Slides for my presentation at the United Way Peel Region's event on Entrepreneurship as a Creative Solution for Youth Employment.

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Entrepreneurship
Creative Solutions
for Youth Employment
DANIEL FRANCAVILLA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOUNDER/ED
NOW CREATIVE GROUP ACCESS

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ACCESS
YOUTH-LEAD
NON-PROFIT
FOUNDED:
SPRING 2005
BRAMPTON

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ACCESS
CONFERENCES
WORKSHOPS
FUNDRAISING
MENTORSHIP

4. Watch YMAD 2014

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NOW CREATIVE GROUP
LAUNCHED:
SPRING 2013
TORONTO
PREVIOUSLY:
FREELANCING
DANIEL DESIGN

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NOW CREATIVE GROUP
SERVICES:
DESIGN
DIGITAL
MARKETING
MEDIA
TEAM:
FREELANCERS
CONTRACTORS
ENTREPRENEURS

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NOW CREATIVE GROUP
CLIENTS:
STARTUPS
SMALL-BUSINESSES
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

8. Now Intro

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WHAT’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
WHAT ARE THESE?
ENTREPRENEUR
SELF-EMPLOYED
ACTIVIST
FREELANCER

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IDEAS
INTO
ACTION

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
FIRST STEPS
1. WRITE IT DOWN.
2. FIND OUT WHERE IT FITS.
3. ASK: WHAT PROBLEM
DOES IT SOLVE?

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
1. FOCUS ON THE ISSUE

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
2. BE ACCOUNTABLE.

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
3. HAVE FUN.
“If you don’t love something, you’re not going
to go the extra mile, work the extra weekend,
challenge the status quo as much.” – JOBS

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
4. START SMALL.
“Great things are done by a series of small
things brought together.” – Van Gogh

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
5. BE PRESENT.

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
6. COLLABORATE

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IDEAS INTO ACTION
TIPS FOR STARTING A PROJECT,
GROUP, OR ORGANIZATION
6. EVALUATE
+ SEEK ADVICE

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CHALLENGES

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CHALLENGES
MAINTAINING A TEAM

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CHALLENGES
MAINTAINING FUNDING

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CHALLENGES
TIME AND SCHEDULING

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CHALLENGES
BALANCE
HEALTH, PEOPLE

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AGEISM
RESTRICTED OPPOURTUNITIES

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CONFORMITY
EXPECTATION TO CONFORM
TO EXISTING STRUCTURES/SYSTEMS

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“It’s fine to celebrate success but
it is more important to heed the
lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates

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SUCCESSES

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“There is only one success- to be
able to spend your life in your
own way.” – Chris Morley

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SOME SUCCESS
FUNDING FOR ACCESS
GRANT FROM OTF

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SOME SUCCESS
INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING
STUDENT-LEAD PROJECTS

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SOME SUCCESS
LAUNCHING
NOW CREATIVE GROUP

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MOTIVATIONS

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MOTIVATIONS
LOTS OF STATS ABOUT HOW THE
WORLD IS GETTING WORSE
OVERPOPULATION
RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES
MORE NATURAL DISASTERS
COST OF LIVING INCREASING

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MOTIVATIONS
PASSIONATE PEOPLE
AND THEIR IDEAS

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MOTIVATIONS
THE NEED
TO CREATE

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MOTIVATIONS
THE STARTUP
COMMUNITY
“About half of what separates the success-
ful entrepreneurs from the non-successful
ones is pure perseverance.” – Jobs

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MOTIVATIONS
CHANCE AT A
POSITIVE FUTURE
FOR EVERYONE

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NEXT

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IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
IF NOT YOU, WHO?
THERE’S NO BETTER
TIME TO BE AN
ENTREPRENEUR.

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“We’re here to put a
dent in the universe.
Otherwise why else
even be here?”

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THANKS!
daniel@accesscharity.ca
daniel@nowcreativegroup.com