Social Entrepreneurship Enclave (SEE)

📊 Want the real story on what makes startups investable? Join Social Entrepreneurship Enclave (SEE) on Thursday, January 9 @ 5:30 PM for an interactive session & Q&A with SEE’s Co-Founder & Lead Venture Coach Richard Tuck Richard’s experience on both sides of the investment table, from raising $1.8M for his own tech startup to scrutinizing dozens of deals with Canada's most active angel syndicate Startup TNT. Over the last decade, Richard has helped countless entrepreneurs acquire invaluable investment know-how like: 📝 Providing the right documentation investors truly value ✋🏼Avoiding those small mistakes that can kill your investment chances 🧗🏻♂️ Strategizing steps for your legal and financial prep 🤝 Utilizing real examples from successful investment deals around the world SEE recommends this Learning Workshop for entrepreneurs in #ManitobaTech or #WinnipegBusiness considering private investment for growth or requiring guidance on preparing documentation for investors! Please note: 🧑🏽💻 This workshop is also offered in-person or virtually on Zoom 🚪 Please arrive early if you are attending in person (as 136 Market Ave closes its doors at exactly 6 PM) ♿️ Our location is fully accessible & wheelchair/elevator-friendly 🚗 Free street parking is available after 5:30 PM 🚗 Gain essential investment advice, save months of misdirected effort, and position your venture for success! Register your in-person or virtual seat at SEE’s before spots fill up at https://lnkd.in/gqi9nbJz -- #StartupLife #VentureCapital #DueDiligence #DiverseFounders #StartupCommunity #EntrepreneurLife #SocialEntrepreneurs #ImpactVentures

On Monday, SEE’s “Funding Your Venture” Learning Workshop came with amazing financial investing tips courtesy of SEE’s Lead Venture Coach Richard Tuck & co-presenter Noah Wilson from Futurpreneur 🚀 Richard & Noah covered the various pros & cons of the different financing and funding options that entrepreneurs must consider when starting, growing and/or scaling their businesses, including: 💡 Bootstrapping and using internal revenues and supplier options to sustain cash flow with credit approval in mind 💡Debt financing programs and their qualifications for entrepreneurs or enterprises and what that means if you have consistent versus cyclical revenue 💡 The different stages of equity financing, from pre-seed angel investments to Series D VC investment, as well as why convertible debt is terrible option for the venture versus SAFEs 💡Effective use of other forms of funding like friends & family, different types of crowdfunding - Goparity Canada is now available in Manitoba - and RevShares and SEALs 💡 Financial requirements required for investment due diligence (a key topic SEE will be covering in our upcoming January workshop ☺️) Additional thanks to Noah for providing our attendees with an overview of Futurpreneur Start Up & Side Hustle Programs for diverse & Indigenous entrepreneurs seeking affordable financing, mentorship, and low interest rates 😀 For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/gtxSYyUp SEE values your input to ensure we continue hosting informed & tailored workshops based on interests from Manitoba's entrepreneurs and social enterprises – want to attend more SEE workshops on financial investment? Let us know what you think in the comment section below ⬇️

If you’re a diverse entrepreneur from Manitoba needing advice or guidance on how to successfully fund that business idea you’ve developed over 2024 (or longer), SEE’s December Learning Workshop - “Funding Your Venture” - presented by Noah Wilson & Richard Tuck - has got you covered ✨ Date: Monday, December 9, 2024  Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM (CST) Location: 8th Floor – 136 Market Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Only four more days to reserve your in-person or virtual seat on SEE’s 3Common event page at: https://lnkd.in/gpBjQTdc

Securing your business venture's next investment (loans, grants, angel investments, venture capital) can feel exciting 😄, anxious 😟, & surprising 😮 – all at the same time Especially for diverse & Indigenous entrepreneurs with low to high experience, the ability to pitch your ideas to potential investors can also mean understanding traditional standards to break the status quo 🚀 SEE's year-end "Funding Your Venture" workshop provides practical, actionable solutions to utilize when it comes down to securing funding for tangible success With expert knowledge from Indigenous entrepreneurs Noah Wilson (Senior Business Development Manager at Futurpreneur) & Richard Tuck (Wakopa Financial)! Date: Monday, December 9, 2024  Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM (CST) Location: 8th Floor – 136 Market Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Join SEE for an evening of valuable financial discussion, learning – reserve now on our 3Common event page at: https://lnkd.in/gxkEEyyH

Thank you to our in-person & virtual participants for attending SEE’s “Practical AI for Funding Applications” workshop presented by our amazing Director of Operations Adam Kelly 🚀 Adam led our workshop using Anthropic's AI service Claude to provide a response for funding applied for by Indigenous Vitality (which provides youth sports camps to First Nations communities across Canada) helmed by current SEE participant Matt Nobess 🏒 Attendees left with more knowledge & tips built off everyone’s subject matter experience not only in AI, but in finance, business, communications, and more! Some common themes SEE noticed during the workshop included: • Using step-by-step AI prompting techniques (like RISE & COSTAR) build AI’s own subject matter expertise ⚙️ • Adding “context pieces” provide streamlined responses (essentially anything written or photographic that can be attached) 🧑🏽💻 • To shape tone & style in AI’s response, include references to your audience and their values 🤝 • AI isn’t great at editing based on proofreading, spellchecking, & connecting with emotion (unless we tell it so) ✍🏽 • AI users should also incorporate editing & storytelling techniques to build AI’s “memory” 🧠 SEE’s initial idea for the workshop led with the goal of aiding entrepreneurs struggling to overcome traditional writing & tech barriers, allowing for more confident & faster responses from funders, donors, banks, & supporters 💵 SEE received a great response to this workshop, so we’d like to know if this workshop or similar ones should be offered again in the future! If you're a SEE participant or alumni, or want to get started with our programming for entrepreneurs in Manitoba, let us know what you think in the comments! Your input allows us to host tailored workshops based on your interests as diverse social innovators & impactful entrepreneurs in Manitoba 🦬 Visit https://seenclave.ca/ for more information

Make sure to reserve your spot for tomorrow’s SEE Learning workshop – “Practical AI for Funding Applications” 📆 Tuesday, November 26, 2024 ⏰ 5:30 - 7:30 PM CST This workshop can be attended virtually (on Zoom) or in-person at SEE’s co working office located: 📍8th Floor – 136 Market Ave, Winnipeg, MB Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops for hands-on practice as SEE Program Director Adam Kelly (they/them) provides a live AI demo using practical & time-saving techniques when writing to funders & supporters, including: • Effective brainstorming & the “80/20 Principle” (COSTAR & RISE methods) 🧠 • Using context & ethical factors to prepare AI’s “jump off” point 🌎 • Tips & tricks to develop faster prompts for your next #startupfunding application, business plan, project proposals, copy for social media, and more 🧑🏽💻 A must for #ManitobaTech entrepreneurs, tomorrow's workshop is a masterclass on how to ethically & logically use AI’s as an essential benefit for business writing tool 🚀 To reserve your spot, visit: https://lnkd.in/g8kVJ_YU

Extended thanks goes out to our Social Entrepreneurship Enclave (SEE) community for an amazing evening of networking & holiday shopping in support of #WillowPress 🎊 From connecting with familiar faces, meeting new ones interested in SEE, plus finding holiday gifts across the store, SEE & Be Seen brought much needed business for store owner Meghan Malcolm Willow's brave decision to pivot and reimagine their future once they close their Osborne St storefront is the kind of courageous decision-making we often discuss in SEE programming. If you’re in the Winnipeg area, SEE encourages you to shop & support Willow Press in-store or online at https://lnkd.in/gBPRAPfU so they can continue: : • Selling inclusive books created by queer authors • Hosting queer events & intersectional, sex-positive programming for 2SLGBTQ+ Manitobans • Acting as community safe space for 2SLGBTQ+ Manitobans since 2021 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️

Join Social Entrepreneurship Enclave (SEE) on Monday, December 9 @ 5:30 PM for our December learning workshop – designed for Manitoba’s diverse & Indigenous entrepreneurs ready for financial success & security 🚀 Led by Indigenous entrepreneurs Richard Tuck (Co-Founder of SEE, CEO of Wakopa Financial Workers' Co-operative) & Noah Wilson (Senior Business Development Manager with Futurpreneur), gain a demystified look at today's funding landscapes, plus learn how to: • Secure traditional funding via grants or loans 💵 • Land equitable funding via angel or venture capital investments 📈 Noah & Richard will also provide practical, actionable solutions diverse entrepreneurs can use when pitching to investors, advisors, & banks for financial investments 💰 This workshop is also available for virtual attendees over Zoom, & we highly encourage entrepreneurs across Manitoba to attend 🧑🏽💻 Reserve your spot now on our 3Common event page at: https://lnkd.in/gxkEEyyH SEE can't wait for you to join us for an evening of valuable financial discussion, learning, and questions!

In one week, SEE's community members come together to support Meghan Malcolm & #WillowPress for our SEE & Be Seen holiday collab event 🎁 Network with SEE, browse Willow's selection of 2SLGBTQ+ curated – books & gift possibilities – all purchases support Winnipeg's most prominent queer-owned businesses and community spaces ahead of their Osborne Village storefront closing soon 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 A RSVP & find additional event info on SEE's 3Common page at https://lnkd.in/gbAQrbkn – we can't wait to see you there 📚

We are thrilled to invite you to join us at Soccerex in Miami on November 13th and 14th, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Discover how our patent pending solution is shaping the future of grassroots training, transforming living rooms into an extension of soccer clubs and academies. Come to booth #210 to connect with our team and try our platform. Cheers. #soccerex #youthsoccer #soccer #ai #gaming #uprosoccer #uprosports