Social business policy in Lithuania
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Social business policy in Lithuania

The business environment constitutes one of the essential elements of the country’s competitiveness. The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania wishes to help business. In Lithuania social business are confused with corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. In fact social business is something different. In Spring 2015, the Ministry of Economy approved the…

Latvian and Estonian social and creative entrepreneurs meet at a market fair

Latvian and Estonian social and creative entrepreneurs meet at a market fair

Promoting products on various internet platforms and social media channels has become a common practice for both regular businesses and social enterprises. While these methods may work very well for marketing and sales purposes, real-life meeting and networking events offer a completely different experience – entrepreneurs and producers are able to share their experiences and…

Stormboard

Stormboard

With Stormboard‘s digital workspace users can generate more ideas – prioritize, organize, and refine those ideas and in that way make meetings, brainstorms, and projects more productive and effective. The online platform tool allows users create a project, hold a meeting, assign tasks to a team and set deadlines and goals. Stormboard makes it easy…

Podio

Podio

Podio is a flexible and customisable online platform where teams can  work and communicate together. The platform give users a possibility to organize large amounts of work and at the same time to delegate tasks between employees or members of an organization. Podio also gives users the tools to share files, view the status of ongoing…

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Social Entrepreneurship in Latvia – Ecosystem Map and Action Plan in Latvian, Russian and English

Publication of Latvian Social Entrepreneurship Association “Social Entrepreneurship in Latvia – Ecosystem Map and Action Plan” in Latvian, Russian and English. This publication is part of the SEE More! (Mapping Social Business Ecosystems) ”. The main goal of the project was to strengthen the social entrepreneurship ecosystem of Latvia and Siberia by raising awareness of…

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Kuriame senjorų daugiabutį Vilniuje

Socialinis projektas Kuriame senjorų daugiabutį Vilniuje. Ieškome senjorų, kurie nori gyventi geriau įsikurdami jaukiuose ir patogiuose 27 m2 butuose, už kuriuos moka jų pačių butų nuoma. „Orūs namai“ yra socialinis projektas, kurio tikslas – sukurti sąlygas senjorams oriai gyventi jaukioje kaimynystėje nesukant galvos dėl būsto išlaikymo. „Orūs namai“ yra vienas įdomiausių inovatyvių socialinių projektų Lietuvoje,…

Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact—and What to Do Instead
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Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact—and What to Do Instead

It’s important for every social enterprise – especially the small ones with fewer resources to place their focus on right things. Making impact happen. 10 Reasons Not to Measure Impact – and What to Do Instad provides a thought-provoking ideas and an important learning – the side in impact measurement that’s still very rarely talked about….

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AS A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL FOR WECARE – A Research Study
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AS A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL FOR WECARE – A Research Study

A STUDY ABOUT A SUITABLE BUSINESS MODEL FOR A CHARITY ORGANIZATION WeCare is an Australian charity organization founded privately in 2011 to support a children’s home and later also a private primary school in Kahawa West, Nairobi. The study objective was to find out what type of an operational model would best serve WeCare’s goals…