Join is for the latest edition of this fun and transformative gathering. Everyone has a stake in their local economy, and everyone can be an investor too.
The Local Entrepreneur Forum allows everyone to participate. Every year since 2012 we've been bringing the community together – to learn from each other, form new relationships, and support new and scalable enterprises - to create meaningful livelihoods and contribute to the community in positive ways. This is the beating heart of what we call ‘community-supported enterprise’.
If you're interested in pitching, please get in touch.
Pitching to the Community of Dragons – Criteria
Each year, we have slots for 4 or 5 entrepreneurs to pitch their projects to the Community of Dragons. This is a great opportunity to raise the profile of your venture, as well as to gain financial and or/non-financial investment and support. Our criteria for choosing which ventures pitch:
* enterprise is ethical, sustainable and appropriately local
* demonstrates competence through business plan and/or track record
* business model does not rely on donations or grant funding
* ‘investment’ required would allow venture to ‘get to the next level’ – investment could be financial and/or non-financial.
* ideally would operate in one or more of the sectors identified in the Local Economic Blueprint – food, renewable energy, housing, health & care
* contributes to the long-term resilience of the community
* one slot is reserved for a youth-led enterprise.
Whether projects get to pitch or don’t, the LEF is designed so that everyone benefits.
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