👥 Group: individual or in pairs
⏰ Activity duration: 50 - 60 minutes
🎯 Activity objectives
To provide clarity and structure to your entrepreneurial thinking.
To accompany you in the process of using the Canvas Business Model as an educational and decision-making tool, not just as a classic business plan.
To support the development of skills focused on financial planning, risk assessment, decision-making, customer orientation.
🧠 Skills developed | Competencies developed
Personal and business budget planning | “Draws up a budget for specific goals or projects and reviews it regularly.” → The participant estimates resources, calculates income and expenses for a mini-business.
Making informed financial decisions | “Makes informed decisions about spending, saving, investing or borrowing.” → Chooses products, channels, priorities, and allocates money to start the business.
Assessing risks and taking uncertainties into account | “Identifies and reflects on potential financial risks and unexpected costs.” → Reflects on challenges (e.g., lack of customers, unforeseen costs).
Managing resources responsibly | “Uses money responsibly and according to priorities.” → Chooses to reinvest part of profits for sustainability.
Basic entrepreneurial planning | “Understands the basic elements of starting or running a small enterprise.” → Explores key concepts (customer, value proposition, costs, revenues).
Use of digital and social context for promotion and sales | “Recognises how to use digital financial services and media to achieve financial goals.” → Identifies simple promotion channels (WhatsApp, posters, local networks).
🔄 Steps in carrying out this activity
I will present you a pre-filled example of a small business—a "natural juice stand" with a limited budget.
2. Individually or in teams, you will develop your own business idea, which you will map out using this type of Canvas Business Model.
3. In the plenary session, you will share with each other how it was for you.
💬 Questions for personal reflection
Which sections were easiest to complete? Which sections were more difficult?
Who can support me in implementing everything I have written/drawn here?
Who could I ask for help with reintegration in my country? How?
How do I feel about what lies ahead, from a financial and entrepreneurial point of view?
What have I learned about trust, risk, and early-stage entrepreneurship in this exercise?