Talk:The Economic Group

General Service Approaches

General Service Approaches The main problem that the services are designed to solve is to improve the economic situation of people, therefore priority services relate to the employment of those people who are in the labor market, and the employment of those who will sooner or later enter the labor market.

Other service approaches include:

The desire to keep the volume of services that are provided directly by the project, i.e. Own services of the Project Organizations , as small as possible, keeping only those that are not provided by the Partners . Finding a balance between paid services, as well as services free for all or free only for those clients who are not donors. Development of the Russian version for further translation into English and other languages .

Own services

Own services include:

Bratsk Oblaka resources , including three initial courses of the Bskol project. Providing initial practice and initial work. The adjectives "initial" imply professional activity without specialization, similar to the slogan of McDonald's in the USA about a good place for a first job ( Good first job skills and Is it really the best first job? ). Free services of volunteers from the Bratsk School to apprentices of the Bskol project. Paid services of apprentices and other project participants who are employed by Organizations as employees. All services not included in "own" must be ordered from Partners .

Payment for services

Two main forms of compensation (paid and free) for services are planned, as well as a search for donors in order to make part of the paid services free for their recipients:

Paid services through the programs "Vsemka" in Russian, "VIT4all" in English and so on should provide a constant inflow of money, independent of donors and investors, in order to pay staff and pay other expenses. While no revenues are currently expected from the Russian program in Ukraine, for example, it should be introduced to the market to generate interest in free services and gain sales experience that will be used in VIT4all sales. Free services through the programs "Bskol" in Russian, "CNM Cyber" in English and so on should serve as (a) a laboratory for working out paid services, (b) a forge of personnel, (c) a tool for producing photos, videos and other marketing materials, and also (d) an engine for promoting paid services in the market. Some services are and will be provided free of charge. First of all, it concerns access to open resources, initial training of 3 courses and access to closed resources for graduates. Donor-paid services that are free to recipients. Both Corporate and Private donors can be considered . According to the freemium model, we have historically invited customers to free events and sold them more advanced services there. What we have not done, are not doing and categorically will not do is to give customers a part of the service for free and demand payment for the other part.

Organizations

Enterprise Alliance of Industrial Education ( Educaship Alliance LLC ) is a commercial organization, the financial basis of the project. Economic Group ( The Economic Group ) - a recruiting tool, a free start-up service, a "face" for working with donors and volunteers. It is assumed that the Group may also operate on the market as Bratska Shkola . We are not interested in the "school" business as such, preferring to cooperate with partners. However, once we planned services in addition to the school curriculum - career guidance and services for those students for whom a regular school does not work. In this case, the school can acquire its own resources. However, this project is not in the near future.

Languages

Since paid services will be sold primarily in the US market, the people providing the services must have some level of English. To avoid misunderstandings, you can build a two- or three-level system, when the draft of someone who knows English worse will be checked by someone who knows better. There is great interest in the Ukrainian version of the services, but the strategy for adding this version has not been fully developed.

Partners

All services outside of Own Services must be provided by partners on behalf of the Organizations .

The priority partners may be the enterprises of the graduates of the projects. Coaches, certifiers, educational institutions, instructors, tutors and experts should also be invited as partners. And that's what we've been doing with varying degrees of success in 2012-2016.

Short trainings

Directions of trainings

What can we do ourselves and sell? There are many, many, many courses. Igor "Gary" does not want to shove into this trough. What exactly does not want to do is to do what has already been done. If it is done, then it is better to take it as a partner.

Historically (from 2012 to 2016) we have sold well --

very short practical training on Pivot Tables in MS Excel, 2 hours, $15 per participant, preparation for PMP certifications (Project Management Professional) -- 5 days, $880 per participant, short trainings with practical exercises on MS Project -- 2-3 days, $100 per participant. However, back then we were very limited in terms of technology and sales. Basically, sales went through partner sites. Not much was sold through the group at https://www.meetup.com/TechDC -- only one Excel training, it seems. The meetup.com group did well in marketing, in terms of attracting potential buyers, but not in sales.

Training offers

Trainings are easy enough to test on the market - we put more on the schedule, looked at what people sign up for, strengthened those for which they sign up, sent others to the reserve, and so on.

Some trainings can be done cheaper and on schedule, others without a schedule, according to the needs of the client and very expensive. Again, prices can be ranked based on trainer qualifications and certification. For example:

Introductory training, conducted by apprentices according to the schedule - at the rate of $10 per hour. Professional training conducted by accredited organizations according to the schedule - at the rate of $25 per hour. Individual training at the request of the client - at the rate of $ 100 per hour. Training can be offered to familiarize you with the work in the programs and to acquire certain skills that are needed for employment. It is necessary to select those trainers who receive positive feedback and recommendations.

Business Services

Igor "Gary" also expects that we will be able to sell services to recruiters - especially in the evaluation of candidates and the adaptation of recruits in the workplace. He has been doing this for 8 years and I am sure that there will be demand if we can offer a good one.

Technology Services

Finally, we were already selling technology services. Sometime in 2016, a client happened to see a website on Liferay that we made for free for ourselves, and asked me to make her a similar one for money - good money. We simply could not serve well and on time and lost the client. The flaw happened due to lack of coordination with the client. And a week later, after she left, all the technology flashed. Our partner Sergey did not make backup copies as promised. Irrevocably lost courses in HTML, CSS, JS and a unique course in English grammar.

Igor "Gary" considers the sale of technological services to be very promising on both sides:

Apprentices will be able to work on more diverse projects and earn better money. Buyers can advertise the fact of the work of apprentices, of course, under the supervision of experienced mentors. One of the coordinators thinks that it is possible to offer help in working with accessories (eg Odoo). An example - when this coordinator worked as an accountant, he worked in the 1C program. They had an organization that was engaged in the maintenance of our 1C - updates, installation of the modules we needed, consultations, corrections of various program errors. They paid good money for their services. But this requires well-trained coordinators.

The work of interns and trainees

There are many organizations on the market aimed at offering interns and interns to employers. This is done by almost every educational institution outside the general education school, any training organization and a number of organizations specializing in practices and internships. Some of these organizations focus on university graduates, some are based on their own training. In Ukraine, IT-Parostok ( https://it-sprout.org.ua/ ) can be considered such a specialized organization, in the UK - Now Skills ( https://nowskills.co.uk/ ) and Babington ( https: //babington.co.uk/traineeships/ ), in the USA - Revature ( https://revature.com/ ), in Pakistan - Digi Skills ( https://digiskills.pk/), the American charity IREX is active in Africa ( https://www.irex.org/project/skills-virtual-gigs )

The Bskol project implies the possibility of students practicing on existing work with partners or on freelance orders. Work can be different depending on the student, his previous experience and interests. If students have undergone additional training from partners, the list of robots will increase accordingly. Organizations act in the role of preparing, organizing and accompanying students at work. Can be implemented for Russian and English versions. To search for partners and students, you can use the Gap Year program, which is also applicable to promote the project as a whole. Also, with the help of this service, we go to the possible employment of our students after practice.

Help in getting a job

Conceiving the project, Igor "Gary" planned to sell everything related to employment - the services of assistants, consultants, trainers, certifiers - to those Americans who are looking for a job or a better job.

Packages

Consultant Sergei believes that these services should be sold in packages. Here's a hint:

$100 per month, including, for example, 2 hours of consultations and 18 hours of assistants. $200 per month, including, for example, 5 hours of consultations and 35 hours of assistants. $500 per month, including, for example, 20 hours of consultations and 80 hours of assistants. It makes sense to aim for a base rate of $25 per hour to provide an 80% discount for cash payments, which will generate about $5 in revenue per hour. With those who cannot pay, you can enter into agreements on installment payment or payment from future income.

All packages may include a free job search course and some marketing tools. The last package may include the applicant's website. You can only sell employment training that includes the services of consultants or employment assistance using the services of assistants . Also, it can all be combined. An individual approach to each individual case is not ruled out, for which it would be nice to develop an internal price list for all services.

Target Audiences

You need to focus on the following categories of customers:

are employed for the first time and do not know anything about it; lost their job and need a new one; work, want to change the type of activity, but do not have time for this.

Examples of using

There are many examples where people want to change their job. But due to the fact that the current one takes all the time, they cannot change the state of affairs. Immigrant Dmitry, working for Uber, was looking for a full-time job. Since he did not have time to take up employment, he found a person who did all this on his behalf, for a fee. With all this, both parties benefited from the deal. Dmitry got the desired job, with a good salary that paid back the investment in a few months. And the employee who was engaged in employment, competitive wages.

Competence confirmation

Own certifications

In 2016, together with a partner Sergey, Igor's idea was developed to sell short own certifications. Not big and complex, but short. The person did something with his hands, the appraiser looked, approved, and the system issued a certificate.

These short certifications were incorporated into another idea that was being worked on at the time, hands-on technology training. Like, the client went to Odoo at any time, bought it, the system created a virtual machine for it, gave access to the general view via video and text along with tasks, after which a live person contacted the client, checked the work, confirmed the competence in the system, after which the system issued a certificate. At that time, there were no such services on the market.

Recommendations

If you're browsing jobs in, say, Virginia, the main requirements are resumes and professional letters of recommendation (some employers ask for three). The United States is confused in this regard, perhaps this is due to the security and simplification of the recruiting process. In the end, they are looking not only for those who can work, but also for those who will fit into the team. One resume will not be able to reflect the social qualities of the candidate.

In the states, recommenders are not listed on resumes. You can mention it in your cover letter. If the resume is of interest, recruiters themselves will ask for recommendations. Often, recommendations are required in the application for work on corporate sites.

Recruiters look at who recommends and how they recommend. For serious jobs, recruiters contact at least one of the referees to understand how much this referrer really recommends the candidate and what qualities of the candidate are emphasized. At the same time, the authenticity and relevance of the letter are checked.

Applicants usually request such letters and subsequent verbal references from superiors, clients, co-workers and anyone with whom the candidate has been involved in professional activities on / in:

previous works . This does not mean that one letter from each of the latest works is required. For example, in a school, one letter might be from the principal, one from the teacher, and one from a former student. public organizations , where the candidate volunteered or, say, helped organize events. educational institutions , if the candidate has participated in professional activities or projects. However, the work does not end with the receipt of the letter. Referrs should be ready to talk about the candidate when they are contacted.

Igor "Gary" remembers how he went to the states and found that recommendations were required everywhere. I went to the job center. They offered to go to college. He studies means he collects tens of thousands of dollars of loans. One teacher sunk into helping him - Igor asked her for a letter of recommendation. The teacher writes what a good student he is. Igor says that he needs something professional. The teacher replies - I can’t do anything else, we didn’t work together, they say.

After that, Igor went to another college to volunteer. I volunteered for a year and a half, a couple of hours every week. Then he comes to the boss and asks for a recommendation, it seems that friends and colleagues have worked together for more than one year. And the principal replies that the policy of the college is not to give recommendations, and she does not want to violate this policy.

We provide work and must include recommendations in the service package. We ourselves can give such recommendations only in the case of hiring our clients. Or offer volunteering, with appropriate recommendations. For some professions, experience as a volunteer is either necessary or unavoidable for getting a job.

In addition, assistants can help with obtaining and supporting recommendations outside of the project. For example, suggest a strategy and build relationships with recommenders. Recommendations are work and, accordingly, this work can turn into our income if the client pays.

Staff

We can grow assistants and consultants ourselves, preparing theoretically and practically, giving, among other things, competencies in recruiting. Testing and real job searches carried out by future consultants and assistants will give them practical knowledge and gain experience in employment. Igor "Gary" agrees to be a guinea pig to gain such experience for the initial payment for the work of future consultants and assistants.

assistants

Assistants can:

monitor the labor market. Assistance in monitoring can be expressed in throwing off the most suitable vacancies to the client, and he himself will decide whether to respond. produce marketing materials such as resumes, cover letters and social profiles. With regard to profiles on social networks such as LinkedIn, assistants can either develop materials so that the client can use them himself, or create profiles linked to corporate mail, and not to the client's personal mail. In the latter case, assistants can earn connections for the client. apply for jobs. In this case, the client must clearly indicate all the main criteria in the selection. A resume is usually sent with a cover letter, which is written for each specific vacancy. search for certifiers, recommenders and additional educational courses. assistance in finding donors and grants for business. Consultants

Consultants

Consultants can:

bring in for an interview. help with making connections. motivate to get a new job. create requirements for assistants.

Donor Services

Corporate donors

Igor "Gary" is sure that it is possible to find donors who will support with grants a project to create jobs in Ukraine or for Ukrainians. These donors may represent the state (such as organizations funded by USAID) or be private organizations.

Another potential topic for grants is education for Ukrainian schoolchildren. Because of the war, more than half of them have been displaced. Many schools have been destroyed, and those schoolchildren who have left the country have limited access to education in Ukrainian and Russian.

Finally, the Economic Group need not be the recipient of the grant. Those enterprises that will be created by graduates of the Bskol project can be targeted for grants. And you need to focus primarily on assistance in obtaining grants for clients and graduates.

In my bag, I can say that if we get a grant, then soon we will need a person for everything, so that we will monitor grants, find out new ones, stock a grant calendar, put together applications, correct them, work, ask for a grant I have a grant.

For in order to inspire us to give our minds a singing grant, it does not guarantee us financing, but it means that we need to apply for a dekilka. And if we take a grant and we will have that person, as we were engaged in everything, then we can get one of the services to sell the type of additional help with filling in applications for grants.

Grants for starting a business At first, I saw and wrote a grant for start-ups (Seed Money or Start-up Grants). I could not find a way, as I have a lot of funds and programs. But there are a lot of different grants for laying the walls and it’s hard to know the right one. More people want to finance innovations, research projects, promote projects that develop the medical field, and the art is amazing. I was inspired by a large number of grants to business, the leader of such a woman). There are also a lot of grants to Chornoshkirim and veterans.

Growth Grants - https://www.nase.org/become-a-member/member-benefits/business-resources/growth-grants Denmark grant can be awarded for marketing, advertising, hiring practitioners, expanding facilities and other specific business needs. What, in principle, should we do. Give up to $4000. The downside is that it is necessary to be a member of the club in such a way that it means not just the registration of an oblique record, but also the receipt of a singing subscription. But for a grant, I so understood, you can apply a small amount of money, for a grant of money, and other grants. Applications are also submitted for a leather quarter. HUTTON PARKER FOUNDATION - https://huttonfoundation.org/core-general-operating-support-application/ The priority is given to projects that "may be able to invest in a particular target or/or lack of service to a population group." I wonder why we come here like that. They give $5,000 to $25,000. The first cycle is already passed. Another cycle of applications from the 1st of September 2022. Not familiar with Santa Barbara County: on one side it is written that such applications are hoped for, on the other hand, an organization from Santa Barbara can apply. It’s not clear that they just want to call, but it’s still just a win. The procedure for filing applications is simple and understandable in principle - the registration of a formal record and the filing of an application, at which point you can put it in a dekilka of income, there you can save it. Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation - https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/ At first glance, a grant would suit us, but I'm not in my right mind, I can't say for sure. And on the sides of your funds, please call if you can submit an application for reviewing the validity of the grant. Financing is seen for 3 years in the range of $300,000. An online application is submitted on the same site. In three lines, I didn’t understand, it’s written that they accept applications from the whole river. If we can take a grant, then I need to continue to monitor the various grants, find out new ones and apply for a larger number of grants. The grants are presented below for the time being closed for applications, but I will reopen in another hour. FedEx - https://www.fedex.com/en-us/small-business/grant-contest.html Award grants for small businesses, including startups. Reward from $15,000 to $50,000. The period for filing applications varies approximately in the fierce skin fate. The Echoing Green Fellowship Program - https://echoinggreen.org/fellowship/apply/ Give support to organizations that require funding to create or expand their organizations. Since the term for submitting applications has been dropped, there is no information about the development of a new grant. Caleb Brown Venture Capital - https://calebbrownonline.com/Grant_Application.html Supporting non-collateral entrepreneurs in the sector. Ale, sorry, I see a pardon, if you go around the site, I don’t know what to continue with the stench of the robot, but in 2021 they were still active. I would add it to the list of possible grants, since I can monitor it periodically. Grants search Well, I sent a couple to the rest, because I didn’t catch it, because it takes more than an hour for everything, but I read that state and federal grants are established. So, sending to the catalog through which it is possible to convert chi sub-fallaemo mi under the category of grants and sending to search for such grants: Federal Home Assistance Directory (CFDA) -- https://sam.gov/content/assistance-listings Search grants -- https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html About state grants. Bagato de wrote that the local administration saw money for the development of their district, so it is necessary to contact them and find out if grants are similar to help for some categories. Well, it’s true, I don’t know how to think about how to give stench to commercial organizations.

Private donors

Similar to Corporate Donor Services , you can work with individuals (someone mentioned gofundme.com and similar resources).