SHINSHURI provides a unique entrepreneurial learning experience via the MENTOR Leadership and UPMOBILITY accelerator programs. These programs are offered exclusively through a partnership with OTA and administered via the BusinessPhilanthropist.com Community site. SHINSHURI owns all trademarks, business models, educational curricula, courseware products, videos, reference documentation, tool kits, learning platform, business systems, and Business Philanthropy (BP) technology (collectively the “BP Intellectual Property”).
We wish to highlight a few important clauses specific to these programs. These additional clauses are an addendum to this full Terms of Service Policy and are included herein for convenience as it relates specifically to the named programs.
Enrollment
Each prospective member must enroll in the MENTOR Leadership program via the Enrollment Form at OTA and complete the initial readiness assessment and orientation training. Once a prospective is accepted into the program, he or she becomes a new MENTOR initiate.
Program Details
Members learn how to identify, plan, develop, and launch a conceptual business project or expand and grow an existing business. A detailed process is presented that shows entrepreneurs how to successfully plan, organize goals and objectives, assemble a board and operational team, and develop actions to create, build, market, and prove a business concept leading to successful launch of a business, product, program, or service. The MENTOR Leadership program has four exemplary leadership tracks which include:
- Track 1: Business Entrepreneur (for-profit)
- Track 2: Business Philanthropy (hybrid)
- Track 3: Ultimate Philanthropy Mobility (non-profit)
- Track 4: MENTOR Certification (business coaches)
Each Track consists of three phases, which include: Phase 1: 90-day Sprint, Phase 2: Pace to Success, and Phase 3: Social Learning Fund.
Memberships
There are six membership plan options, which include:
- 90-day Sprint (Free)
- Pacer: Capacity Builder
- Pacer: Project Innovator
- Pacer: Platform Developer
- Fast Track
- Alumni Funding
Visit the Membership Plans page to subscribe. Visit the Join Next Cohort page to learn more about the program and enroll.
Certifications
Certification is a requirement to use any aspect of the Business Philanthropy technology and obtain certification as a licensed Business Philanthropist after successful completion of one of the program tracks. An individual social entrepreneur may obtain certification in one or more of the four exemplary leadership tracks which include:
- Track 1: Business Entrepreneur (for-profit)
- Track 2: Business Philanthropy (hybrid)
- Track 3: Ultimate Philanthropy (non-profit)
- Track 4: MENTOR Certification (business coaches)
A specific designation may be obtained by business entities interested in obtaining certification as an Authorized Business Philanthropy Service Provider.
Intellectual Property and Confidentiality
Social entrepreneurs and their teams, Mentor Facilitators, partners, funders (i.e., grant makers, angel investors, corporate sponsors, and their members in the community:
- shall only access and use BP Intellectual Property internally to their company or organization, and may not copy, duplicate, sell, share, distribute, print, or provide access to anyone that is not an employee, representative, team member, or agent of the company with a business need to know how to apply it to the internal business operations.
- shall not disclose and hold in strict confidence to protect the BP Intellectual Property, their own, and other members’ intellectual property rights, and may not copy, duplicate, sell, share, distribute, print, or provide access to anyone that is not a member in the MENTOR Leadership program or member of the BP Community.
SHINSHURI respects each member’s rights and privacy and insists that all members respect the rights and privacy of other members and SHINSHURI’s too. Thus, consider this a mutual non-disclosure confidentiality agreement. Any Confidential Information shared by members or any representative of SHINSHURI is confidential, proprietary, and belongs solely and exclusively to the party that shared or disclosed the content or information (e.g., business strategies, methods, best practices, techniques, models, process, business plans, etc.).
SHINSHURI and members agree not to disclose, reveal, copy, duplicate, sell, share, distribute, print, or provide access to anyone any confidential and proprietary information at any time during business transactions, during discussions on the forum, or otherwise for any purpose or intent whatsoever without the expressed written permission of the individual to whom the confidential and proprietary information belongs.
Members also agree not to use any such confidential and proprietary information in any manner other than in discussion with other members during scheduled mentoring or coaching, eCourse, eModule, or eClass sessions or in the online forums.
Handling Confidential and Proprietary Information
Confidential and proprietary information includes, but is not limited to, information disclosed in connection with this specific clause under this addendum to this Service Agreement shall not include information rightfully obtained from a third party. SHINSHURI and members agree as follows:
- To keep confidential and proprietary information in strictest confidence and shall use the best efforts to safeguard the confidential and proprietary information and to protect it against disclosure, misuse, espionage, loss, and theft.
- NOT to violate SHINSHURI’s or other members publicity, intellectual property rights, or privacy rights.
- NOT to reveal any information to a third party obtained in connection with this Service Agreement or SHINSHURI’s direct or indirect dealings with members and others in the program including but not limited to; names, email addresses, third-party company titles or positions, phone numbers or addresses.
- NOT to, at any time, either directly or indirectly, disclose confidential and proprietary information to any third-party.
- Affirm that enrolling and purchasing various components of the MENTOR Leadership program or accessing the learning community that if they violate or display any likelihood of violating this Service Agreement, SHINSHURI and/or member affected by any such violation shall be entitled to seek damages or injunctive relief to prohibit any such violations and to protect against the harm of such violations.
Agile Business Operations Development (ABOD) Services
Social entrepreneurs receive free mentoring and coaching, business development planning tools, learning resources, and training as a part of the full MENTOR Leadership program. Members may receive ABOD Services at a reduced rate.
We currently offer the following Business Services to meet the business needs of our members.
- Branding
- Curricula Development
- Media
- Publishing
- Web Services
To subscribe to one of the service plans visit the Business Services page. For more see our Subscription and Purchases terms clause in this Service Agreement. We intend to add more services to enhance the benefit of the program and help each member develop and grow their business. Future services shall include:
- Administrative
- Information Technology
- Marketing
If members subscribe or purchase any Business Services, they agree that the service is provided by an independent partner and members assume full responsibility and liability for their service plan, subscription, maintenance, and relationship with the partner.
Disclaimer
When addressing financial matters or business results on the website, learning community, sales pages, videos, newsletters, programs or other materials, every effort has been made to accurately represent this program and its potential. SHINSHURI does not guarantee that you will earn any money or attain desired business results using the techniques, methods, and strategies contained in the materials provided. Examples in the materials are not to be interpreted as a promise or guarantee of earnings, business results, or financial sponsorship, secure grant funding, or capital investment. Earning potential is entirely dependent on the person and teams using the program, services, ideas, methods, and techniques. We do not purport this as a “get rich scheme.”
By purchasing a Membership or Business Services plan or subscription you accept, agree and understand that you take full responsibility for your progress and results in your business venture. Your level of success in attaining measurable results depends on the time and effort you devote to the program, ideas, methods, techniques, your finances, knowledge, and various skills. Since these factors differ according to individuals and businesses. We cannot guarantee your success or income level. Nor are we responsible for any of your actions. We offer no professional, legal, medical, psychological, or financial advice.
Members further agree that your assigned Mentor Facilitator is not an employee, agent, lawyer, doctor, manager, therapist, public relations manager, registered dietician, or financial analyst, psychotherapist or accountant. Members understand that SHINSHURI has not promised, shall not be obligated to and will not; (1) procure or attempt to procure employment or business or sales for member/client; (2) perform any business management functions including but not limited to, accounting, tax or investment consulting, or advice with regard thereto; (3) act as a therapist providing psychoanalysis, psychological counseling or behavioral therapy; (4) act as a public relations manager (5) act as a publicist to procure any publicity, interviews, write-ups, features, television, print or digital media exposure for member/client; (6) introduce member/client to consultant’s full network of contacts, media partners or business partners. Members understand that a relationship does not exist between them and SHINSHURI after the conclusion of this program unless an offer of funding is extended via donations, sponsorship, partnership, capital investment, or grant and has been accepted and a formal written agreement is secured. If SHINSHURI and members continue their relationship, individually and respectively, a separate agreement shall be established between both parties.
Member Responsibility
This entrepreneurial program has been created ONLY for educational purposes. Members accept and agree that they are fully responsible for any results achieved from the program. SHINSHURI nor any of its agents, representatives, or employees makes no representations, warranties, promises, or guarantees verbally or in writing.
Members understand that the results experienced each member may vary significantly between persons of interest and entities. Program Participants understand and acknowledge that there is a risk of loss of capital, and that there is no guarantee that any level of success will be met from participation in the program.
There is no guarantee to receive a corporate sponsorship, recoverable grant, donation, partnership, or capital investment without demonstrated performance results and outcomes. The determination to fund a business project or entity is at the sole discretion of the funder (i.e., grant maker, corporate sponsor, donor, angel investor, etc.). Program materials are created for a general audience and should not be assumed, construed, or interpreted as information for any specific individual or business entity. SHINSHURI assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or omissions that may appear in any program materials.
Independent Contractor Status
Nothing in this Service Agreement is to be construed as creating a partnership, venture alliance, or any other similar relationship with members. Each party shall be an independent contractor in its performance hereunder and shall retain control over its personnel and the way such personnel performs tasks, functions, and operations hereunder. In no way, shall members be deemed employees of SHINSHURI or any other party by participation or performance hereunder.
Force Majeure
Should an event occur that is beyond reasonable control of SHINSHURI, its agents, employees, partners, affiliates, and members including, but not limited to, acts of God, war, acts of terrorism, or State Department travel advisory make it illegal, impossible, or inadvisable to perform the terms laid out under this Service Agreement, SHINSHURI’s performance will be extended without liability for a period to perform due to the occurrence.