Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Ter
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Channel Islands
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos Island
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote D Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Ter
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea North
Korea South
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Midway Islands
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nambia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherland Antilles
Netherlands (Holland, Europe)
Nevis
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau Island
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Island
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of Montenegro
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saipan
Samoa
Samoa American
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
St Barthelemy
St Eustatius
St Helena
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Maarten
St Pierre & Miquelon
St Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tahiti
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Is
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City State
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands (Brit)
Virgin Islands (USA)
Wake Island
Wallis & Futana Is
Yemen
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Edward's thoughts
Start here ? when you arrive - what are your first instructions? (which hat are you wearing?)
What sort of person comes to this? [AND WHY - if not obvious?] What motives?
define the stakeholders - and what are their motives?
Number sequencing - first this, then that etc etc
Objectives
SMEs
investors
startups
Opportunities to Create Virtual Incubator Funnels
A "startup" process can be developed, has a wire frame outline
Providing a virtual space around an incubator means tried and trusted tenants
Neglecting grass roots business means a poorer supply of mid size companies
Vibrant skills training companies do exist and can be deployed via a network setting and government subsidy
Far too often, small business support is a costly event, but needs an affordable process
Incubators are too hasty getting startups into office space
UK Government have been historically poor at skills training, eg Serco, Carillion
Huge content levels on YouTube - Interactive Guides required
Harness Networks to Access Networks
Small Business Status Post COVID
A few folk get hosting collaborative space, knowing they are providing value
Trade opportunities do exist post COVID, alert highly connected folk can find them
Many small businesses have steep digital learning curves to climb post COVID
Large corporates will create large scale unemployment through COVID redundancy programmes
The unemployed will struggle with conventional employment, and may fare better with enterprise
UK Government is starting to funnel significant funds towards skills and employment
WhatsApp groups are proliferating, as folk begin to explore connectivity
A few LinkedIn groups are growing showing folk enjoy mutual support
#7 - Mutual Credit to Support Small Business with Cashflow
Based on the idea that mutual exchange benefits both parties
Registering time offered in a system that can later be reclaimed
Money payment can be deferred, very useful when cashflow is a problem
Many MC systems exist globally, but suffer from poor connectivity and divergent governance
Better management allows advice for under performers
E Commerce / Market Platform for Regen Agri
Regen Agri Grass Roots
Applicable Sectors
Regen Agriculture
SME/SMB
C. Who is providing related services and at what scales?
Impact
B. Why is this needed, what does it do?
A. Commercial Tagline - What are we proposing
D. How can this initiative be sustainable?
F. What is needed for short terms wins and to build sustainability?
G. How long will this take?
E. What costs are being asked for and are these reasonable?
J. What returns can we reliably expect?
H. Who is in the team?
Investor Key Questions
Key Service Provider Answers
Key Investor Questions
Investors, Startups & SMEs
Investor Perspective
Investors - FInancial Growth & Doing Good
Local Councils - Local Taxes & Community Services
SME - Sustainable Future
Employees - Jobs
Environmentalists - Low Impact
Social Enterprise - Community Care
Central Government - Prosperous Sound Economy
Depends on viewer perspective
Make this entire discussion visible in EoST?
Investor Case Study
Complex Adaptive System - A System Model
Dialogue
Known Contact
Authenticity & Trust
Emergent Thinking
System Model - Proof of Understanding
Maker Spaces
Story Telling - Logical Sequence for New Contacts
Story Telling - Start, Middle & End eg CTA
Dated Snapshot
Clear Labelling
CAS - System Thinkers seek definition & application
Call To Action
Small Businesses - Easily Threatened but Often Nimble
Small Business Nimbler, More Adaptive
Darwinian Survival
COVID
Climate Reforms Need Massive Scaling
Volunteers are a "no cost" resource
The Thunberg Effect
Knowledge Seekers & Activists
SMEs sold a "growth circus"
Build towards an SME incubator function
SMEs need a "growth toolkit"
A Virtual Funnel
For large models, Journeys must solve this problem
PA
Incubator 2.0
VA
Incubator 1.0
Property Sector
Jane Investigates
Volunteers
Networks eg BNI
Startup Digital Filter / Due Diligence
Sector & Stage - Impact / Viability / Growth
Troubleshoot - Product, Teams, Marketing or Management Issues?
Owner Produced Scorecards
Sustainability