Assignment: Social change challenge – VPC (due to the 22nd of October)

Using the concepts of the course, you will create a business idea that will have a social change focus. You will develop a social change idea using the Value Proposition Canvas for this assignment. You will prepare the following documents: Value Proposition Canvas (Attached).

Assignment – Social change challenge – BMC (due to the 29th of October)

Based on the Value Proposition Canvas you submitted, you will prepare the Business Model Canvas (attached) for the same social change idea. You may use the Mission Model Canvas if appropriate.

Assignment – Social change challenge – MVP (due to the 5th of November)

Creating a minimally viable product (MVP) can take any form that suits your business idea. In some cases, it is a post-board with all of the information needed to explain the idea. In others, it is a physical markup of the idea. The goal is to bring your business idea to life and allow others to start to understand your idea. As most of us comprehend more visually, creating an MVP that reflects your business idea is the goal of the assignment.

Students can use any materials, tools, or sources to create an MVP. The MVP should represent the business idea or at least a component of it you want to test. This is a creative assignment as much as it is a methodology. Have fun with creating your MVP.

For the assignment submission:

a. Students can submit a picture of the MVP with a written description, a video narrating the MVP, or a slide deck with a picture of the MVP and the written narration.

b. The written narration should describe the business idea, the business model element being tested, and how you would test it with potential customers.

Assignment: Social change challenge – Startup Pitch deck (due to the 7th of November)

Prepare the PowerPoint Pitch Deck (attached). Remember that this is a template, so the deck you submit should have your own language, not the template text. Also, take the time to make the presentation into your style. A pitch deck should be engaging to the audience.

Feel free to expand the pitch deck to include all information you have gathered on your business venture. Include ALL references, as your ability to cite both primary and secondary data will be part of your grade. Use your business model canvas for your business opportunity, and include information on:

1. Problem

2. Your solution

3. The business model

4. Underlying magic/technology or differentiators

5. Marketing and sales

6. Competition

7. Team

8. Projections (Focus on the potential size of the market and size of the market) and milestones

9. Status and timeline for launching

10. Summary and call to action

You may be able to prepare a solid pitch deck.