What could this idea change?
Local founders become more resilient and can direct entrepreneurial capability toward community challenges and employment.
M-T1-BV-20 · Theme 1
Rotary Entrepreneur Network
Creates a peer-governed network where founders and small-business operators exchange practical help, referrals and community opportunities without investment hype or sales capture.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-20 · Rotary Entrepreneur Network
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme BV: Business Visibility
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-BV-20 · Rotary Entrepreneur Network
Could this work in our club?
- Entrepreneurs, sole traders, social-enterprise founders, experienced operators and approved support organisations. Use when entrepreneurs want ongoing peer exchange and can help shape the network.
Before you start
- Member charter covers conduct, conflicts, selling, investment, confidentiality and closure.
- Consent-based member profiles with no public directory by default.
- Verified referral list for government, legal, financial, mental-health and insolvency support.
At the end: Acknowledge help requests within two working days, remove prohibited promotion promptly and issue a monthly opt-in opportunities digest.
Before your club says yes
Does the idea fit?
Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.
Who can say yes?
Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.
Are people protected?
Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.
Can everyone take part?
Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.
Are the facts and permissions right?
Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.
How will we learn?
Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.
Worksheets for your club
Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.
Roles, roster and handover
Use this worksheet to decide who will do each job, who can step in and what needs to be handed over.
Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
Open worksheetWorkflow and minimum-data register
Use this worksheet to map each step and keep only the information the club genuinely needs.
Open worksheetPartnership and stakeholder map
Use this worksheet to agree what the club and any partners will each contribute, decide and protect.
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