This lecture covers various business structures, including the difference between for-profit, non-profit, and alternative paths to entrepreneurship. Discover the right questions entrepreneurs must ask before committing to building a business. What are the requirements and resources you need to have in place to get started? What are the types of financing―and how do they work and why do they matter to different kinds of entrepreneurs?
Different Types of Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurship 101 (2013/2014)
1. Entrepreneurship 101!
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Presented by Kerri Golden!
Partner JOLT Fund !
and !
Allyson Hewitt!
Senior Fellow Social Innovation!
and Director, SiG@MaRS!
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October 2013!
3. Memory at Work
Why do I want to start this business?!
– What is my motivation?!
What resources do I need?!
– Basement or corporate office?!
– Shared spaces/incubators?!
How do I fit into the rest of the world?!
– Is my product and/or service unique?!
– Have others tried this before?!
What is my business structure?!
– For profit?!
– Not-for-profit?!
– Co-operative?!
– Hybrid?!
Pg 3!
Do I have the skills/
aptitude to be an
entrepreneur?!
- Am I comfortable taking
risks?!
- Is this something I feel I
have to do?!
4. Pg 4!
Grant Funded
Non-Profit!
(Charity)!
RETURN
Social
(Charitable)
Financial
(Commercial)
Tradi2onal
Business
Revenue
Genera2ng
NFP
(Social
Enterprise)
Social
Purpose
Business
Target
Zone
Social
Ventures
(B
Corps
–
L3C)
Co-‐opera3ve
Structure
5. Memory at Work
Key Characteristics!
– Multiple participants, diverse focus, variable size, leverage core assets to
provide access to market and advice!
Examples!
– Consulting: McKinsey, Bain, Deloitte, IBM, Hatch!
– Aperio, Purpose Capital!
Benefits & Risks of Model!
– Low capital costs and minimal set-up!
– Leverages specialized knowledge/experience !
– Liability insurance, can be difficult to build/scale!
CONSULTING!
Pg 5!
6. Memory at Work
Key Characteristics!
– Speciality business serving consumers or other businesses!
Examples!
Benefits & Risks of Model!
– Online software as a service!
– Infrastructure costs may be high: initial development, servers, support, staffing!
SERVICES!
Pg 6!
13. Memory at Work
Pg 13!
Forms of Financing!
– Bootstrap - self-fund and reinvest all profits for growth !
– Debt - borrow from someone, using an asset as security; rate & time period to
be negotiated!
– Equity - sell a piece of your venture to someone in exchange for an investment
in the venture!
– Fundraising - grants/ foundations/ government funding/ corporate sponsorship/
members (co-ops)!
– Crowdfunding – for causes/charities Giveffect and Catalyst and product pre-
orders on Kickstarter and Indiegogo!
The Matterform 3D Scanner
Raised: C
$471,082 on
target of $81K
in 30 days!
April 2013 !
14. Memory at Work
Pg 14!
A quick primer on debt versus equity:!
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Debt:!
• gets paid back first, before any dividends !
get paid !
• secured by assets (company, your
personal)!
• once the debt is repaid (with interest of !
course), the lender gets nothing else!
Equity:!
• never has to be “repaid”!
• keeps on “paying” forever!
• you now have an investor partner who !
is in this, like you, for the long haul!
15. Mobile App Example!
You need $40K to build/market a new iOS app
You have a grant for $10K so funding needed is $30K
Profit Debt 50:50 Equity
Low on chart $10K lender loses $20K* partner loses $25K
you get $0K & owe $20K you get $5K
Featured List $30K lender is even+ partner loses $15K
you make $0K you make $15K
Top of Chart $200K lender is even+ partner makes $70K
you make $170K you make $100K
Granting agency reports your success!
17. Memory at Work
Pg 17!
The 3Fs again – Friends, Family and Fools!
– The turkey principle!
Angels (aka high net worth individuals)!
– Generally like to invest in areas that they have worked
in or are comfortable with!
– Can add valuable hands-on experience!
– http://www.angelinvestor.ca/!
Accelerator Programs!
– Supported by angels and VC funds!
Banks and Other Institutions!
– Tier Ones traditionally don’t fund early losses!
Venture Capital Funds!
– Different funds invest at different stages in the growth
of a company!
– Most funds also specialize in type of investment!
– http://www.cvca.ca/!
SVX – investing for impact!
18. Memory at Work
Pg 18!
Proof
of
Principle
/
Idea
to
Innova3on
– www.ResearchNet.ca
– www.nserc-‐crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp
– www.cmf-‐fmc.ca/funding-‐programs
– www.oce-‐ontario.org/programs
– hLp://coralcea.ca/
NRC
-‐
IRAP
– hLp://irap-‐pari.nrc-‐cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html
Founda3ons:
– Ontario
Trillium
Founda2on
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www.trilliumfounda2on.org
– Gates
Founda2on
–
www.gatesfounda2on.org
– Imagine
Canada
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hLp://www.imaginecanada.ca/node/22
19. Memory at Work
Pg 19!
“Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone
who wants to make a difference to other people’s lives.”
-Sir Richard Branson
20. How to contact us:!
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Allyson Hewitt, ahewitt@marsdd.com!
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Twitter: @AllysonHewitt!
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Kerri Golden, kgolden@marsdd.com!
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Twitter: @KerriGolden!
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