The REDpreneur Training Academy

The Training Academy is our 2-month basic online training. It is designed for individuals involved in RCRC NS, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and high-impact start-ups seeking to incubate or accelerate a business idea, or to bring their existing business to funding readiness. 

Our primary tools include two elements: a 10-slide business plan that guides participants in transforming their humanitarian projects into viable social business ideas, and a 4-year financial plan that teaches them to consider both costs and income streams, tailoring revenue sources to different customer groups.
The Training Academy culminates in an online pitch event, where participants refine their storytelling skills and present their work so far in front of an expert panel.

Join us and learn how to tackle a social or environmental challenge through a social entrepreneurial approach!

Key Points


Duration: 2 months, 2-4 hours per week

Location: Online (live Zoom sessions)

Seats: 40 per cohort

Language: English

Requirements: participants from the RCRC Movement are required to provide and upload a letter of approval from the line management at the time of registration. See template here.

Registration Deadline: November 8, 2024

Commitment fee: 150 EUR per person

Outcomes:

- Business Plan (10 Slides) developed
- Financial Plan developed
- Pitch

Target Group


The Training Academy is open to staff and volunteers from:

- Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies (RCRC NS)
- Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
- High-impact start-ups

The Training Academy welcomes two types of participants: Venture Participants and Observers.

Register as a Venture Participant

Venture Participants can apply under one of the following three categories:

Incubation: test or replicate a new project or business idea,
Acceleration: grow your existing idea or current business case,
Investment facilitation: explore the tools you need to make your existing business case funding ready.

As a Venture Participant you can apply individually or as a Venture Team, which includes both a Core Contact Person and extended Team Members. 

As a Core Contact Person, you are the main point of contact of a Venture and responsible for developing key deliverables. 

As an extended Team Member, you support the Core Contact Person:

To qualify for course completion and a certificate you must attend at least 50% of the sessions. The commitment fee of 150 EUR per person applies for each team member.

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Register as an Observer
 

Observers are individuals interested in developing their knowledge on business skills and enterprise development. 

As an Observer you are free to attend any session of the Training Academy, but you do not hand in deliverables.

The full commitment fee of 150 EUR per person applies.

Upon request we are glad to issue a confirmation of participation for the sessions you attended.

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Register as a Venture Participant

Venture Participants can apply under one of the following three categories:

  • Incubation: test or replicate a new project or business idea,
  • Acceleration: grow your existing idea or current business case,
  • Investment facilitation: explore the tools you need to make your existing business case funding ready.


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As a Core Contact Person, you are the main point of contact of a Venture and responsible for developing key deliverables.

As an extended Team Member, you support the Core Contact Person.

To qualify for course completion and a certificate you must attend at least 50% of the sessions. The commitment fee of 150 EUR per person applies for each team member.

Observer Icon

Register as an Observer

Observers are individuals interested in developing their knowledge on business skills and enterprise development.

As an Observer you are free to attend any session of the Training Academy, but you do not hand in deliverables.

The full commitment fee of 150 EUR per person applies.

Upon request we are glad to issue a confirmation of participation for the sessions you attended.