4. Unleashing human potential for good We are building a future in which the highest potential impact entrepreneurs in Central Americahave the opportunity – the access to human, social, and financial capital – to realize their dreams to create a better world.
5. Central America is hurting Poverty – In Central America, more than 50% of the population still makes less than $1 a day Inequality – Latin America is the most unequal region in the world Environmental Degradation – Central America has the highest deforestation rate in the world
15. By the Numbers Breakdown by Industry Average Sales 2010: $276,000 Range of Sales: $70,000 - $733,000 Total Investment Sought: $5 million Employee Total 2010: 250+ Projected employee total 2013: 1,000+
16. Aida Mayorga & Oscar García Vision: Aida is building a business that is employing hundreds of women and inspiring thousands more
17. Manuel Aguilar & Juan Rodríguez Vision: Power thousands of low-income houses in Guatemala with renewable energy
18. Will & Chris Haughey Vision: Bring world-class manufacturing capability and innovation to Honduras
19. Ben Sandzer-Bell Vision: Create thousands of affordable homes in Nicaragua and Haiti by substituting higher carbon footprint materials with sustainable materials
Picture of Agora in 2005Map of nicaragua, logo of columbia, picture of agora
Nuestra vision esconectar el potencialhumanoparacrear valor con gente y capital quequiereimpulsarcambio en el mundo (unleashing human potential for good)
Central America is hurting (show central america statistics for each)
Passive (not core to the business)vs Active (core to the business)
Transition into the accelerator- queremosserunapuertaque da recursos al mundo de negocios
Describe briefly the Accelerator strategy – how are we giving entrepreneurs access to s,h,f capital
Look at BMW presentation – what do we want to do collectively This is where you define very explicitly what we mean by Agora Entrepreneur -
A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
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A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
A cool and inspiring fact of what they want to do
Estamos al principio de unalargaaventura, peroestamoscontentosempezarestaaventura con uds – together we can do something greatPlace picture of agora teamSonuna parte de unacomunidad, pero no solo de emprendedores. Todosestamosaquiporquepensamosquepodemoscambiar el mundo.Yoesperoque en los proximostresdias, creanamistades, unacomunidadfuerte de emprendedores – no hay nada mas poderosoque un equipo de emprendedores, es un honor de tenerlosaqui, quetengan un buendia