Entrepreneur Support Network

Accessing entrepreneurial support can be difficult for marginalized communities due to limited awareness and resources. ESO+ aims to simplify this process, breaking down barriers to ensure that everyone can easily find the help they need.

Agency

Norus Technologies

Client

ESO Plus

App

UX Design

Branding

Entrepreneur Support Network

Accessing entrepreneurial support can be difficult for marginalized communities due to limited awareness and resources. ESO+ aims to simplify this process, breaking down barriers to ensure that everyone can easily find the help they need.

Agency

Norus Technologies

Client

ESO Plus

App

UX Design

Branding

Goals

ESO+ connects entrepreneurs with support organizations, streamlining collaboration and enhancing communication for better progress tracking.

Challenges

We faced two main challenges: customizing experiences for diverse entrepreneurs and prioritizing key communication features with ESOs. This led us to select the most valuable features for our initial version.

Outcomes

We focused on key features to create a feedback loop, enabling quick communication between entrepreneurs and ESOs. Entrepreneurs can request services and share outcomes, while ESOs provide support and track progress.

Research

During the research phase, we took an “Entrepreneur First” approach. We aimed to uncover how they navigate support systems, communicate with Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), and manage their own progress. This involved developing personas, gathering contextual insights, and fostering early feedback loops.

During the research phase, we took an “Entrepreneur First” approach. We aimed to uncover how they navigate support systems, communicate with Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), and manage their own progress. This involved developing personas, gathering contextual insights, and fostering early feedback loops.

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Entrepreneurs and ESOs are expected to communicate regularly due to the inherent nature of their relationship

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Entrepreneurs and ESOs are expected to communicate regularly due to the inherent nature of their relationship

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Entrepreneurs and ESOs are expected to communicate regularly due to the inherent nature of their relationship

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ESOs prefer visual and incremental data on the progress of their entrepeneurs

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ESOs prefer visual and incremental data on the progress of their entrepeneurs

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ESOs prefer visual and incremental data on the progress of their entrepeneurs

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Finding the right support for their needs is challenging for entrepreneurs

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Finding the right support for their needs is challenging for entrepreneurs

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Finding the right support for their needs is challenging for entrepreneurs

Our Approach

Customize Where It Counts

Customize Where It Counts

Customize Where It Counts

We introduced targeted role-based variations only where necessary, keeping the interface focused and relevant. We introduced this in the onboarding process.

A Shared Foundation

A Shared Foundation

A Shared Foundation

We planned for a consistent set of core features for all users, ensuring a unified and intuitive experience across the platform.

A Scalable System

A Scalable System

A Scalable System

We structured the platform as modular components, making it easy to adapt, scale, and maintain over time.

Design

Onboarding

Onboarding

Onboarding

Through thoughtful onboarding, we collect information about the entrepreneur to tailor our experience to their journey and highlight the most relevant resources.

Metrics & Milestones

Metrics & Milestones

Metrics & Milestones

Entrepreneurs can use this space to report their progress and share updates with others. With metric reporting, they can easily track their journey toward their next goal, while ESO’s and team members gain full visibility and interactivity with their milestones.

Network

Network

Network

Entrepreneurs can seek and connect with advisors, and coaches. Coaches and Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) can promote their services and successes. Entrepreneurs can showcase their milestones and needs, creating posts visible to their network. This fosters collaboration and drives growth for ESO Networks as well as leverages social accountability to keep entrepreneurs engaged and active.

Challenges and Takeaways

Challenges and Takeaways

Throughout this journey, we identified key opportunities to boost platform engagement and value. We prioritized essential features to ensure high-quality execution, allowing us to test and refine these core functionalities before adding new ones.

Throughout this journey, we identified key opportunities to boost platform engagement and value. We prioritized essential features to ensure high-quality execution, allowing us to test and refine these core functionalities before adding new ones.

Throughout this journey, we identified key opportunities to boost platform engagement and value. We prioritized essential features to ensure high-quality execution, allowing us to test and refine these core functionalities before adding new ones.

Remember the goal

Keeping our core goals in mind allowed us to reprioritize in the face of many exciting opportunities.

Remember the goal

Keeping our core goals in mind allowed us to reprioritize in the face of many exciting opportunities.

Remember the goal

Keeping our core goals in mind allowed us to reprioritize in the face of many exciting opportunities.

Keep your users close

User feedback kept us on track, prioritized features, and made sure the experience stayed focused.

Keep your users close

User feedback kept us on track, prioritized features, and made sure the experience stayed focused.

Keep your users close

User feedback kept us on track, prioritized features, and made sure the experience stayed focused.

Solve one problem well

Get the platform's key functions right, even if it means putting less emphasis on some nice-to-have features.

Solve one problem well

Get the platform's key functions right, even if it means putting less emphasis on some nice-to-have features.

Solve one problem well

Get the platform's key functions right, even if it means putting less emphasis on some nice-to-have features.

Entrepreneur Support Network

Accessing entrepreneurial support can be difficult for marginalized communities due to limited awareness and resources. ESO+ aims to simplify this process, breaking down barriers to ensure that everyone can easily find the help they need.

Agency

Norus Technologies

Client

ESO Plus

App

UX Design

Branding

Entrepreneur Support Network

Accessing entrepreneurial support can be difficult for marginalized communities due to limited awareness and resources. ESO+ aims to simplify this process, breaking down barriers to ensure that everyone can easily find the help they need.

Agency

Norus Technologies

Client

ESO Plus

App

UX Design

Branding

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