Podcast
Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Several episodes that will help you become investor-ready.
Website
Article: From Pitch to Payout
Introduction to understanding the mindset of investors in startup companies.
Toolkit / Guidelines
PitchDrive Academy
Tools, tips and advice startups.
Website
What not to do when seeking investment for your startup
Advice from an investors point-of-view.
Book
Start with Why
Originally a book on leadership, but with ideas that are transferable to those looking to make change happen with their social business.
Research
Enter the Triple Bottom Line
John Elkington coined the term “Triple Bottom Line” in 1994. He reflects on where the agenda now may be headed.
Research
Investing for Social and Environmental Impact
What is the main focus of social investing with going beyond “negative screening” to investing in companies actively doing good.
Platform
Show me the money: five ways to finance social enterprise
Author describes different funding categories for social enterprises, opportunities and challenges
Platform
How to rise capital as a social enterpreneur?
Overview on iportant topics: how to get started, create a good team, what are the ways how social enterprises measure impact
Online course
Crowdfunding and Sources of Funding
Online courses to discover different funding sources and learn core priciples for writing successful grant application.
Podcast
The Journey into Sustainable Innovation
What it means – sustainable innovation. Listen to an experience of developing a sustainable product design and reuse principle.
Research
Financial instruments working with social entrepreneurship
Social enterprise financial ecosystem.
Toolkit / Guidelines
Social Enterprise Toolkit (chapter 4)
Manual written by The IrishSocial EnterpriseNetwork with good overview on finance management for soc.enterprises
Book
Finance and Credit
Basic information about financial structure in business.
Webinar/video
Indentifying the target market
Basic and illustrated guidline for identifying the target market.
Toolkit / Guidelines
Securing investments (Rural Social Innovation Hub)
Online toolkit and a brief theoretical overview on how to secure investments. Different forms of investments are introduced (angel funding, social investment, fundraising, crowdfunding etc).
Research
Are social incubators different from other incubators?
The research defines and analyses incubators that mainly support start-ups with a significant social impact. The study indicates that policymakers can foster Social Incubators to support social entrepreneurship.
Toolkit / Guidelines
Why are social impact incubators and accelerators important?
The material explores the importance and difference of incubators and accelerators in the contect of social businesses.
Website
Understanding the concept of social enterprise incubators
It explores the primary purpose of social enterprise incubators and the gap between traditional business incubators and social entrepreneurship.
Research
The temporal dimensions of business incubation: A value-creation perspective
The study provides a comprehensive explanation of its processes from a value creation perspective.
Toolkit / Guidelines
Understanding Startup Investors
A useful guide to help startups find the right investor.
Platform
Crunchbase
A platform for connecting businesses to investors