Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program

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1 Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program Fueling the entrepreneurial engine that drives economic opportunity, growth and social and progress.

2 About Trestle Group Foundation! New style! Hands-on! Non-traditional! Entrepreneurial in spirit and design! Businesslike approach! Responsive to challenges and needs! Passionate! Making a difference today! Committed to business drivers! Scalable programs! Sustainable opportunities! Measurable results

3 Mission Guided by the belief that entrepreneurship fuels the engine that drives economic opportunity, growth and social progress, Trestle Group Foundation works to empower women entrepreneurs in emerging economies

4 The Importance of Women-Led SMEs! Deliver economic opportunity & development! Encourage private ownership! Create employment! Drive social progress & change According to a 2007 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, women entrepreneurs make an important contribution to the development of the world economy Finding ways to empower women s participation and success in entrepreneurship is critical for more sustainable and successful economic development in all countries.

5 The Partnership Program: Strengthening the Global Economy One Woman at a Time! Takes the best of the non-profit world and pairs it with the latest business drivers and developments! Actively leverages networks & resources to open doors to new business opportunities! Partners high potential women-led businesses in emerging economies with established business professionals! Delivers executive coaching & collaborative team support to address core business challenges! Builds the skills, strategies, practices & networks needed to ensure longterm success! Provides the opportunity to give back and affect change where its needed! Commitment to business drivers both women entrepreneurs and sponsor companies.! Support across industries/business sectors! Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia to date

6 Circle of Success TGF Coach Give Back Broader Community & Country Woman Entrepreneur Executive Coach Support Team

7 The Partnership Program Lifecycle Month I 1 Internal strategic planning Internally focused planning phase that delivers: Qualified entrepreneur Sponsor goal setting & alignment Sponsor project plan Communication framework, messaging & strategy Internal program announcement External media release Recruitment of executive participants Memorandum of Understanding or Letter of Intent II Month 2 Identification of business challenges Implementation of Trestle empowerment model: Executive coaching (coach-the-coach) Entrepreneur coaching Identification & understanding of key business challenges Monitoring of progress/ program management Recruitment of additional executive support Participation in stakeholder meetings, forums, events Month III 3 & 4 Resolution of business challenges Implementation of Trestle empowerment model: Executive coaching (coachthe-coach) Entrepreneur coaching Monitoring of progress/ program management Status reports Collaborative executive team support sessions Country visits Skill building exercises & workshops Resolution of key business challenges Participation in stakeholder meetings, forums, events IV Month 5 Completion of entrepreneurial partnership Conclusion of entrepreneurial partnership: Wrap-up of coaching and executive support efforts Utilization of networks & resources ( open-doors ) to create business opportunities (entrepreneur) Consolidation of program deliverables & results Debriefing/lessonslearned Participation in stakeholder meetings, forums, events V Month 6 Results/ case study/giveback strategy Staged Roll-Out of the Results: Communications (content & strategy) awareness, outreach, earned media, forums, events, etc. External/internal business case study Facilitation of entrepreneur give-back plan Participation in stakeholder meetings, forums, events

8 The Partnership Program: Strengthening the Global Economy One Woman at a Time As an international company we take our duty to society very seriously, the partnership with the Trestle Group Foundation is a unique opportunity to give something back to the global community that we serve. Zein Abdalla, President, PepsiCo Europe Division Working with Trestle Group Foundation s executive coach ensured that I took time to stop and reflect on my business each week. It helped me to step away from the relentless pace and make the necessary strategy and business-focused decisions. It was extremely helpful to have access to a well-informed and reliable sounding board, someone who could assist with researched market trends and provide experienced counsel Darlene Menzies, Entrepreneur, The Development House, Durban, South Africa Trestle offers a unique opportunity for IBM employees to connect with women entrepreneurs in some of our key growth markets. Through the coaching program our employees are exposed not only to a market they are not necessarily familiar with but to the mindset of an entrepreneur, useful learning which can be utilized within the IBM corporation. They are also challenged to use their expertise and skill set in a new environment, which we cannot easily replicate in a corporate situation. It is truly a win win initiative. Wendy Papworth, NE/SW IOT Workforce Diversity Manager, IBM TGF and CB have worked intensively to fine tune our business plan. The business plan development has been truly a rich learning process. It has helped us structure our thinking about our strategy in definitive terms. Suma Krishnaswamy, Entrepreneur, Cambium Biotechnologies, Bangalore, India

9 Sponsoring Organizations! Executives give-back, share knowledge & experience, affect change where its needed! Critical skills & experience, executive coaching, cross cultural learning, emerging market insights! Executive coaching helps build superior international teams with broad strengths and a wide range of skills! Engages high-performing women in purpose-filled leadership positions! Multiplier effect: Reinforce established values CSR, Diversity, Attraction & Development of Talent! Differentiates companies that are truly committed to supporting empowerment opportunities In addition to the executive support provided to the entrepreneurs, participating in the Partnership Program reinforces an important part of our Performance with Purpose agenda Talent Sustainability. We are committed to promoting diversity, attracting the world s best talent and providing challenging opportunities for our women executives to develop their own critical experiences. It s truly a win-win initiative. Rob Hargrove, Chairman of the PepsiCo Europe Division Diversity & Inclusion Council

10 Companies Benefit by Supporting Women Missing a chance for higher profit? Among respondents whose companies are engaged with women on development issues, 34 percent say the engagement has already increased profits, and another 38 percent expect it to do so, most often by increasing the pool of skilled and accessible labor. Given how hard it can be for companies to assess the financial benefits they can gain from social programs, this finding is initially startling. Beyond that, companies are typically aware that addressing social issues can create hard business benefits beyond maintaining or improving reputation particularly in improving employee morale and retention. Notably, executives at companies with programs that don t focus on women say the same labor force benefits already reported by others would encourage them to adopt such programs. So why do relatively few focus on women? One reason is that many companies don t know that such a focus can increase the social impact of many programs. Two-thirds of respondents to this survey say that their companies have been unaware of the research or that they don t know whether the company is aware of it. Furthermore, respondents at more than half of these companies say they have never considered focusing on women as a distinct strategic or philanthropic priority. McKinsey Global Survey results: Rethinking how companies address social issues January 2010

11 Get Involved: Become a Partner in the Success of Women Entrepreneurs! Sponsor a Partnership Program through your business or organization! Directly participate as an executive coach or Partnership Program support team member! Champion, promote & create awareness about TGF & Partnership Program

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13 For more information about Trestle Group Foundation, please contact Dana Brice Smith Telephone: