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IMPACT
SPRINT
LAB

Your ideas, our support - together for a better future.

Reserve a spot
Our Impact Sprint Lab is a 4-week part-time accelerator program that supports, coaches and networks social enterprises, social start-ups and pre-start-ups.

We offer all founders and participating start-ups several 2 - 4 hour workshops per week, which will prepare you to drive forward your start-up project or the further development of your company and impart valuable knowledge.

Each start-up is accompanied by an experienced mentor during the 4-week period.

What qualifies you for our Accelerator Program

1
You have an idea or are already a social enterprise and social start-up in the early growth phase
2
You develop solutions that contribute to overcoming the current challenges of our time, whether through a social and societal vision or by having a sustainable and positive impact on the world around us
3
Would you like to spend 4-8 hours a week for a month learning from highly experienced mentors and founders?

Our team

Angela
Präuner
Program
Manager
Mariia
Kirsanova
Marketing
Manager
Laura
de Amorim
Trainer and
mentor
Anna
Canning
Trainer and
mentor
Georg
Meuser
Trainer and
Mentor
Kai
Malzer
Trainer and
Mentor
Katrin Talkowsky
Trainer
Claudia Andrea Brasche
Advisor

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Would you like to stay up-to-date and register for the next batch? Then let us know your contact details and you will receive a message from us as soon as the next batch starts. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Review ISL October - December 2023

We can look back on an exciting Winter Impact Accelerator with a focus on social entrepreneurship - this is what our participants, trainers and mentors have to say:
Sometimes you need to take some decision fast and rely on your gut feeling. I rather try to gather knowledge and connections in the social entrepreneurship area and happy that I got accepted with TechBloomz to the Impact Sprint Lab.
Lena Leis
Participant

Start-Up Info

TechBloomz is a network of outstanding AI and Machine Learning experts in everything concerning Data Science.

Every tech talent for hire funds a single mum in Latin America to join the workforce as tech professionals.
Entrepreneurship that is oriented towards the common good is not only a source of economic success, but also a driver of positive social change. The Impact Sprint Lab sparks this change and helps start-ups to write a sustainable success story.
Georg Meuser
Mentor
It was also amazing to see how many amazing female founders with important social products took part in the incubator. This is the change that the tech industry needs.
Tom Garber
Participants

Start-Up Info

Hope for Men is an online therapy platform for all men who have had unwanted sexual experiences. We offer a safe space to connect, share, and grow.
Our sustainable accelerator is the driver of innovation that not only increases the pace of progress, but also ensures that every step towards a sustainable future is anchored on an environmental and social level.
Laura de Amorim
Mentor
Thank you so much for all the support and knowledge! Also, amazing people envolver on the whole process, it was great being part of it!
Bruna Silva
Participant

Start-Up Info

International Women in Berlin, the biggest network for (mostly) immigrant women* in Berlin
Success is the result of excellent processes and mothers simply have to be even smarter founders.
Katrin Talkowsky
Trainer

Your program contents:

We have put together a total of sixteen exciting workshop topics for you, which will provide you with a condensed overview of entrepreneurial (start-up) topics with a focus on social entrepreneurship.

Our aim is to use our expertise to provide the best possible support for your innovative entrepreneurial activities that either aim to bring about significant positive change in society, solve social problems or bring about ecological change through sustainable solutions to environmental problems.

There will be numerous exercises and exchange formats in the workshops, so that you can of course also ask specific questions regarding your common good-oriented company orientation and exchange ideas with the trainer and the other participants.

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Introduction

Onboarding and get to know the other participants, trainers and mentors

Business Modeling

Gain valuable insights into business planning and business models for impact companies, as well as market/competitor analysis comparing impact with pure profit-oriented companies, SWOT analysis for impact companies

Pitch deck

Win investors for yourImpact start-up with a convincing and valid pitch deck

Financial Modeling

Learn key fundamentals of financial modeling for impact start-ups as a powerful tool to make informed business decisions  

Marketing Essentials

Gain condensed knowledge in all facets of digital marketing from target group analysis to personas, content strategy and SEO

Sales Basics

Learn everything you need to know about sales basics, how to present the value of your impact company, negotiation techniques and closing strategies

Personal development

Use self-reflection to shape the path to your best self in your social start-up

Leadership Skills

Learn how self-organization and self-determination are a superior alternative to traditional management in the context of leadership and impact companies

Funding

Get an in-depth overview of the various funding opportunities for impact startups

Compatibility of family & business

Find the right balance between family happiness and self-employment with a social startup

New Work

Shape the future world of work with new innovative approaches in the context of entrepreneurship for the common good

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Learn what it takes to really live DEI in your impact company

Networking

Learn the nuts and bolts of building a resilient partner network of impact-focused companies

Sustainability

Learn important basics for assessing the climate impact of your social start-up and tips on how you can act in a more environmentally friendly way

Research Analysis

Learn all about the possibilities of applicable research and the latest advances that will help your impact start-up

Starting a business in the country vs. in the city

Gain insights into the respective opportunities and challenges and derive your own findings for your public welfare-oriented company

Jointly organized by

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State subsidized

The Impact Sprint Lab is funded by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the European Social Fund as part of the "REACT with impact - Promotion of Social Entrepreneurship" program.
The European Union, together with the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, is funding programs and projects in Germany as part of the Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, financed by the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and Territories in Europe (REACT-EU) under NextGenerationEU.

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FAQ

Who can take part in our Impact Sprint Lab?

Our Accelerator program is open to companies and start-ups whose business activities are primarily based on social or societal non-profit objectives, which often entails a high degree of social innovation. This also includes community-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up or early growth phase that want to benefit from a general expansion of skills in terms of solid entrepreneurial knowledge as well as support in networking and cooperation with others.

What does the application process look like?

Once you have completed the application form, we will carefully review your application to ensure that you qualify for the program. We will contact you shortly to inform you about the next steps in the application process. In any case, there will be a 30-minute (video) pitch appointment with one of our mentors so that we can get to know you and your motivation and your company or start-up better. The applicant(s) with the best program fit will receive feedback at very short notice - within one day after the (video) interview.

What are the benefits of participating in our Impact Sprint Lab?

Participation in our Impact Sprint Lab offers you the opportunity to be advised by experienced experts and mentors who not only support non-profit companies with general questions about digitalization and corporate management, but also teach you important soft skills in a targeted manner. Examples include improving your leadership skills, communication skills and teamwork, which are crucial in the social enterprise landscape. In addition, we promote networking between the participating companies and other relevant stakeholders. You will benefit from a compendium of solid entrepreneurial knowledge as well as proven implementation strategies.

How is the Impact Sprint Lab structured as an accelerator program?

Our Impact Sprint Lab accelerator program comprises 2 independent modules, each lasting 4 weeks. You can apply for one module. We offer you 4 workshops of 2 - 4 hours per week (see program content). You can participate online or on site in our coworking space in Fürstenwalde. You will receive access to the workshop documents via our Slack channel and can exchange ideas with the mentors. At the end, we will organize a joint Demo Day in Fürstenwalde with all participants from the 2 modules.

What is the aim of the Impact Sprint Lab?

The aim of our Impact Sprint Lab is to support social enterprises and social start-ups in their special commitment to the environment and society. The programme aims to support these companies in their professionalization, stabilization and crisis resilience through individual, in-depth and tailor-made advice and support. First and foremost, the program serves to expand and strengthen the positive contribution of these companies to social change processes or to overcoming climate-related challenges.

Is participation in the Accelerator Program subject to a fee?

No, you do not have to pay to participate in our Impact Accelerator program. As the program is state-funded, you can participate free of charge.

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