DO YOU WANT TO GROW?AND MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

People PlanetProfit

Benefits to your company• Developing an innovative business idea and testing it

in the target country.

• In-depth knowledge on the target areas and the special features of BOP markets and business operations.

• Familiarising yourself with the grassroots level needs and capabilities.

• Channels to local communities and other stakeholders.

• New competence in responsible business operations and co-creation.

• Scaling-up your business idea globally.

• Involvement in an international network of experts that increases wellbeing in the world.

WATER PURIFICATION

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

WASTE MANAGEMENT - SANITATION

HEALTHCARE

RENEWABLE ENERGY

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

DIAGNOSTICS

VIRTUAL LEARNING

OrientationYou will be introduced with the nature and oppor-tunities of BOP markets as well as World Vision operations. Together with Weconomy experts, pre-liminary plan for the company will be determined.

Observation field trip Learning on site about the needs and opportunities in the target area. Developing an understanding of the economic, social and ecological situation. Identifying and brainstorming on business ideas. Meeting local communities, entrepreneurs, experts and officials.

Making the world a better place can be profitable business.

Weconomy Start is a global innovation programme for companies and entrepreneurs in search of new paths towards sustain-able growth. Are you ready to take a step toward business operations that will increase wellbeing? With Weconomy Start, you can develop business ideas together with end users in emerging economies. The experts and coaches in the Wecono-my community are there to support you.

You will come into contact with a vast market of more than four billion people with significant unmet needs. Sustainable business models also include low-income people not only as clients and customers, but also at various points on the supply side: as employees, distributors, producers and business owners.

Weconomy Start brings together creative and passionate entrepreneurs who have the competence and qualifications to produce sustainable business ideas via co-creation. In the programme, you can develop and test your ideas together with local communities. The best solutions may lead to global business while increasing the wellbeing of millions of people.

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Weconomy Start programme consists of six flexible modules

New business developmentLearning from BOP success cases. Refining your business ideas with experts, tools and concepts. Deepening your understanding of local culture, business environment and its challenges. Identifying business opportunities and partners. Preparation for co-creation.

Co-creation in the target countryInnovating and testing the business idea in co-cre-ation with local stakeholders. Support from WV experts and communities in finding local business partners and relevant networks.

Refining business concepts and plansPreparing company-specific business concepts together with coaches and experts. Drafting imple-mentation plans.

Promotion and agreeing on next stepsPresenting results of the one-year process, sharing innovative ideas. Agreeing on possible piloting and implementation of the business idea.

GET INVOLVED CONTACT US:

Tel. +358 9 681 8300 asiakaspalvelu@worldvision.fi

www.weconomy.fi

DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS LOCALLY, SCALE-UP GLOBALLY

WECONOMY START IS DEVELOPED BY

Countries where World Vision works

PRODUCED BY WORLD VISION FINLANDWeconomy Start programme is produced by World Vision, together with the best partners from business consultancy and academia.

World Vision Finland and World Vision offices in the target countries offer the Weconomy Start programme their understanding of and contacts to end users and other stakeholders. We are collaborating with multinational and local companies, government at ministerial, provincial and local level, development agencies, NGOs and community based organizations. World Vision works through long-term commu-nity development programmes which have life spans of 15 years. Staff members live in the communities they serve, which give us unique understanding of local needs and potential. World Vision International is a one of the leading development organi-zations in the world. It has offices in almost 100 countries, over 40,000 staff members and an annual budget of USD 2,61 billion.

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