CSR
Entrepreneur Commons, London, is the London Chapter for Entrepreneur Commons. Entrepreneur Commons is a global not for profit movement to provide peer to peer support for Entrepreneurs. This is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of bizStuff. It was set up in August 2010. We at Entrepreneur Commons, London, believe London based Entrepreneurs should be able to tap into London assets. London as a leading center of Business, Finance and Creative Industries has significant resources available to support Entrepreneurs. We circulate weekly biztips as a free biz knowledge base to support entrepreneurs globally. These tips include business solutions that New and Small Businesses find useful. Entrepreneur Commons, London, supports London Business by supporting Local Organisations, Business Service Providers and Universities to work more closely together to ensure London based Entrepreneurs benefit. |
We have supported the Business Mentoring Meet up Group by funding it, organising it and are building it into a self-sustaining group for the benefit of London based Businesses since April 2011. This group is sponsored by Richmond University , EFactor , and Startup Britain. This helps our Meet Up Group to benefit from local resources these organisations can make available. This group has been organised using the principles of the Sharing Economy.
We are working on a spin off to globalise this support. Stairs And Shares helps Micro and SME Professional Support providers to organise a CSR. This professional support is then offered for near free to entrepreneurs. This is aimed at dealing with the under consumption of professional business support by entrepreneurs.
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Recommendations
"Zufi has been a key contributor to Entrepreneur Commons and he has done an excellent job at creating and developing the London Chapter. He is very proactive in his work, always looking for opportunities to create win-win relationships. He is an entrepreneur dedicated to helping other entrepreneurs be successful. It is a pleasure working with him, and I recommend him to anybody considering working with him." Founder Entrepreneur Commons.
"The dream of any startup is to find experts to guide and advise us at an affordable rate. I have known Zufi for years as he has dedicated himself to helping entrepreneurs in any way he can. He doesn't give up, he is steadfast in his readiness to be of help and assistance to anyone who needs it, usually free of charge. He gathers other providers and has been growing his network steadily. I contacted him the other day for help with an application and he admitted to being in Canada. It was 330 am here and therefore it must have been 730 am there. Yet he was happy to help, gave me 2 hours of his time and said I could pay what I liked. He's a dream come true for any entrepreneur who needs or wants a helping hand in whatever stage they're at." July, 1st, 2016. Founder, Backuppz (accessories garment for men & women)
"I was privileged to have Zufi as one of the judges of the NYU entrepreneurial competition and then as a business mentor of our telemedicine business idea for Egypt. Zufi provided insightful feedback and perspective that encouraged us to challenge our current thinking of our business model and key assumptions. I strongly recommend Zufi for his exceptional mentorship, entrepreneurial experience and business acumen." June, 24th, 2016. Executive MBA Student, NYU Stern School of Business
"I started working with Zufi soon after being entrusted a responsibility over External Relations at Oxford Entrepreneurs – the largest student-led society in Europe focusing on entrepreneurship. Our relationship was one of the most valuable for the Society and therefore, the Oxford Entrepreneurial Community I have ever engaged in!
Zufi’s input and ideas were invaluable in advancing Oxford Entrepreneurs’ impact for supporting entrepreneurs in Oxford and beyond. His high-level perspective was always accompanied by feasible suggestions on how to achieve the envisioned vision followed by introductions to, who now are, one of the key partners of Oxford Entrepreneurs. Finally, Zufi’s pro-activeness in volunteering his knowledge and expertise without me even asking is what makes a huge difference.
In summary – I wholeheartedly recommend reaching out to Zufi and sharing with him what your vision is. Let me assure you – you will be surprised how helpful and long lasting this short conversation will be!". May 10th, 2016 Head of External Relations, Oxford Entrepreneurs
Zufi’s input and ideas were invaluable in advancing Oxford Entrepreneurs’ impact for supporting entrepreneurs in Oxford and beyond. His high-level perspective was always accompanied by feasible suggestions on how to achieve the envisioned vision followed by introductions to, who now are, one of the key partners of Oxford Entrepreneurs. Finally, Zufi’s pro-activeness in volunteering his knowledge and expertise without me even asking is what makes a huge difference.
In summary – I wholeheartedly recommend reaching out to Zufi and sharing with him what your vision is. Let me assure you – you will be surprised how helpful and long lasting this short conversation will be!". May 10th, 2016 Head of External Relations, Oxford Entrepreneurs
"I had the pleasure to meet Zulfiqar when I started working at IncuBus. He's been an incredible mentor to our startups, providing useful advice, links and intros. The hard work he does is really beneficial to the growth and thrive of the London startup eco system." February 1st, 2015 Programme Manager, IncuBus Ventures
"Zulfi has been a great supporter of MassChallenge and the startups taking part in the UK programme. He regularly comes in to offer support to startups as part of the CSR work that he does under bizstuff. He is able to work with startups on a great range of challenges and industries. We look forward to welcoming him back in Tobacco Dock for next year's cohort." September 8, 2015 Mentor Manager, MassChallenge .
"Zufi is an innovative thinker and excels as a strategic planner working with SMEs. I have worked with him on some of the CSR initiatives launched by his Group, Business Mentoring, on Meetup.com. The result has been to deliver high-impact delivery to sustain micro and small business on business growth. He was a recent speaker on the previous event by East London Export Club and delivered a great seminal paper on Mentoring support." August 1st, 2015 Founder East London Export Club
"Zulfiqar is a serial entrepreneur and a great mentor. He offered us great advise on the way to organize and structure the work on the most critical moment of a startup, the first year. I can definitely recommend his service to everyone running a business and we look forward to continue working with him." June 12, 2015 - Founder of CYCL.
"Zulfiqar is a serial entrepreneur and mentor very well connected to the UK startup ecosystem. He helped Startup Socials to grow in London through powerful introductions as Oxford Entrepreneurs we could partner with. He is always ready to share his personal connections, provide great reactive support and advises for developing successfully our London community. Zulfiqar is a key collaborative ambassador of Startup Socials and I hope we will continue this collaboration in a long term." November 2, 2014 - Business Development Director, Startup Socials
"I am delighted to recommend Zufi, the organiser of the Business Mentoring group for start-up businesses that organise micro events to help entrepreneurs, including pre starts and start-ups. The group offer both online and offline accountancy, taxation, business mentoring and legal support services for near free.
I am fortunate to be part of his business mentoring group which is making a significant difference to SMEs in the UK. The group has successfully mentored many start-ups that are providing an inspiration to the new businesses to follow. During the time I worked with Zufi, I received exceptional support. He is enthusiastic, personable and a brilliant networker." August 17, 2014 - Founder of an Accountancy Service
I am fortunate to be part of his business mentoring group which is making a significant difference to SMEs in the UK. The group has successfully mentored many start-ups that are providing an inspiration to the new businesses to follow. During the time I worked with Zufi, I received exceptional support. He is enthusiastic, personable and a brilliant networker." August 17, 2014 - Founder of an Accountancy Service
"Zufi has provided artfix with constant guidance and he has helped us grow from a group of people with a common idea to a team of colleagues with a company structure. I can't recommend him highly enough." May 19, 2014 Founder/ Director of artFix
"Zufi has been the organiser for almost 2 years of the Business Mentoring sessions weekly at UCL. He has also assisted in organising over 50 regular meetups with the aim of providing support to entrepreneurs. I have found him to be very motivated, committed and knowledgeable." December 11, 2013 - Director, Techrun Technologies Limited
"I worked with Zul in Nov 2013. He arrange a mentoring session with UKTI KISA and Google Entrepreneurs. He successfully recruited a large group of mentors. The mentors provided assistant to the Korean Startup that were visiting Tech City. The areas that the mentors provided their expertise in were helpful to the Korean Start ups who were looking for basic information on the UK and environment of Tech City. I will encourage other Embassies to work with Zul and the expertise that he holds in these area. Again Thanks for all the valuable help provided. " December 5, 2013 - UKTI Investment Officer at British Embassy Seoul Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea
“King's College London runs Lion's Den, a business competition every year. For several years, as an alumnus, Zufi has contributed to the success of the programme as a mentor to student teams entering Lion's Den. In fact, on more than one occasion, teams he have mentored have won prizes at the final.” June 6, 2013 - Director of Partnerships and Consultancy, King's College, London
“I had the pleasure to meet Zufi through his BUSINESS MENTORING initiative, - a group of successful entrepreneurs which help London based SME’s, Pre Starts and Startups with whatever they need at the time to move forward through free mentoring sessions. Zufi kindly supports the female Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs group (http://www.meetup.com/Female-entrepreneurs-aspiring-female-entrepreneurs-London) by arranging a monthly mentoring sessions where 10 female entrepreneurs get free advice and support from four mentors in the field of commercial law, accountancy, business strategy and marketing. Zufi is not only extremely knowledgeable but also EXTREMELY kind, warm, personable, smiling, laughing and very proactive in welcoming and including everyone in ongoing discussions - which is exemplary. I would suggest that this reflects strength, security, character and zeal. Zufi is also multilingual and cultural aware which is definitely a plus for any business. I HIGHLY recommend Zufi for any type of project leadership, team-management, managerial, executive and entrepreneurial experiences requiring business strategy advice. It is a pleasure to work with Zufi because he is not only very passionate, accurate and thorough in what he does but also his results-driven energy just motivates everyone around him.” June 5, 2013 -Founder of the All Female Entrepreneurship Meet Up Group
“Zufi is a sound communicator with a wealth of knowledge on business start ups. He provides great advice and links to anyone wanting some support in this area. I would recommend Zufi to anyone wanting to start their own business or those with more specialised business related questions” January 11, 2013 - Talk at London Metropolitan University
“The Business Mentoring Meet Up group is an easy and quick, accessible solution to every start up business for any of the common difficulties they might encounter. It has helped my business by introducing me to different people who could help. Thus, other businesses can also benefit from its network and support should they choose so.” August 3, 2012 - Founder of a Startup
“Zufi has been very helpful with 1M/1M's work in London, having provided introductions to King's College and UCL entrepreneurship community leaders. We look forward to collaborating with him further.” May 29, 2012 - Founder of 1Million by 1Million
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