{"id":32452,"date":"2016-11-01T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tested-neuron.flywheelsites.com\/?p=32452"},"modified":"2016-10-31T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T21:09:39","slug":"worlds-exciting-new-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/worlds-exciting-new-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why These Are Some Of The World&#8217;s Most Exciting New Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Forget the hoodie. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s most exciting new entrepreneurs look nothing like the Silicon Valley stereotype. They live in rural communities and support their families on less than one dollar and 25 cents a day. Yet many of these entrepreneurs are mapping their own road out of poverty. One way they\u2019re doing so is through Fundaci\u00f3n Capital\u2019s program <a href=\"http:\/\/fundacioncapital.org\/en\/economic-citizenship\/graduation-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graduation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With this model, entrepreneurs at the base of the pyramid will play a critical role in meeting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/\" target=\"_blank\">UN Sustainable Development Goals&#8217;<\/a> top priority to end global poverty by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Poverty influences virtually every sector of development. Because of poverty, children remain uneducated, preventable diseases spread, maternal and child mortality rates soar, and climate change is worsened due to resource exploitation. An estimated <a href=\"http:\/\/12.000.scripts.mit.edu\/mission2014\/the-cost-of-inaction\" target=\"_blank\">$450 billion of GDP is lost<\/a> every year from reduced productivity, poor health, and lack of education associated with poverty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>The world\u2019s most exciting new entrepreneurs look nothing like the Silicon Valley stereotype.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fcIMQ5&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;World\u2019s most exciting new entrepreneurs look nothing like the Silicon Valley stereotype&quot; @wagenbe\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Entrepreneurship confronts these widespread systemic issues. Since they inherently disrupt the status quo, these budding entrepreneurs are also forcing the world\u2019s development community to rethink everything we once believed about what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<p>This change in perspective has not come from top-down solutions or from ideas designed at desks in faraway places. Rather, it\u2019s born from empowering individuals to design their own solutions. From a woman opening her own local business to the man starting his own gardening project, modern entrepreneurship provides a compelling path forward to the eradication of global poverty.<\/p>\n<h2>A Missing Road Map<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to teaching entrepreneurship to this group, we have much to learn. Yet, this has not stopped the actual work of training entrepreneurs. We at <a href=\"http:\/\/fundacioncapital.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fundaci\u00f3n Capital<\/a> have spent the past four years working with governments throughout Latin America to train tens of thousands of the most vulnerable citizens in entrepreneurship and financial education.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32474\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32474\" data-attachment-id=\"32474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/worlds-exciting-new-entrepreneurs\/sol1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The business plan Do\u00f1a Sol Altamar drew before opening her store called &amp;#8220;La Estrella.&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-32474\" src=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol1.jpg\" alt=\"The business plan Do\u00f1a Sol Altamar drew before opening her store called &quot;La Estrella.&quot;\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The business plan Do\u00f1a Sol Altamar drew before opening her store called &#8220;La Estrella.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During this time, the common understanding of entrepreneurship has evolved. Common wisdom once believed entrepreneurship was an intrinsic talent. Now we know better, operating with a roadmap and established methodology that involves a series of steps to validate and refine an idea. Tools such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/strategyzer.com\/canvas\/business-model-canvas?url=canvas\/bmc\" target=\"_blank\">Business Model Canvas<\/a>, which detail this method, have now become the standard in any business school.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>Entrepreneurs at the base of the pyramid will play a critical role in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal to end global poverty by 2030.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fcIMQ5&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;Entrepreneurs at BoP will play big role in meeting UNSDG to end global poverty by 2030&quot; @wagenbe\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean this road isn\u2019t without pitfalls and potholes. Many advances and methods remain out of reach and inapplicable to the poor and vulnerable individuals with whom we work.<\/p>\n<p>Nor can we ever forget the difficulties of life on the margins of society where survival is a day-to-day concern.<\/p>\n<h2>Charting a New Course<\/h2>\n<p>Training programs take place in the homes of participants across Latin America, where program mentors (themselves members of the community) travel every week to teach participants how to become business owners.<\/p>\n<p>Astrid, a respected mentor in a region of Colombia particularly affected by decades of conflict, has been through the same things as the people she works with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel more empathy when I know that Astrid \u2018is one of mine,\u2019 that she also lived and suffered something similar to what I lived and suffered,\u201d said one of the women participating in the Graduation program there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"left\"><p>About $450 billion of GDP is lost every year from reduced productivity, poor health, and lack of education associated with poverty.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fcIMQ5&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;About $450 billion of GDP is lost every year from circumstances associated with poverty&quot; @wagenbe\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But it is about more than what mentors and entrepreneurs share in common. To reach the poorest members of society and empower them for entrepreneurship, we start with a critical, yet simple approach: less is more.<\/p>\n<p>Studies demonstrate that people can only pay attention for 20 minutes at a time before losing focus. We design 15-minute sessions, take frequent breaks, and repeat the lessons throughout to improve retention.<\/p>\n<p>Our curriculum follows this streamlined approach to teaching entrepreneurship, broken down here:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Dream it<\/strong>: Participants identify a business opportunity by taking into account what they know how to do, what they like doing, and what people are willing to pay for. They are then asked to draw how their business will look in two years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share it<\/strong>: Participants are asked to share their idea with family and friends. This allows them to gain support, validate that their idea satisfies a demand, and identify available resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prove it<\/strong>: During this phase, participants must demonstrate profitability. Contrary to traditional approaches, participants first identify their selling price, as opposed to calculating their costs and then adding a profit margin, since the market determines most of the products they sell.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start it<\/strong>: Once they complete the steps mentioned above, participants receive seed capital to start their business and receive biweekly visits and feedback from a coach.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Each week, the program mentors also bring an app we created that teaches new methodologies to participants. They sit with the entrepreneurs as they go through the week\u2019s lesson answering questions, reinforcing lessons, and generally supporting participants in the process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32471\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32471\" data-attachment-id=\"32471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/worlds-exciting-new-entrepreneurs\/fc1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/FC1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Graduation entrepreneur in Colombia with an early version of the app. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/FC1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/FC1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-32471\" src=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/FC1.jpg\" alt=\"A Graduation entrepreneur in Colombia with an early version of the app. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Graduation entrepreneur in Colombia with an early version of the app.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The process is rarely a straight line. Consider the case of Aurora, who initially wanted to open a stationery store. As she went through the entrepreneurship course, though, she discovered the potential she had in her own backyard. When one of the other women in the course shared her story raising and selling chickens, Aurora decided to do the same. This was something she had the space for, knew how to do, and enjoyed. Her flock is now up to fifteen, and she is working towards building a chicken coop to help grow her business.<\/p>\n<h2>The Road Ahead<\/h2>\n<p>Our dedication to human-centered design and iterative processes means we constantly learn from those we work with, evaluate our work, and work to make our programs and products better.<\/p>\n<p>For example, we often revise the language of the workbooks and workshops. Our first version asked, &#8220;What&#8217;s missing where you live?&#8221; The goal was to help participants to think through potential business ideas (such as &#8220;a convenience shop&#8221;). Instead, the answers were focused on what was missing in their actual homes, which missed the larger exercise of identifying opportunities. Slowly, with their help, we revised questions that provoked proper instruction and focused progress.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"right\"><p>Entrepreneurs force the world\u2019s development community to rethink everything we once believed about what\u2019s possible.<span id=\"tweetquote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=http:\/\/bit.ly\/2fcIMQ5&amp;via=unreasonable&amp;text=&quot;Entrepreneurs force the world to rethink everything we once believed possible&quot; @wagenbe\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet This Quote<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We must continue to evolve as our participants do. For example, one day Yois lost her contract as a nurse, so she began our training. Yois decided to invest in selling her personal smoked chorizo recipe. She doubled her sales in her second day. Now, she supports her family with the income from her business, and her chorizos are well known regionally.<\/p>\n<p>Yois said she remembered the golden rule learned in the fifth chapter of the entrepreneurship course: \u201cThe ability, and responsibility, of moving forward is in your own hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From setbacks, new opportunities emerge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32477\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32477\" data-attachment-id=\"32477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/worlds-exciting-new-entrepreneurs\/sol2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,568\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Do\u00f1a Sol Altamar and her store &amp;#8220;La Estrella,&amp;#8221; in Sitionuevo, Magdalena, Colombia.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol2.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-32477\" src=\"https:\/\/wary-sunlight.flywheelsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol2.jpg\" alt=\"Do\u00f1a Sol Altamar and her store &quot;La Estrella,&quot; in Sitionuevo, Magdalena, Colombia.\" width=\"700\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/unreasonablegroup.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2000\/11\/Sol2-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do\u00f1a Sol Altamar and her store &#8220;La Estrella,&#8221; in Sitionuevo, Magdalena, Colombia.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s most exciting new entrepreneurs look nothing like the Silicon Valley stereotype. 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