Spaulding Works works with institutions that invest in, fund, design for, or otherwise influence entrepreneurs — helping them get closer to the businesses they intend to serve.
We understand the entrepreneur and the business, evaluate what has already been built, build what should exist, and oversee it against reality.
Get close to entrepreneurs and their businesses to see what institutions can't from the outside.
Test existing programs, initiatives, and investments against the operating realities of the businesses they serve.
Turn intelligence into what should exist — programs, ecosystems, operating models, partnerships, places, and systems.
Stay close through implementation, measuring what actually changes for the entrepreneur.
Most engagements begin here — examining a program, initiative, fund, place, or strategy against the operating realities of the businesses it intends to serve.
We surface the assumptions inside the design, test them against how businesses actually operate, and return what should change.
Building or rethinking an entrepreneurship initiative? Start with the people living the reality.