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7th Annual HACER Gala October 12, 2010 Honor • Award • Celebrate • Evolve • Renew
7th Annual HACER Gala
October 12, 2010
Honor • Award • Celebrate • Evolve • Renew
Honor
Award
Celebrate
Evolve
Renew
Please Welcome
Gloria Andrade Merrell
Chris Schultz
Jennifer Hannigan
Gloria Andrade Merrell
“Ensuring Success through in-depth mentoring”
I. Ensuring Success through Assessment and Mentoring
• The economy and small business
• Increase of firms in San Antonio
• Connecting to subject matter experts:– Get a Mentor– Establish Industry Alliances
II. Business Failure is Not an option
• Underestimating Capital Needs
• Failure to Plan
• Location, Location, Location
• Building a Good Management Team
III. Surviving the first 5 years
• Nurture your Customer
• Keep up with competition
• Operation savvy
IV. Going to the Next Level
• Back to the Plan
• Re-assess the Business Potential
• Exploring the Global Market
Chris Schultz
“Launch Pad: Community collaboration boosts
entrepreneurship”
Three Years Ahead
Aug, 2005 2008
New Orleans
Rest of Country
story of launch pad
• A work community (a.k.a. - co-working space, incubator, third space)
• For-profit company• Social entrepreneurship venture• 12,000 sq. ft - 60 companies
the future of work
• The world is flat• Unemployment and economic shifts• Free-agent nation. Entrepreneurial
renaissance.• Lines between Live / Work / Play are
blurring fast.
market demographic
• Ethos - creative class, global nomads, corporate refugees
• Transport - bikes, streetcar, bus, walk, car• Health - gym, yoga• Work anytime - free coffee
Downtown revitalization
• Anchor tenant in renovated law firm building
• Gastro pub next door• Walk to work from condos • Engaged in our community
The Business Model
• “Life cycle solution” product mix• Price competitive• Flat pricing model • No long term commitment• Intangibles drive everything!
Not your traditional real estate model
a work communityEach Product:•co-working desks•permanent desks•private offices•growth suites
Includes:•high-speed internet•phone / fax•conference rooms•free coffee•gym•community events
Better than the bedroom or the coffee shop.
creating community
• technology platform to connect all members
• peer-to-peer learning
• celebrating successes
• entrepreneur support system
We’re in a club and the password is that pit-of-your stomach feeling. That draw it up idea and see it actually working feeling. That
undeniable longing of wanting to do better today than you did
yesterday.
Robert FogartyEvacuteer.org
programming & events
• LPTV
• Lunch ‘n Learns
• Launch Parties
• The Launchies
• Launch Fest
• Angel Network
• Free space for community events
we don’t market. we converse.
• No traditional advertising• Engage on social media• Talk about our members, not ourselves• Be a gateway to New Orleans. Create an
instant “social network” for newcomers
will it work in san antonio?
• Build community from the grass roots,
• not if you build it, they will come.
• One is already here: C4 Workspace• We are looking to partner & grow.
Jennifer Hannigan
“Nurturing Local Business”
Discussion and Questions
• Planning and Design– Support Historic and Cultural Preservation– Support infrastructure & building improvements
• Operation Facelift: supported over 82 projects• Capital Improvements: over $11 million
• Marketing– Support local neighborhood events: “Monthly Art Walks”– Destination Point for residents and visitors– Support collaborative marketing efforts
• Business Development & Retention– Over $126 million in private investment: 11 districts– Over 300 net new businesses– Over 3,400 net new jobs
• Organizational – Leveraged NCR funds to secure other sources of funds
NCR Principles
• NCR Banner Initiative
• Neighborhood Gateways
• B2 “Business Basics” Series
• City Lights Program
• Ready Set Go!
• Operation Facelift
2010-2011 Initiatives
Business of the Year
• 2010 Nominees:
– National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders
• Avenida Guadalupe Corridor
– Lisa’s Mexican Restaurant• St. Mary’s University Revitalization Project
And the Winner is…Lisa’s Mexican Restaurant
Best Redevelopment Project
• 2010 Nominees:
– Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center• Avenida Guadalupe Corridor
– Heat Investments• Tobin Hill
And the Winner is…The Heat Investments
Partnership of the Year
• 2010 Nominees:
– CPS Energy• Avenida Guadalupe Corridor
– University Park Neighborhood Association• St. Mary’s University Revitalization Project
And the Winner is…CPS Energy
Volunteer of the Year
• 2010 Nominees:
– John Trevino• Avenida Guadalupe Corridor
– Rick Idar (Posthumous) • St. Mary’s University Revitalization Project
And the Winner is…
Richard McGavock Idar
Business Improvement GrantHogwild Records
Thank You for Attending
