10 creative ways to encounter the problem of customer’s limited ability to pay for services
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10 creative ways to encounter the problem of customer’s limited ability to pay for services

Thinking that your customer’s  and beneficiaries don’t have possiblity to pay for your services might seem like a problem that can’t be overcome.  But, here are some things you can do to approach this problem.  As this article by AcumenPlus shows, the solution might lie in addressing the customer’s ability to pay, shifting the company’s revenue model, or a…

Measuring the Good – Developing Impact Measurement in Finland.
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Measuring the Good – Developing Impact Measurement in Finland.

(NOTE: The links from this article refer to pages that are currently only available in Finnish) Finnish association for social enterprises ARVO has partnered during the recent years partnered with a range of high-profile impact investing and developing partners –  such as ME-Säätiö –  in an impact measurement development project called Hyvän Mitta (Measure for Good). The…

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Dar kartą apie socialinį verslą – 7 socialinio verslo principus

Socialinis verslumas yra palyginti naujas terminas. Jis buvo pradėtas naudoti vos prieš kelis dešimtmečius. Tačiau šio termino vartojimą galima rasti per visą istoriją. Devynioliktame ir dvidešimtajame amžiuose buvo verslininkų, kurie stengėsi panaikinti socialines blogybes. Be to, yra daugybė visuomenių ir organizacijų, kurios veikia vaikų teisių srityje, , tausoja aplinką, tvarko atliekas ir tt. Be socialinių…

The change makers
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The change makers

Social entrepreneurs are also known as change makers. Why? What makes a social entrepreneur a change agent? To facilitate change because of the necessity that it implies, social entrepreneurs are purpose and results driven.   Change makers To make change happen is an interesting concept unto itself. Social entrepreneurs are activists at heart. Where they…

Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis of EaSI

Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis of EaSI

This content is delivered to you in the framework of the SEBS2 project co-funded by the Erasmus+, as our aim is to popularize social business and social entrepreneurship in the Baltic Sea Region. Great info for small social enterprises! The Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship (MF/SE) axis support actions in two thematic sections: microcredit and microloans for vulnerable…

SIT 2019: Europe’s 15 best social entrepreneurs selected

SIT 2019: Europe’s 15 best social entrepreneurs selected

If you can create an impact you must. Fifteen finalists have been selected for the 2019 edition of the Social Innovation Tournament, the flagship initiative of the Institute’s Social Programme recognising and supporting Europe’s best social entrepreneurs. Two out of 15 finalists are coming from the Baltic Sea region: Wholi Foods from Denmark making energy bars…