I2E Talent Tool Self-Assessments by Stage
If you're not sure which stage of development your enterprises is in, be sure to take the What Stage Is Your Enterprise? survey. After you receive your results, select the most relevant I2E Talent Tool Self-Assessment below.
Start-up Stage
The following self-assessment is for entrepreneurs leading social enterprises at the start-up stage.
This means that you and your team are focused on creating a blueprint for your business. There needs to be a clear sense of what the business will offer, what it will do and how it will do it. During this stage, your goals should be proving your user or customer need and solution, having a proof of concept of your product or service, and ultimately a business plan.
Validate Stage
The following self-assessment is for entrepreneurs leading social enterprises at the validate stage.
This means that you and your team are focused on validating the commercial viability and scalability of the business model described in the blueprint. This involves running market trials in which business plan assumptions are tested. This is an iterative process which results in the refinement of the product or services, as well as the business model.
Prepare-to-Scale Stage
The following self-assessment is for entrepreneurs leading social enterprises at the prepare-to-scale stage.
This means that your business is preparing the conditions needed to grow a validated product/service and business model. During this stage, your goals should be working towards achieving operational stability and enhancing the conditions needed for scaling both externally (customer education, supplier reliability, new distribution networks) or internally (hiring skilled personnel).