August 2019 - March 2020,in Gaborone, BW

Startup Ideation Group Coaching

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We Are Looking For Startups With Great Ideas!

Do You Have A Unicorn? What is your brilliant idea and is it magical enough to make a splash in our very innovative and fast paced world. The one thing that companies are struggling to do is to get noticed and to make people care about their products- but people are so distracted, it’s going to take more than just “good service” to make a mark.

Ideal coaching candidates;

Are running a business that isn't making money and they are not sure if the problem is with the business model, themselves or the product.

Are ready to quit their jobs and start a company but feel like they need to develop their concept with the guidance of a coach with business expertise.

Are trying to come up with a startup idea that will blow the competition out of the water, but they don't think they are creative enough to develop exciting and innovative ideas.

GOALS | STARTUP & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT HACKING

Developing your strengths as an entrepreneur and learn to manage your weaknesses

Develop a idea concept you actually believe in, as well as low cost creative ideas for making your businesses stand out.

Clearly identify who you target customer is and how t0 build products and services that customer wants.

Clearly identify your competitors and strategize on how to overcome them.

30 Startups

We are looking for 30 dynamic startups to join this innovative group coaching program.

8 Months

The program will be running for 8 months, and taking place in half day sessions between 9AM-1PM

5 Coaches

Your coaches will be experts in Business Strategy, Business Development, Business Planning and Marketing.

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Every business will live or die on ideas.

It doesn't matter how much money you have to throw around or how little money you have start-up with. If you don't have an idea or concept that can grab people in this Attention Economy, your business won't survive.

Entrepreneurs tends to have LOADS OF IDEAS, but sometimes they need to talk to someone about those ideas and get help developing them. That's where I step in, not only do I help your assess your startup idea, but I also help you develop the concept into a business model that you can start building a business on.

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Startup Coaches

Meet The Coaches Who Will Be Guiding You Through The Program

Our Program

Check out the monthly sessions that we will be hosting.

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

PRE-PROGRAM

This session focuses on aligning the entrepreneur and the coaches expectations

9.45 AM

ENTREPRENEUR PERSONAL ASSESSMENT | Session 1

Discover your personality and the role it plays in your ambitions as an entrepreneur

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

LIFE PURPOSE EXERCISE | Session 2

Discover your life purpose (right now)

11.30 AM

CREATIVITY ASSESSMENT | Session 3

Assess your creative abilities and tackle self-inflicted limitations

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12.00 AM

PRACTICAL ACCOUNTING FOR START UPS- KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR MONEY

By Girlie Ketsile

This session covers practical exercises on tracking your expenses and profits in your startup

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

WHY DO YOU WANT THIS BUSINESS?

This month focuses on the idea and why the entrepreneur feels that the idea is perfect for them

09.30 AM

BUSINESS CONCEPT 5 WHYS | Session 1

Probe your motive for starting a business

10.00 AM

STARTUP LIFE CHALLENGE EXERCISE | Session 2

Assess how passionate you really are about this idea

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

SUPPORT STRUCTURE EVALUATION | Session 3

Assess your personal and professional support structure as an entrepreneur

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11.30 AM

BANKING FOR STARTUPS AND MANAGING YOUR EXPENSES

By Girlie Ketsile

This session covers practical tips for managing your business accounts

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT THIS IDEA?

This month's focuses on the idea itself, it involves getting into the nuts and bolts of what this concept really is.

09.30 AM

CONCEPT BREAKDOWN EXERCISE | Session 1

Find out if people really want what you are selling

10.00 AM

8 WAVES CONCEPT ANALYSIS | Session 2

How well can your product/service compete and survive in a changing business climate?

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

RISK MANAGEMENT & MONITORING | Session 3

How can your startup be fortified against 8 destructive waves of change.

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11.30 AM

MARKETING BASICS FOR STARTUPS FOR TARGETING THE RIGHT CUSTOMERS

By Aobakwe Sentle

This session covers practical ways that entrepreneurs can make sure that they are targeting the customers they really want.

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

IS THIS IDEA A UNICORN?

This month the focus is on discovering how the current concept that the startup has, can be developed into a more innovative and relevant one.

9.45 AM

I10 ASSESSMENT | Session 1

Assess and select ideas with rollout potential for the upcoming year

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

IDEA CANVA | Session 2

Learn how to do an idea canvas

11.30 AM

ELEVATOR & PRODUCT PITCHES | Session 3

Develop an elevator pitch & product pitch

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12.00 AM

4 MARKETING ESSENTIALS FOR ENTREPRENEURS STARTING UP

By Aobakwe Sentle

This session covers the key four focuses that entrepreneurs have to work on to develop a robust marketing strategy.

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

WHO IS THE AVATAR?

This month the focus is on identifying the perfect avatar for the entrepreneur to focus on as a starting point for selling their products.

09.30 AM

AVATAR DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE | Session 1

Why creating an ideal avatar profile is the bedrock of good product/service design

10.00 AM

AVATAR & STARTUP COMPATIBILITY EXERCISE | Session 2

Discover if your startup and your avatar are compatible and how to change direction if you aren't.

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

BENCHMARKING EVALUATION | Session 3

Discover who your competition is and what is so great about them?

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11.30 AM

STRATEGIC THINKING FOR STARTUPS

By Heather Mosimaneotsile

This session covers the basics of strategic thinking for startups that leads to future growth.

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

STARTUP COMPETITORS & RISK ANALYSIS

This month the focus is to assess how well the startup/concept can hold up against the market’s needs and expectations.

09.30 AM

STARTUP SWOT ANALYSIS | Session 1

How to realistically analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your business

10.00 AM

8 POINT WAR GAME | Session 2

Picking your biggest competitors and figuring out how to beat them

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

STARTUP RISK ANALYSIS | Session 3

How to perform a startup risk analysis.

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11.30 AM

UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS LIFECYCLES FOR STARTUPS

By Heather Mosimaneotsile

This session covers how to practically plot the course for your startups growth.

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

BUSINESS MODELING 1.0

This month’s focus is on developing a business model for the startup, this is when we now expand the concept into the realm of implementation.

09.30 AM

CREATING A BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS | Session 1

PHow to create a business model canvas you can build your business on.

10.00 AM

UPDATING YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH AND PRODUCT PITCH | Session 2

How to select the right elements for your elevator and product pitch from your business model.

10.45 AM

BREAK

11.00 AM

BUSINESS PROPOSALS DESIGNED TO BRING RESULTS | Session 3

Developing a business proposal that outlines and communicates exactly what your startup is about and answers key questions for investors

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11.30 AM

BUSINESS PLANNING FOR SMMES

By Thateng Tumelo

This session covers business planning processes for laying down the ground work for running your business efficiently.

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09.00 AM TBA

REGISTRATION

09.15 AM

START UP DEVELOPMENT

In this month, we take all the elements of the previous weeks and bring them together to make a comprehensive 8 week plan to help the startup start building on their business model canvas

09.30 AM

8 WEEK BUSINESS PLANNING EXERCISE | Session 1

Find Developing a canvas development plan that builds on the business model canvas created during the program

10.30 AM

8 BUSINESS RESOURCE HACKING | Session 2

Resource Acquisition Brainstorming exercise

11.00 AM

BREAK

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11.15 AM

GROWTH PLANNING FOR STARTUPS

By Thateng Tumelo

This session covers practical ways to create processes that accomodate the growth of your business.

Register Here

Are you ready to build an incredible startup? Then join our coaching program.

Use this form to register to be a part of the startup coaching program. We accept startups at any stage.

Once we get your application, we will give you a call and discuss what parts of the program would be ideal for your needs and move forward from there.

Do you have Questions?

Feel free to ask us any questions. Contact us if your question hasn't been answered in the FAQ below.

Are you running a business that isn't making money and you are not sure if the problem is with the business model, yourself or your product?

Are you ready to quit your job and start a company but feel like you need to develop your concept with the guidance of a coach with business expertise.

Are you trying to come up with a startup idea that will blow the competition out of the water, but you don't think you are creative enough to develop exciting and innovative ideas?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you need coaching.

The coaching program will run over 8 months between August 2019 - March 20202. You will be required to attend, 1 half-day session every month.

The group coaching fee is P300 per month. We are able to offer such a low fee by letting the group help absorb some of the greater costs of the program

If you would prefer 1-on-1 coaching, you can opt for that and the fee would be P4000 per month for 12 sessions.

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