Innovative approaches to youth entrepreneurship in schools
1. Established in Southeast Asia since 2003
Innovative Approaches to
Youth Entrepreneurship in Schools
Nurturing Young Leaders in Enterprise and Innovation
2. We envision
Entrepreneurship Education to
Provide an alternative route to
empowerment and success for students
with different talents and aptitudes
Grow and leverage every school’s
entrepreneurial alumni network
Support Singapore’s strategy to be a
knowledge-based economy by positioning
schools as hubs of open innovation
Nurture future leaders who are motivated
and competent in pursuing positive change
for global or macro-level issues
3. We measure
Entrepreneurial Performance with
Number of students competent in entrepreneurial leadership
and innovation thinking Experiential Learning & Discovery
Number of innovations generated by the school
Internal Startup Challenges
Number of student-led spinoffs and social change initiatives
Startup Incubation Club & Social Enterprise Programme
Number of entrepreneurial success stories in alumni network
Sustained Long-Term Entrepreneurial Success
4. Proposed Areas for
Collaboration with Schools
Experiential Learning & Discovery Enrichment
Startup Incubation Club Co-curricular Activities
Internal Startup Challenges Intra-school Competitions
Youth Social Enterprise Programme Enrichment
“Tell me, and I will forget.
Show me, and I may remember.
Involve me, and I will understand.”
5. Simulation Games
Startup Angel Valley Funding Marketplace"
This is a game of strategy, persuasion and
charisma. Startups struggle to win over the
hearts of investors to raise funding for their
businesses while investors strive to grow their
portfolio with the most attractive investment
deals in the simulated marketplace. Players
compete within and between roles to Interpersonal Dynamics"
structure funding deal terms, maneuver
changing market conditions as well as devise
strategies to negotiate for win-win outcomes.
Minimum 8 players. 2 to 4 hour game play
depending on number of players.
6. Simulation Games
Management Mahjong Organizational Hierarchy"
This is a game of trust, communication and
teamwork – key elements for the successful
pursuit of innovation and change. Players
adopt the role of the upper management,
middle management or workers. Conflicting
incentives and obstacles in the workplace
enable players to draw lessons and insights Team Vision & Values"
into coping with failures and uncertainty.
Minimum 9 players. 2 to 4 hour game play
depending on number of players.
7. Boot Camps and Workshops
Idea to Investment – Plan, Pitch & Prototype"
Entrepreneurship 101
Get started on your innovative and scalable
business idea through the experiential Lean
Startup approach. Turn your passion/
dreams/ideas into an investable business by
developing your problem identification,
innovation, value proposition, market & Ranking & Feedback"
competitive analysis, market strategy,
sustainable competitive advantage,
operational plan, team, business model &
basic financial plan.
Length: 4-day boot camp or 10 weekly 2-hr
workshops.
8. Boot Camps and Workshops
Social Innovation – Design Social Solutions"
Entrepreneurship 102
Learn how youths around the world are
coming together to solve our social
problems and join the community of change
agents. Develop your team’s action plan for
social change through design thinking,
impact mission & measurement, business Plan, Pitch & Prototype"
model innovation and sustainability.
Length: 3-day boot camp or 6 weekly 2-hr
workshops.
9. Boot Camps and Workshops
Entrepreneurial Leadership – Plan, Pitch & Prototype"
Entrepreneurship 201
Empower ing youths with the
entrepreneurial mindset and ability to
inspire and lead teams to pursue change.
Participants will leave the final session with
a concrete implementation plan to effect
change upon returning to their teams. Industry Mentors"
Length: 2 full days or 4 weekly 2-hr workshops.
10. Boot Camps and Workshops
Entrepreneurial Finance – Case Discussions"
Entrepreneurship 202
Developing profitable business models,
pricing strategies, managing budgets
(Revenue/Cost forecast, P/L statements),
pivoting in crisis and growth funding
strategies.
Length: 2 full days or 4 weekly 2-hr workshops. Strategy & Analysis"
11. Boot Camps and Workshops
Startup Takes Flight – Tips from Industry Experts"
Entrepreneurship 301
Founders ready to take the next step to
launch their businesses will benefit from the
understanding of the business climate in
Singapore; public and private venture
funding options available; tips on managing
investor-company expectations; preparing
Tools & Network"
grant proposals; and negotiating for win-
win outcomes with their initial investors
and customers. Founders will leave the final
session with practical tools and a support
network to kick-start their business.
Length: 2-day boot camp or 4 weekly 2-hr
workshops.
12. Innovation Challenges
Engage and empower your students to generate ideas
and lead teams in solving real world problems:
Harness iteration and collaboration Help your students develop
with the Lean Startup approach the skills to take their ideas
Students work in teams to refine their to market
ideas progressively at each checkpoint Students learn how to pitch
ideas, build prototypes and
Manage your challenges and track meet customer needs through
your students’ performance our hands-on workshops and
Idea submissions, audience voting, judge coaching by industry mentors
evaluation and crowd-sourced feedback are
managed seamlessly online via
Expara's Innovation Engine
13. Online Innovation Software
Your School’s Very Own Innovation Social Network
Powered by Expara’s Innovation Engine Software
Set up and access your innovation
challenges anywhere from your iPhone,
tablet or desktop computer
Engage and reward the community of
change agents within your school to
solve real world challenges
Use the real time data reports to help
you identify and nurture high potential
individuals, ideas and teams to bring
these ideas fruition.
14. Inspirational Talks
Finding your passion and pursuing your dreams
Why is entrepreneurship so important? Who is an
entrepreneur? How can I become an entrepreneur?
What are social enterprises? How are they changing the
world?
Real stories of youth entrepreneurs
15. Mentorship & Advisory
Government Grant Application
To raise funding for your entrepreneurship school programs and student
projects through SPRING, Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Media Development Authority, National Youth Council, Citibank-YMCA
Business Plan, Financial Plan & Investor Presentation
For Internal/Inter-school/National Competitions & Fund Raising
Project Mentorship
For Startup Incubation Club & Youth Social Enterprise Programme
16. Our Team
Suwida "
Douglas Abrams
CEO & Founder of Expara! Kingmuangkow"
Managing Director!
• Extream Ventures – Co-founder and
MD S$20 million VC fund!
• NUS – Adjunct Associate Professor,
Business School, Entrepreneurship!
• Parallax Capital Mgmt – Co-founder
and MD Venture investing!
Rosalind Tan"
• JP Morgan – Vice President of Incubation Manager!
IB Technology, GM Internet Marketing!
17. Our Team
Alicia Lye Germaine Inez
Business International Business
Development! & Impact Investment!
Cato Gullichsen Bonnie Lam
Partner! Analyst!
