Impact StartUp is a six-month accelerator program for startup companies that solves societal challenges. Through this program, the social entrepreneurs will help develop a sustainable business model with strategies and tools for social and environmental goal management, financing and scaling.

The program is based on a model from Denmark initiated and further developed in Norway by Ferd Social Entrepreneurs. Together with experts from Sweden, Denmark and Finland, the program is now being rolled out across the Nordic region.

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The Social Entrepreneurs participating in the accelerator receives:

1. Business
   Weekly shoulder to shoulder assistance from business advisor
2. Practical Work
   Hands-on development of the company’s main areas
3. Commercialisation
   We provide support for developing the commercial and social potential of the social entrepreneur’s solution
4. Triple Bottom Line
   We strengthen the social entrepreneur´s ability to measure and control for results on multiple bottom lines.
5. System Understanding
   System understanding and the opportunity to get to know the public sector
6. Networking
   Experience and knowledge sharing with other social entrepreneurs as well as experts on social entrepreneurship and social innovation
7. Investor And Customer Contact
   We introduce you to financing partners, social investors and potential customers‍
8. Financing
   ‍Potential partial financing of key projects