Institute of Entrepreneurship Development – Ready to Accelerate Your Social Business
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Institute of Entrepreneurship Development – Ready to Accelerate Your Social Business

Established in 2005, Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (IED) is a fast-growing Center of Excellence in European Entrepreneurship. As a state-of-the-art international organization, iED promotes change for the better, through entrepreneurial and innovative actions and supports every entrepreneurial venture across Europe. With the use of our EU partner network and our experience in diverse EU funded…

Travel Massive: Social Enterprises in Tourism Presented
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Travel Massive: Social Enterprises in Tourism Presented

The Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition is the first worldwide competition focusing on social innovation and entrepreneurship in tourism. More than 20 finalists were selected by the Travel Massive community this year through public voting. Each participant has created a short video about own project for the judging panel. Check out these highly inspiring videos! And other tourism business ideas published on Travel…

Invest in Meaningful Innovation: Join Us in Partnering with Social Ventures Started by Young People
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Invest in Meaningful Innovation: Join Us in Partnering with Social Ventures Started by Young People

For over 20 years, IYF has nurtured young leaders as they tackle urgent social challenges in their communities. Today we are thrilled to announce the Strategic Alliance Initiative, through which IYF will partner with a consortium of social ventures from our network to drive impact and innovation on issues affecting people and the planet. This collaboration…

The Rexel Foundation’s joint-skills Platform for social entrepreneurship
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The Rexel Foundation’s joint-skills Platform for social entrepreneurship

The purpose of the social innovation Platform is to boost innovative social models that improve access to energy efficiency. The joint-skills Platform for social entrepreneurship is a collaborative work tool to drive the adoption of energy efficient practices: Identify social innovations in France and Europe Accompany and support the initiatives of social entrepreneurs Provide a place for…

The Impact in Palanga is Turned ON: 7 New Social Businesses Have Emerged
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The Impact in Palanga is Turned ON: 7 New Social Businesses Have Emerged

Last weekend the social business sprint “Turn the Impact ON” took place in the sunny resort of Palanga, Klaipėda region, where no less than 7 new social businesses emerged victorious and now will continue on creating innovative solutions to important social problems in Lithuania. These businesses also won an invitation to the social business accelerator…

Design a Striking SWOT Analysis with Canva. SWOT analysis templates
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Design a Striking SWOT Analysis with Canva. SWOT analysis templates

SWOT is the leading online SWOT Analysis tool, template, and platform to help you build and execute a winning strategy. When it comes to building a strategic vision, a SWOT analysis is a crucial first step. It’s an important step for businesses and organizations to gain insights into their internal and external core strengths, weaknesses,…

22 Awesome Social Enterprise Ideas and Examples
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22 Awesome Social Enterprise Ideas and Examples

There are several ways you can go about searching for social enterprise ideas. Seeing examples of social enterprise in action is one of these best ways to get inspired for what you might want to create! Social enterprise ideas, unlike conventional business ideas, typically result from a desire to solve a social need; similar to…

Social Enterprise as a Mechanism of Youth Empowerment
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Social Enterprise as a Mechanism of Youth Empowerment

Liang Shang from the City University of Hong Kong and Yanto Chandra from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed explicit research on the youth empowerment mechanisms applied in Social Entrepreneurship as a practice-based learning activity implemented in the Hong Kong University. The research poses a research question “How do social enterprises empower its beneficiaries?”…

Mother opens bakery to help son and others with special needs find employment

Mother opens bakery to help son and others with special needs find employment

A common concern for parents of children with disabilities is what will happen when their children become adults. It’s difficult for adults with disabilities to find employment — not because they aren’t capable, but because they are often exploited or overlooked because employers think they aren’t capable. Increasingly, people with disabilities, or their families, are taking control…