Economic Empowerment

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SPRING 2019 - New Austrian Coding

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ABOUT THE CLIENT

New Austrian Coding School is a Vienna-based startup founded in 2016. Starting out as refugees{code}, NACS seeks to help refugees find better job opportunities in the Austrian job market by offering a 9-month programming and coding course, and directly places graduates into the workforce with their partner companies.

OUR IMPACT

  • Assessing viability of local expansion for four cities in Austria – Graz, Linz, Salzburg & Dornbirn

  • Recommending expansion target based on findings & develop a strategic roadmap for a two-year expansion

OUR CONSULTANTS

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FALL 2018 - Project-E

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ABOUT THE CLIENT (RETURNING)

PROJECT-E is a German NGO with the mission to empower young Ethiopian women through access to quality training, which is to support the selected girls in gaining the necessary professional and personal skills to become independent and confident women, contributing to the development of the Ethiopian economy and society.

OUR IMPACT

  • Developing an original crowdfunding campaign for PROJECT-E

OUR CONSULTANTS

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SUMMER 2018 - Chatterbox

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ABOUT THE CLIENT

Chatterbox aims to solve the problem of underutilized refugee talent by matching it with the demand for the language skills. The organization trains and employs displaced people to teach their native languages in the booming online and in-person language learning industry.

OUR IMPACT

  • Designing a paid social media campaign targeting individuals

  • Developing a metrics system to measure the campaign success

OUR CONSULTANTS

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SPRING 2018 - Project-E

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ABOUT THE CLIENT

PROJECT-E is a German NGO with the mission to empower young Ethiopian women through access to quality training, which is to support the selected girls in gaining the necessary professional and personal skills to become independent and confident women, contributing to the development of the Ethiopian economy and society.

OUR IMPACT

  • Creating a business plan for the cost recovery café in Addis Ababa provided by the Country Representative and Management Board

  • Identifying partnership practices and possible network expansions including international organizations that increase the visibility of PROJECT-E in Europe

OUR CONSULTANTS

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FALL 2017 - Everybody At Work

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ABOUT THE CLIENT

Formerly known as Refugees At Work, Everybody At Work (EAW) was founded one year ago in Belgium. EAW is an online inclusive community which connects people from all over the world with the employers from all over the whole world.

OUR IMPACT

  • Developing a plan to help EAW to reach the goal of having 500 registrations on the website by the end of 2017

  • Developing a Facebook strategy consistent with the EAW global inclusiveness vision

OUR CONSULTANTS

SPRING 2017 - La Plataforma

 
 

ABOUT THE CLIENT

La Plataforma is a social venture that delivers convenience and affordability to the Latin American remittance process for individuals without bank accounts.

OUR IMPACT

  • Evaluating Peru and Chile markets for partnership, marketing & communication channels

  • Identifying 3 recommended partnerships in each market

  • Recommending a step-by-step customer acquisition plan for Chile and Peru, strategic partnerships identified and analysed KPIs outlined

OUR CONSULTANTS

FALL 2016 - Life Project 4 Youth

 
 

ABOUT THE CLIENT

LP4Y was founded by a group of European and US entrepreneurs who took on a challenge to set up “Life Project Centers” (LPC) near slum areas in Philippines, Vietnam, India and Indonesia. LP4Y has developed a unique Professional Training for Entrepreneurs (PTE) program, which provides the selected underprivileged Youth with an opportunity to join the 18 month integration ecosystem, and to receive coaching and mentoring from the LP4Y volunteers, as well as professional partners and universities.

OUR IMPACT

  • Developing recommendations for new business activities to test in rural areas

  • Developing and completing entrepreneurship activity toolbox

  • Identifying potential partnership companies to sponsor LP4Y entrepreneurial business projects

OUR CONSULTANTS

 

FALL 2016 - La Plataforma

 
 

ABOUT THE CLIENT

La plataforma is a social venture that delivers convenience and affordability to the remittance process. For low-income Latinos, especially immigrants, living in the US, la plataforma allows them to more effectively provide support to their family in their country of origin with or without a US bank account.

OUR IMPACT

  • Identifying major global trends in the remittance industry and advise on applicable trend strategies for the Latin America/ Caribbean markets

  • Competitive analysis: identifying major industry players as well as up-and-coming startups in the Latin America and the Caribbean markets

  • Analysing strategic opportunities for market entry

OUR CONSULTANTS

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SPRING 2016 - Jyoti Fair Works

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ABOUT THE CLIENT (returning)

Jyoti - Fair Works is driving the economical empowerment of Indian women through the production of fair fashion and accessories. Producing locally in India and having their sales operations located in Germany, Jyoti - Fair Works genuinely values fairness along its entire supply chain.

OUR IMPACT

  • Developing the Marketing strategy for Jyoti - Fair Works and outline key brand values

  • Outlining target groups and identifying potential distribution channels to reach them

  • Drafting a Marketing campaign specifically tailored to the target groups and distribution channels of Jyoti – Fair Works

OUR CONSULTANTS

 
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FALL 2015 - Jyoti Fair Works

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ABOUT THE CLIENT

Jyoti - Fair Works is driving the economical empowerment of Indian women through the production of fair fashion and accessories. Producing locally in India and having their sales operations located in Germany, Jyoti - Fair Works genuinely values fairness along its entire supply chain.

OUR IMPACT

  • Developing the Corporate strategy for Jyoti - Fair Works and outlined the most important KPIs such as turnover, profitability, size of operations, etc.

  • Evaluating financial requirements and ideal financial structure to accomplish the aims of the Corporate strategy

OUR CONSULTANTS