Social Entrepreneurship Network in the Baltic Sea Region
A Lithuanian team behind sustainable hand made knitwear – The Knotty Ones decided to do their socially minded business by engaging low-income women across Lithuania. Three young women founders of The Knotty Ones are big believers in shopping less, but better. They say that their mission is to celebrate quality garments that will last you…
Poko is the most comfortable eco-friendly shopping bag that has ever been made. Weighing in at 10g, Poko is the lightweight champion but it is also reusable for hundreds of times and machine washable so you can use it to carry all sorts of fruits and vegetables. The best part about Poko is that it…
“It is impossible to plan everything for the journey ahead so go with your gut and navigate while driving” Name: Gustav Bratt Position: CEO of Giggle.se What is your connection to SSES, and how has it influenced or affected your journey? As SSE alumni we were eligible to apply for the SSES Fellowship and we’ve…
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…
When creating a social enterprise one of the aspects that need to be considered is the ability of your target customers to pay. This question is, of course, present also when launching a regular business, but taking into consideration the often very specific target audience of a social enterprise, it is especially relevant for those…
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,…
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….
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…
Bendro darbo centrai „Spiečius“, kur pradedantieji verslininkai gali ne tik nemokamai gauti visiškai įrengtą darbo vietą, bet ir verslo konsultacijas, yra viena sėkmingiausių šiuo metu valstybės taikomų priemonių smulkiajam verslui regionuose skatinti. Rudenį duris atvers dar du bendradarbystės centrai „Spiečius“. Siekdama skatinti verslumą regionuose. Lietuvos Ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija juos įkurdins Kėdainiuose ir Marijampolėje. Šios…
The “Pay-what-you-can” businessmodel is used by both non-profit and for-profit businesses. In most cases it is used by businesses, that do not need or depend on having a set prices for its products or services. Instead the business can asks its customers to pay what they feel the product or service is worth to them….
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