The hero’s journey: The social entrepreneur’s journey
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The hero’s journey: The social entrepreneur’s journey

The social entrepreneur’s journey can be likened to the traditional hero’s journey. As in life, we are the main protagonist in our own life story, so too is social entrepreneur in his quest to provide a service that is born through the businesses journey. The hero’s journey The story that we see re-iterated through most…

How to change the world: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas” by David Bornstein (Book Review)
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How to change the world: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas” by David Bornstein (Book Review)

Quoted as the bible in the field of social enterprise I was eager to discover what lay within my Kindle edition of “How to change the world: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas” by David Bornstein. I was certainly not disappointed, and more so, inspired. The book weaves the tale of Bill Drayton …

Urvaste Village Society – a promoter of traditional food in Estonia

Urvaste Village Society – a promoter of traditional food in Estonia

Urvaste Village Society is a NGO located in a small village in South Estonia. The goal of the social enterprise Urvaste Village Society is to ensuring a good living and working environment for local residents in local community. Urvaste Village Movement started to produce a finely milled flour mixture (the Kama). The Kama is traditionally…

ToolKit: how to promote social economy among young people?
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ToolKit: how to promote social economy among young people?

Read here the newest educational material – “ToolKit: how to promote social economy among young people?” which is the result of the project  „SOCIAL BUSINESS FOR INCLUSION” (KA1, Erasmus+), written by Ewa Solarz and Anna Skowera from Fundacja Dobry Rozwój in 2017.   This content is delivered to you in the framework of the SEBS2…

SAMforSE – A Self-Assessment Manual for Social Entrepreneurs
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SAMforSE – A Self-Assessment Manual for Social Entrepreneurs

The buzz is steadily increasing about tools that measure the impact of social enterprises and standardized metrics for assessing social, economic, and environmental impact. However, there are currently no easily applicable tools for social entrepreneurs to measure their businesses in this way. SAMforSE has been specially created to cover this gap. SAMforSE is a tool…

8 Keys To Crowdfunding Success For Social Entrepreneurs
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8 Keys To Crowdfunding Success For Social Entrepreneurs

Crowdfunding means different things to different people, but it almost always means raising money from the public. For social entrepreneurs, it is all about changing the world. Read more about the most important features of successful soc ent crowdfunding campaigns directly on the Forbes website here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/devinthorpe/2018/04/30/8-keys-to-crowdfunding-success-for-social-entrepreneurs/#4c1c29837234   This content is delivered to you in the…

Practical  manual for starting a new social enterprise by the British Council
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Practical manual for starting a new social enterprise by the British Council

This is a practical ‘how to’ manual for starting a new social enterprise or expand an existing social enterprise. It is designed to be a basic process guide to carrying out a feasibility study of an enterprise idea, and then writing the enterprise plan in order to be able to present it to potential supporters….