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You want to found your own social start-up?<\/strong> When founding a social start-up, there are a lot of challenges and unanswered questions <\/strong>that accompany you. Our founders from the last article<\/a><\/strong> know this all too well. Here they share their tips and learnings<\/strong> so that you can avoid the typical mistakes.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n1.\tThis is how Pauline from Enactus Germany e.V. deals with criticism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pauline (25 years old, from Mannheim) from Enactus<\/strong> knows the questions founders ask themselves<\/strong>: “Is my product good? Are there enough customers for it? Have I understood the problems of the people whose lives I want to improve well enough?”. In the course of her own founding, she has learned a lot from this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPauline’s tip: “Don’t let it get you down!”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
“There will always be critics who don’t believe in you and your idea, <\/strong>you will have some low points on your way as a founder and you won’t know the answers to many of your questions at first, but that’s the beauty of founding: Challenges and failure are part of the development process and part of getting better. <\/strong>What’s special about social entrepreneurship is that there is a huge community that is always happy to support you with questions and challenges and offer advice and support <\/strong>– not against each other, but with each other, because #WeAllWin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n\ud83d\udc49 We are also interested in your story!<\/strong> In our #girlsforgirls online passion magazine<\/strong>, we present exciting and super strong young women, projects and important tips around a passion every week. We call this week<\/strong> – PassionWeek! <\/strong>\ud83e\udd29 For a successful start into the future – according to our motto\u00a0#girlsforgirls<\/a>\u00a0!\ud83d\udc6d\ud83d\udc95\ud83c\udf0d Contact us and become the author of your life story – info@intombi.de<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n2.\tKatrin from SEND is networking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
“Founding in itself is challenging and always requires a portion of courage for the leap into the unknown”, Katrin (38 years, from Berlin)<\/strong> from SEND<\/a> reveals to us. “In the field of social entrepreneurship, the situation is aggravated by the fact that there are still very few established support structures in the area of start-up support. <\/strong>Most start-up advisors are initially sceptical because ‘you can’t earn money with a social idea’. But there are many successful business models of social enterprises and it is not primarily about making money, but about the social impact you want to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nKatrin’s tip: “Network!”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
“The most important thing is to talk to others about your project as early as possible. <\/strong>Get feedback from experts, from the target group and from people outside your own bubble. There are now networks, co-working spaces and incubation programmes in many regions of Germany for which social entrepreneurship is not a foreign word. You should look for these contacts, because together it is easier to tackle resistance and find suitable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Photo: Katrin from SEND<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n3.\tSven from Helden e.V. is in favour of clear conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sven founded Helden e.V. together with three friends.<\/strong> They decided on flat hierarchies at the time. “No one had their real tasks, everyone did everything and in retrospect that was a mistake. If I were to found an organisation again today, I would deal with the topics of processes and responsibilities <\/strong>from the very beginning. If responsibilities are clear, work is not done twice. In the beginning, we did a lot of Learning by Doing. It was not until late that we were recognised as an independent provider of child and youth welfare<\/strong>. If I were to set up a project again today, I would first look at which recognitions are important in the area and tackle them right from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSven’s tip: “Stay busy!”<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n“Most important are: Process optimisation, clarifying responsibilities, gaining recognition! <\/strong>Even if you have a good idea, a network, the necessary recognition and processes are optimised, the most important thing in everything is that you are really diligent at the beginning of the start-up. There’s this saying ‘hard work beats talent’ and I strongly believe in that.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nHow much do you like the idea of founding a social enterprise with added social value? Tell us in the comments.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Pauline’s tip: “Don’t let it get you down!”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
“There will always be critics who don’t believe in you and your idea, <\/strong>you will have some low points on your way as a founder and you won’t know the answers to many of your questions at first, but that’s the beauty of founding: Challenges and failure are part of the development process and part of getting better. <\/strong>What’s special about social entrepreneurship is that there is a huge community that is always happy to support you with questions and challenges and offer advice and support <\/strong>– not against each other, but with each other, because #WeAllWin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udc49 We are also interested in your story!<\/strong> In our #girlsforgirls online passion magazine<\/strong>, we present exciting and super strong young women, projects and important tips around a passion every week. We call this week<\/strong> – PassionWeek! <\/strong>\ud83e\udd29 For a successful start into the future – according to our motto\u00a0#girlsforgirls<\/a>\u00a0!\ud83d\udc6d\ud83d\udc95\ud83c\udf0d Contact us and become the author of your life story – info@intombi.de<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n “Founding in itself is challenging and always requires a portion of courage for the leap into the unknown”, Katrin (38 years, from Berlin)<\/strong> from SEND<\/a> reveals to us. “In the field of social entrepreneurship, the situation is aggravated by the fact that there are still very few established support structures in the area of start-up support. <\/strong>Most start-up advisors are initially sceptical because ‘you can’t earn money with a social idea’. But there are many successful business models of social enterprises and it is not primarily about making money, but about the social impact you want to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The most important thing is to talk to others about your project as early as possible. <\/strong>Get feedback from experts, from the target group and from people outside your own bubble. There are now networks, co-working spaces and incubation programmes in many regions of Germany for which social entrepreneurship is not a foreign word. You should look for these contacts, because together it is easier to tackle resistance and find suitable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sven founded Helden e.V. together with three friends.<\/strong> They decided on flat hierarchies at the time. “No one had their real tasks, everyone did everything and in retrospect that was a mistake. If I were to found an organisation again today, I would deal with the topics of processes and responsibilities <\/strong>from the very beginning. If responsibilities are clear, work is not done twice. In the beginning, we did a lot of Learning by Doing. It was not until late that we were recognised as an independent provider of child and youth welfare<\/strong>. If I were to set up a project again today, I would first look at which recognitions are important in the area and tackle them right from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Most important are: Process optimisation, clarifying responsibilities, gaining recognition! <\/strong>Even if you have a good idea, a network, the necessary recognition and processes are optimised, the most important thing in everything is that you are really diligent at the beginning of the start-up. There’s this saying ‘hard work beats talent’ and I strongly believe in that.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You might also like these articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Become a start-up founder<\/a>
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\n\n\n\n2.\tKatrin from SEND is networking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nKatrin’s tip: “Network!”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\n3.\tSven from Helden e.V. is in favour of clear conditions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSven’s tip: “Stay busy!”<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nHow much do you like the idea of founding a social enterprise with added social value? Tell us in the comments.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Become an author – how to write your own book<\/a>
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“Are you disabled?!” – I stand up for inclusion and against barriers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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