Universidad Veracruzana: Entrepreneurship Balloon Camp

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DECISION TOTAKE ACTION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

GESTATION OF AN IDEA

ENTERPRISE CREATION,

FORMALIZATION OF THE PROJECT

CONSOLIDATION OF A BUSINESS

OR PROJECT

Entrepreneurship Cycle UV

Training sessions NetworkingMentoringEngagementOpen Calls

Test onEntrepreneurial

attitudes.

INDUCTION TOAN

ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE

Workshops on Social Entrepreneurship

and Innovation

EMPRENDE UV INCUBATOR

InformativeTalksEntrepreneurship FairsPromotional Strategies

INCUBATION ACCELERATION

Academic Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship

Intrapreneur

Individual Entrepreneurship

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AdviceIntelectual PropertySeed Funding

ConsultancyFollow upEvaluation

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Diagnosis Idea DevelopmentPromotion/Detection of Talent

BALLOON CAMPS

LABOR INSERTION

Abilities / Skills

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BALLOON CAMPS

LABOR INSERTION

INCUBATOR

IdeaChange of Attitude




Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Social InnovationUV Balloon Camp

How long is the course or workshop (weeks)? 3 days (intensive) or one week

How often does the workshop meet per week? 3 sessions per week (intensive)

How long is each meeting (minutes)? 600 minutes

Is workshop/ course part of a standard curriculum or stand-alone?

Independent, extracurricular

Who takes this course? UV Students and in certain cases high school students




Entrepreneurship methodologies used in UV Balloon Camp

What does being an entrepreneur mean?

"Unify concepts so we are speaking the same language" so that we all understand what we mean by innovation, entrepreneurship and creativity in the same way, as these are commonly used terms .

Search for Opportunities

"Detect new ways to solve problems“ Teaching observation techniques and how to convert a problem into a solution. This class focuses on comprehending the problem and if it really exists.CANVAS

"Construction of a Business Model“ - Teaching how an organization or project creates, captures and has social impact. Its about understanding the essence or heart of each venture.




Networking

“The importance of creating links between entrepreneurs” Teaching the theory of six degrees of seperation and how networks can help reduce costs, increase impact and production and reach new clientele.

Design Thinking

“We are all designers. Learn how to apply designer thinking”. The importance of the design of a product or service, how something worth a dollar with design can be worth 12 dollars.

Blue Oceans

"Discover options to differenciate your product or service from the competition“. Knowledge of the existing market and how yours can be unique.




Planning and Follow up activities“Learn the importance of organization in a business” – Planning your project, with goals and specific milestones. Teaching Project Manangement.

Elevator Pitch“Techniques on how to effectively pitch a project in a short space of time”. How to pitch your idea in 3 minutes. How to tell a story with your product or service and keep your audience entertained and eager to learn more about your project.

How was learning from this course/workshop assessed?

The workshop seeks to raise students' awareness and obtain tools that allow them to generate innovative initiatives aimed at solving social problems in a responsible and sustainable manner.The students defend their project before an evaluation committee, where specific criteria are assessed. This workshop focuses primarily on the development of the idea. We are looking for a venture to have social impact.




•Initiative•Innovation•Decision•Risk Taking•Confidence•Optimism•Creativity•Social Skills•Organizational skills and coordination•Adapting to Changes•Communication•Social responsibility

Negotiation skills

•Competitiveness•Direct or close business experience•Global awareness of a company and / or performance of tasks in different areas of the same•Specific training for management and / or implementation of an enterprise.•Technical, policy, or in the field of activity of the company itself that go to constitute training.

Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation, UV Balloon CampEntrepreneurial skills and attitudes




Competition #SoyUVemprendedor

The objective of the initiative #SoyUVemprendedor (IamUVentrepreneur) is to promote and foster sustainability in vulnerable communities in Veracruz. By fostering the figure of the Social Entrepreneur as an agent of change and promoter of innovative solutions, the program seeks to solve various social problemas in the students’ environments through human development, responding to the needs of the population with actions carried out by talented university students.

Whats’s involved?

A series of training sessions the students aims to make them aware and develop skills that will enable them to generate innovative initiatives that focus on solving social problems in a responsible and sustainable way. The workshops are called Balloon Camp UV, which are adapted from the Balloon Camp training in Chile. The fellows (Facilitators) that give the courses received training in Chile so that they could replicate the model in their countries of origin.

Student Winners 2014




The winners must committ to the following over a six month period:

1. Commence their project accompanied by an academic tutor and a business mentor.

2. Correctly justify and report use of the seed funding.

3. Assist with follow up assessments.

4. Document each stage over the six month period, with reports, photographs and videos. 5. Make a video on your project.

On successful conclusion of the workshop the participants have the opportunity to compete for seed funding to commence their project. To avail of this funding they must present a draft project and defend it before an evaluation committee, using the elevator pitch technique.

Training was received by:

26 students. Veracruz Region

32 students. Xalapa Region

4 winning projects were selected for seed funding.

Implementation




In 2015, we plan to hold Balloon Camps of a longer durantion in the communities of Atlahuilco and Coyopolan (Communities where UV Houses are established) with the aim that the students who receive training will provide support and mentorship for entrepreneurs in the communities, just as the original Balloon Camp model is designed.

http://balloonchile.com/ http://www.balloonkenya.com/

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