What the Nahdet El Mahrousa Incubator is, and what it offers ? How to get your start up incubated and receive seed funding What start ups qualify to apply ? What the criteria for awardee selection is ? What we mean by "Social innovation for Employment" ? FOR EVERY STARTUP THAT IS BORN, AT LEAST 5 PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED! Nahdet el Mahrousa (NM) and Barclays bank present to you “Social Innovation for Employment” Have an idea for an enterprise that would work towards fixing an existing social problem in Egypt and would create job opportunities? We are looking for passionate Egyptian change agents who have an innovative approach to job creation! All you need is a viable idea and a team! Awardees will receive incubation and seed funding! At least 5 social enterprises will receive seed funding and technical support to help maximise their success. Apply now on www.nahdetelmahrousa.org/apply Deadline January 6th, 2014 مع كل فكره مشروع جديد خمسة بيلاقوا شغل جمعية نهضة المحروسة برعاية بنك باركليز تقدم مسابقة جديدة لتوظيف شباب مصر لو عندك فكرة مشروع يحل مشكلة في المجتمع و كمان بساهم في خلق فرص عمل للشباب في مصر، قدم علي المرحلة الجديدة من حضانة نهضة المحروسة للمشاريع المجتمعية المبتكرة بالتعاون مع بنك باركليزمصر. هندعم على الاقل خمس مشاريع مجتمعية . المشاريع اللي هيتم اختيارها هتحصل علي دعم مالي وفنى اللازمين لإنجاح المشروع قدم في مسابقة "الريادة المجتمعية من أجل التوظيف" واحصل على دعم فني ومادي www.nahdetelmahrousa.org/apply اخر معاد للتقديم ٦ يناير اخر معاد للتقديم ٦ يناير ٢٠١٤

2. Agenda
•
Problem
•
Opportunity
•
Barclays Bank Egypt & NM
•
Social Entrepreneurship
•
The Competition

3. What’s the problem?

4. Where’s the opportunity?

5. Barclays Bank Egypt &
NM’s partnership

6. Barclays Bank Egypt believes in…
“Barclays plays a broader role in the communities in which we live and work beyond what we
deliver through our core business activities. We do this through community investment
programmes and the direct efforts of our employees.”

7. NM believes in…
Creating
lasting solutions to
social problems
through
new ideas
Investing in
young Egyptians’
talent &
Creativity
Building our
country
from
Within

8. “Social Innovation For Employment”

9. What is social entrepreneurship?

10. What it is NOT

11. Who is a social entrepreneur?
A social entrepreneur is someone
who can demonstrate
entrepreneurship by taking an
existing organization in new
directions or helping it become
more effective, expanding its
reach, etc. Sometimes referred to
as ‘intrapreneurs,’ these
individuals are equally important
to social innovation and
development.
Ehaab Abdou, founder of NM

12. NM’s Incubation
services

13. Selection criteria
People
• Agents of change
• Demonstrated social entrepreneurial
skills
• Leadership skills
• Strong passion for and appreciation
of Egypt and its diversity
Social Business Idea
• Solving Root Causes
• Scalable
• Innovative
• Sustainable
• Tangible impact

14. What do we mean by employment?
1. Job Creation
1.1 Direct
Creates jobs within the social
enterprise
1.2 Indirect
Its work helps creating jobs in
other organizations in the
sector
2. Employment Support
SEs that are contributing to the
employment market in
different ways (provide
training, matching, displaying
available jobs, etc)

15. Info session 1
4/
12
8/
12
Info session 2
Info session 3
18/
12
21/
12
What’s next?
06/
01
DEADLINE
LAUNCH
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
FINALISTS; 10 TEAMS
Final Proposals
05/
02
31/
01
Pitches
07/
02
01/
02
Start of bootcamp
Announce
finalists
22/
02
Pitch Rehearsals
PREPS FOR BIG DAY!
18/
01
Announcement
of shortlisted
(screening 1;
20 teams)
1/0
3
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT; 5-7 TEAMS

16. Any Questions?
Thank You
& Stay Tuned!