1. Emerging Entrepreneur Initiative
Driving Inclusive Business in Emerging Markets
Discover How the Social Impact Accelerator Model from
SAP Boosts Economic Growth
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Entrepreneurship is a driving force in economic
growth. Many jobs in emerging economies are
created by small companies. Business leaders
believe that improving society through innovation
is becoming more important than just financial
returns. At SAP, we help entrepreneurs advance
their plans for innovation, creating a model of
accelerated social impact. Business leaders
who are ready to scale by drawing on mentors,
technology, and capital can grow their
organizations and help the world run better.
SAP partners with organizations in Brazil and
India to support emerging entrepreneurs with
mentorship, technology, and investment
opportunities.
2013 HIGHLIGHTS
50+ emerging entrepreneurs joined
200+ mentor hours completed
20+ pipeline of candidates for enterprise technology
> US$3.9 million in revenue generated by participating entrepreneurs
EXPERTS
We pick the best mentors from the employee base of SAP and
our nonprofit partners to spend time with entrepreneurs in the
field. We offer:
•• Online mentors: Through a Web-based platform, entrepreneurs can set up mentoring sessions with prescreened
experts. Currently live in Brazil, a similar platform is set to
expand to other countries.
•• Advisory board: An advisory team is selected to help the
entrepreneur on a critical growth path.
•• Design thinking: Our design thinking team works with
entrepreneurs to enhance their business models and drive
innovation that helps scale social impact.

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TECHNOLOGY
MARKETS
We help fuel entrepreneurial growth through technology
education and donations of enterprise technology. We offer:
•• Enterprise technology: With a core focus on the SAP®
Business One application, qualifying companies can run
their business on SAP software.
•• Technology education: Entrepreneurs receive education
throughout the year to refine their current portfolio.
•• Technology assessment: Companies can evaluate their
technology readiness using our standardized assessment
tool.
We help open new markets for entrepreneurs through access
to customers, investors, and analysis. We offer:
•• Customer events: To boost business, entrepreneurs can
attend SAP customer and start-up events to pitch business
ideas and engage with mentors.
•• Impact capital: To increase access to capital, SAP funds
initiatives that bring together investors, governments, and
civil society organizations.
•• Market insights: To better understand their market potential,
entrepreneurs have access to key market insights and
analytics.
For more information, visit
http:/
/scn.sap.com/community/sustainability.
“A mentor helped us build a dashboard for Solidarium and probably saved
us a year of learning. The opportunity to speak with professionals changed
the life of our business.”
Tiago Dalvi, Founder and CEO, Solidarium