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Some members of the Cardano community lack the entrepreneurial skills needed to establish or grow their businesses.
This is the total amount allocated to Entrepreneurship Series for the Cardano Community. 0 out of 5 milestones are completed.
1/5
Deliver 2 Lessons
Cost: âł 18,000
Delivery: Month 1 - Apr 2024
2/5
Deliver 4 Lessons
Cost: âł 36,000
Delivery: Month 3 - Jun 2024
3/5
Deliver 4 Lessons
Cost: âł 36,000
Delivery: Month 5 - Aug 2024
4/5
Deliver 2 Lessons
Cost: âł 18,000
Delivery: Month 6 - Sep 2024
5/5
Closeout Report
Cost: âł 48,700
Delivery: Month 7 - Oct 2024
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Providing entrepreneurship classes at the Catalyst After Town Hall, on YouTube, and X will provide community members with the knowledge and skills they need to start their own businesses.
No Dependencies.
All material developed under this proposal will be released under a Creative Commons 4.0 International Attribution License. Meaning that anyone is free to use the software in any way they see fit as long as they credit the original authors.
SDG rating:
4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
The purpose of this project is to provide entrepreneurship classes at the Catalyst After Town Hall, on YouTube, and on X. These classes will cover a variety of topics, including opportunity identification, business planning, financial planning, marketing, sales, customer service, teamwork, leadership, ethics, growth, and succession planning. The classes will be taught by Lloyd Duhon, COO of DripDropz and an experienced entrepreneur and business professional.
The target audience for the classes is Cardano blockchain enthusiasts and Catalyst project builders who are interested in entrepreneurship and want to improve their Cardano Businesses.Â
The classes will be interactive and engaging. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in discussions, exercises, and projects. They will also have the opportunity to network with other professionals in our space.
The classes will provide the participants with the knowledge and skills they need to start or improve their own businesses. The participants will learn how to identify business opportunities, write business plans, raise capital, market their products or services, and sell their products or services. They will also learn about customer service, teamwork, leadership, ethics, growth, and succession planning.
The classes will help to create a more entrepreneurial community. The community members who participate in the classes will be more likely to start their own businesses. They will also be more likely to contribute to the Cardano economy.
The main goal is to provide a more structured set of entrepreneurship classes to the Catalyst community to assist in the maturation of the Catalyst space by teaching foundational skills that every project owner can use to improve their productivity and output. We will validate our approach via typical social media metrics, and through increased participation in after town hall classes.
Lloyd Duhon is a long standing community member, COO of DripDropz, and supporting team member for a number of projects in the Cardano Ecosystem. Lloyd has provided entrepreneurial lessons in After Town Hall sessions to the Catalyst community since June of 2022.
Lloyd has C-Suite level and Business Owner experience from 1997 - Present and has completed the Veteran's Florida Entrepreneurship Start-Up Program in 2021 at Florida Gulf Coast University, winning startup funding for the Urban Farmer dApp.
The DripDropz & Mellod Designs media team has successfully delivered social media projects and YouTube videos for 2 years, and their work can be seen across all major social media platforms.
Deliver March Lessons
Deliver April Lessons
Deliver May Lessons
Deliver June Lessons
Deliver July Lessons
Deliver August Lessons
Closeout Report and Closeout Video will be produced and released.
Melannie Duhon CEO: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melannie-duhon
Extensive retail management experience. Entrepreneurship degree with Agribusiness minor from FGCU. Owner/Operator of Living Greens Urban Farm
Lloyd Duhon Systems Architect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyd-duhon
30+ Year IT veteran, CTO experience. Cardano Plutus Pioneer 2nd Cohort. COO DripDropz, Adosia.
MelloD Designs Media Team: Camera, Audio, and Production work from Tyler, Mason, & Olivia.
9000 ADA per Lesson for 12 Lessons, Delivered to the After Town Hall, and X audiences live, and then uploaded to socials and YouTube.
3500 ADA for Research/Planning time
1000 ADA for Presentation Creation
2500 ADA for Presentation Time
2000 ADA for Post production editing and release on social media
1200 ADA for Social Monitoring/Listening per week. (31,200 ADA)
17500 ADA for Operational Overhead (Monthly Reporting, Milestone Reporting, fund management.)
The integration of entrepreneurship programs in the Catalyst After Town Hall and X Spaces constitutes an irrefutable value proposition for the Cardano ecosystem. As these sessions are poised to equip participants with essential business-starting skills, they can expedite the advancement of several Catalyst projects. There's undeniable assurance in the potential for these entrepreneurial teachings to amplify the growth and triumph of projects in our ecosystem.
The entrepreneurship classes at the Catalyst After Town Hall and on X will provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to start or improve their own businesses. Many Catalyst projects can benefit from additional entrepreneurial learning to help their project grow and succeed.Â
The classes will be taught by an experienced entrepreneur and business professional. The classes will be interactive and engaging. The community will have the opportunity to participate in discussions, exercises, and projects. They will also have the opportunity to network with other professionals. This will build a network effect of more projects with stronger business skills, growing our community to new heights.
With the unique addition of the social media component, we are not only enhancing Cardano but also aiming to expand its visibility to untapped entrepreneurial circles. This strategy will surely draw new entrants into our ecosystem, catalyzing an even wider network for the entire community.