• To grow local jobs through startups andnew business endeavours.

• To inspire collaboration and knowledgesharing among local entrepreneurs.

• To increase collaboration among localservice providers.

• To inspire new and innovative coachingand mentorship programming.

• To generate a culture ofentrepreneurship in Cambodia.

OBJECTIVES

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PROGRAMS

WECREATE Challenge - is a 5-7 months program. Women entrepreneurs who compete are rewarded forturning their idea into a viable business, going to market quickly, building a team, modifying their businessmodel and learning what drives customers and revenue. The WECREATE Challenge just may be themotivation you need to make your dream a reality!

Startup Academy - Startup Academy is a 15-week program that has been specifically designed to accelerateprogress by walking women entrepreneurs through the universal steps required to build a company.

Build-A-Business Workshops - Expand your business idea, learn how to design a business model, andidentify solutions that accelerate revenue growth. The Build-A-Business workshop is a mentor-drivenprogram designed to guide entrepreneurs using visual business planning tools.

Pitch-O-Rama - Are you an early stage company wanting to see if you have what it takes to secureinvestment capital? This program is designed to provide a platform to showcase your business model andgain valuable feedback to take your business to the next level. The winner will receive a cash prize.

Business Solution Series - Our monthly calendar of events provide entrepreneurs access to the knowledge,tools, and connections that will support advancing businesses in any sector.

Ramp Up - The RampUp program is designed to support existing businesses in overcoming challenges toincrease revenue growth.

All programs incorporate experiential learning with VizToolz -- self-guided visual thinking tools tailored for building businesses,improving mentoring, and increasing strategic thinking.

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HOW CAN YOU HELP?WECREATE|CAMBODIA has developedseveral opportunities for tailoring yourorganizations support toe the Center.

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RENTING SPACES

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MENTORING

Our Mentors will guide the entrepreneurs in understanding how they can improve their business model and their pitch.Mentors are a critical factor in the success of the our programs. We work diligently to identify business professionals with a strong

coaching mind set. Do you want to be one of them?

Benefits to the entrepreneurs:- Exposes youth to a positive role model- Learn from great professionals.- Helps to focus entrepreneurs on their future and on setting goals- Exposes entrepreneurs to new experiences and people from diverse cultural, socio-economic, and professional backgrounds- Provides entrepreneurs with attention and a concerned friend- Encourages emotional and social growth- Fosters increased confidence and self-esteem

Benefits to the Mentors- gain personal and professional satisfaction in helping a entrepreneurs- gain recognition from their peers.- gain improved interpersonal skills.- Exposes entrepreneur to a positive role model- Helps to focus entrepreneur on their future and on their goals- Encourages emotional and professional growth- Fosters increased confidence and self-esteem

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PARTNER

If you are interested in our programs, we will be happy working together and participating in activities to increase the likelihood of each entrepreneur, achieving our mission and to amplify their reach.

Becoming a partner and hold all your events and use the co-working space for a special rate and many other benefits!

Do you want to be a partner?

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WECREATE CHALLENGE

The WECREATE Challenge business model competition is a 5-7 months program,and is open to women entrepreneurswith any type of business idea.

• Women entrepreneurs who compete in the WECREATE Challenge are rewarded forturning their idea into a viable business model, going to market quickly, testingassumptions, and modifying their business model as they learn what drivescustomers and revenue. Women entrepreneurs of the WECREATE Challenge donot have to be experts at creating polished documents or accounting wizards.Instead what they sometime lack in experience, they make up for in passion anddedication to achieve their dream.

• The women that enter the competition will have a chance to win thousands ofdollars in coaching and services.

• The event producers are passionate about seeing regular people realize theirdreams by starting their own businesses.

• We believe that investing in the women business leaders of today and tomorrowis vital for achieving long-term economic sustainability. Women entrepreneurs arethe heroines of our time, fostering an increase in creativity, imagination, andinnovation. The WECREATE Challenge is a tribute to the dreamers, doers, andvisionaries of our country.

BUDGET

- Prizes:FIRST PARTICIPANT $5,000

SECOND PARTICIPANT $3,000

THIRD PARTICIPANT $2,000

Gift for Judges and Coaches $500 in total

Total budget for Prizes: $10,500

- Events:Extreme Build a Business weekend (2days) $10,000

Pitching August 12, Top 12. $2,000

Pitching Sept.16, Top 7. $1,000

Graduation and winners Sept.30, Top4. $9,000

Total budget for Events: $22,000

- Promotion & Recruiting of participants $5,500

- Training Materials $2,000

TOTAL: $40,000

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WECREATE CHALLENGE

1- Become an EXCLUSIVE PROMOTER of WECREATE CHALLENGE 2016

CONTRIBUTE 40,000 USDThis will give you a chance to be the sole sponsor of the first ever WECREATE CHALLENGE in Cambodia.

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS: the only company of its business field present at Fairway.

VISIBILITY: your logotype will appear in a preferential space and with a larger size that the other sponsors.

INVITATIONS: total access and priority location in all our events and activities and Invitations as speakers.Be invited as a Judge in the Final Judging Session.

PRESENCE: at FAIRWAY protocol and presentation events and naming in media interventions.

OTHER:- The possibility of other collaboration initiatives.- Access to all programming, agenda and organization of activities.- Possibility to join the working team.- Participation at meetings and access to reports on action plan.- Access to all the startups and mentors in our database.- Announce the Winners of the WECREATE CHALLENGE 2016

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WECREATE CHALLENGE

2- Become a BUSINESS PROMOTER of WECREATE CHALLENGE 2016

CONTRIBUTE 10,500 USDThis will give you a chance to be the sponsor of all the cash prizes of the winners. You will make it possible for25 women entrepreneurs to convert their ideas into real and successful businesses.

VISIBILITY: your logotype will appear in a preferential space and with a larger size that the other sponsors (with theexception of the Exclusive Promoter).

INVITATIONS: total access and priority location in all our events and activities and Invitations as speakers.Be invited as a Judge in the Intermediary Judging Sessions.

PRESENCE: at FAIRWAY protocol and presentation events and naming in media interventions.

OTHER:- The possibility of other collaboration initiatives.- Access to all programming, agenda and organization of activities.- Participation at Meetings and access to reports on action plan.- Access to all the startups and mentors in our database.- Announce the Winners of the WECREATE CHALLENGE 2016

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WECREATE CHALLENGE

3- Become a MENTOR PROMOTER of WECREATE CHALLENGE 2016

CONTRIBUTE 7,500 USDThis will give you a chance to be a sponsor of the training materials and also the recruitment and promotion of theprogram. You will assist in encouraging women to apply and make their dreams come true

VISIBILITY: your logotype will appear with the other sponsors in all the marketing materials.

INVITATIONS: total access to all our events and activities and Invitations as speakers.

PRESENCE: at FAIRWAY protocol and presentation events and naming in media interventions.

OTHER:- The possibility of other collaboration initiatives.

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR WECREATE CHALLENGE

4- Become a NEW STARTUP SPONSOR of WECREATE CHALLENGE 2016

CONTRIBUTE 1,600 USDThis will give you a chance to be a sponsor of one of our 25 Startups competing in the program. You will helpwomen to receive training and to create new businesses in Cambodia.

VISIBILITY: your logotype will appear with the other sponsors in all the marketing materials.

INVITATIONS: total access to all our events and activities

PRESENCE: at FAIRWAY protocol and presentation events.

OTHER:- Possibility of other collaboration initiatives

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BENEFITS FORTHE SPONSOR• Obtaining presence, a positive image and popularity.

• Positioning and relating your brand to public landmarkevents.

• Establish and connecting your brand as a company thatcontributes to the economic development of Cambodia,committed to the development of the local economy and togender equality.

• Accessing your target audiences in a different way through adifferent approach.

• Opportunity for establishing direct contact with influentialspeakers, mentors and those attending the activities.

• Presence of your company logo on the marketing materialspublished and electronic media.

• Naming your brand or company in all our events andactivities.

• Allocating special VIP places during the events.

• The possibility of organizing activities together withWECREATE|CAMBODIA.

• Free entrance to all our events.

• Invitation to serve as a judge during the WECREATE Challengejudging sessions.

• Honoring to present Awards to the winners at the WECREATEChallenge 2016 Final Ceremony during the GEW (GlobalEntrepreneurship Week).

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The importance of participatingBy supporting WECREATE CAMBODIA you will...

• Support and expand the local Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: increasethe supply and quality of entrepreneurs; build entrepreneurialnetworks; and reward profitable entrepreneurial behaviour

• Help to support a locally driven Cambodian culture of startups

• Assist women creating new jobs through their startups

• Strengthen the local economy through startups and innovation

• Maximize local synergies and increasing collaboration amongentrepreneurs and service providers

• Accelerate business success using business model based coachingand mentoring

• Recognize and reward entrepreneurial and startup behavioursYou will make the difference!

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To know more about WECREATE

Visit our website:www.cambodia.wecreatecenter.com

Or contact us: No. 14, St 322, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang 1, KhanChamkamorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Tel: +855 012 370 214

Email: [email protected]

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THANK YOU!!