Coompanion’s new Social Impact Accelerator! Created to develop competitive, sustainable and innovative businesses in Stockholm.
Our vision is the best possible business development support with a focus on Agenda 2030, as well as new business and financing models for innovation and competitiveness.
We are gathering the strength of entrepreneurs and organizations in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Social Impact Accelerator have been developed as a project funded by the European Union, Stockholm City and the Region of Stockholm.
Entrepreneurs / Businesses
Entrepreneurs have been given the chance to develop or transform their business with a strong impact model and support from our ecosystem. They got to meet impact organizations and entrepreneurs to co-create solutions for a stronger social impact ecosystem.
This leads to lifelong connections for the future of their organization.
We have been working with social enterprises, impact startups and businesses with desire to become more impact focused (SMEs with minimum 1 year in business).
Ecosystem organizations
The organizations have been involved in our strategic test bed to strengthen the social impact infrastructure in the Stockholm Region.
They have met other ecosystem organizations and entrepreneurs to co-create the eventual structure and shape of the program.
They get inspiration and methods from the program to their own business.
Current partnership includes accelerators, funding organizations, impact advisory and measurement organizations, social impact networks.
Introductory meetings
Workshop 1
Focus
Test Bed Alignment with Ecosystem Partners
Activities
Workshop on project vision, expectation with partners – also exchange of methods, tools and best practices for impact ecosystem development.
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, all partners
Details
February 15, 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
Workshop 2
Focus
Entrepreneurs introductions to test-bed
Activities
Introductory mingle with entrepreneurs, partners, and coaches – presentation of project objectives and discussion around needs and gaps – lead mentor assigned to entrepreneurs.
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, Partners, Entrepreneurs
Details
March 1 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
Accelerator Development Workshops
Workshop 3
Focus
Sustainable Business Development (Based on Agenda 2030)
Activities
First exploratory workshop on sustainable business development – review of entrepreneurs and ecosystem needs and discussion on available business development methods & resources.
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, Entrepreneurs, Partners (sustainable business development, accelerators, investor readiness programs, business coaches and jury members in leading competition programs, academia)
Details
March 15, 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
Workshop 4
Focus
Mentorship & social impact community building
Activities
Interactive discussion and best practices in creating mentorship and community around general and impact acceleration programs.
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, Entrepreneurs, Partners (mentorship, community building, co-working hubs, networks)
Details
March 29, 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
Workshop 5
Focus
Social impact funding / financing
Activities
Identification of various networks, methods, and tools to seek funding, project support, innovation financing, loans and capital for social impact focused organizations
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, Entrepreneurs, Partners (financing and funding organizations, business angels, venture capital, investor readiness programs, accelerators)
Details
April 18, 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
Workshop 6
Focus
Impact measurement
Activities
Expert orientation from impact measurement speakers followed by interactive workshop around measurement needs and challenges.
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, Entrepreneurs, Partners (impact measurement experts, organizations, impact and sustainability coaches, accelerators, academia)
Details
May 3rd, 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
Workshop 7
Focus
Communicating Impact
Activities
Communication workshop on how to create a strong and message around your social impact as an organization and how to avoid greenwashing.
Participants
Coompanion Stockholm, Entrepreneurs, Partners (communication experts, impact measurement experts, academia)
Details
May 17, 2023
09:00-12:00
Norrsken
More information for entrepreneurs:
- The above workshop structure will be followed up with 2-3 hours of practical work by all participating entrepreneurs in the program / week.
- Entrepreneurs will be assigned a business coach for the duration of the program with 10 hours of mentorship access to the coach
What happens after the workshops?
Coompanion Stockholm kommer tillsammans med entreprenörerna och våra partners i ekosystemet att skapa en struktur för ett eventuellt acceleratorsprogram.
Coompanion Stockholm will work closely with Ecosystem Partners and Entrepreneurs in creating a structure for the eventual accelerator program. Once ready, this will be presented to entrepreneurs and partners for feedback before the project is closed.
For more information, collaboration, or application contact:
Naimul Abd
Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead
Project Lead SIA, Coompanion Stockholm
