Support Resources
We provide a turnkey approach for universities and non-profit organizations to implement an entrepreneurship and adversity program in their communities.
A sample of the elements available for those interested in joining the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative include:
- Content and materials for training modules
- A unique mentoring model and insights on building and managing a mentor pool
- Approaches for using students as consultants to low-income entrepreneurs
- Resources on university campuses that can be tapped to support your efforts
- Methods for successfully marketing the program in your community
- Program assessment metrics and approaches
- Techniques for engaging the local business community to support these entrepreneurs
- New program elements that participating organizations are experimenting with
- Case studies of successful entrepreneurs going through the program
- A structure and data collection approach for a tracking database
- Identification of best practices from across our collaborating programs
- New insights on microcredit and how low-income entrepreneurs can access funding
- Partners and their roles
- Administrative requirements to support the program
- A budget capturing typical program expenses