Social Entrepreneurs

Social Enterprises Provide Employment through Crowdfunding

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If traditional jobs are few and far between, why not find a way to employ people in unconventional ways? That’s what these social enterprises are doing – using creative solutions to provide direct funding for worthy projects. Whether they’re art groups, community organizations, or local charities, the point of these social enterprises is to put…


Want to Be Featured in the Ethical EcoBiz Toolkit?

The Ethical EcoBiz Toolkit

Calling All Eco Entrepreneurs, Social Entrepreneurs, Sustainability Consultants, Green Businesses Owners Do you want to help me co-create the Ethical EcoBiz Toolkit? Not only will you get a chance to be featured in my upcoming book, you’ll get a chance to be featured in the Entrepreneurs for a Change podcast, which is awesome publicity. More…


Entrepreneur Funding Options for Startup Enterprises

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As our economy seems primed for recovery over the next two years, the best time for completing a heavy planning exercise for your “green business idea” is now. Timing is everything in business, and the present “lull” affords many aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to prepare in advance for the “impulse” wave that is sure to…


Q&A Friday: How Do I Find A Business Partner / Soul Mate?

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Green Marketing TV reader Andreas asked, “I’m looking for partners. How can I find partners from Europe?” To me, this question is very much like, “How do I find a husband / wife?” Being a solopreneur is tough – too much work, not enough time. Somewhere out there, you know there is someone with complementary…


Social Enterprises Provide Space to Charities, Artists

3space - social enterprise

Empty spaces breed dead communities, and can attract the wrong kind of attention. But several social enterprises are working hard to combat these problems by creating collaborations between landlords and creative groups to help revitalize communities and provide much-needed space to organizations in need of a place to call home. Social Enterprise Makes Empty Commercial…


Runa Amazon Guayusa: A Social Enterprise That Empowers Indigenous Farmers in Ecuador [VIDEO]

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A few months ago, I visited the Ecuador offices of Runa Amazon Guayusa, a social enterprise founded by a friend from the SF Bay Area, Tyler Gage. Now Tyler’s story has a special place in my heart because it was I who introduced Tyler to the Mamallactas, a family of Kichwa shamans from Ecuador, who…


How to Start an Online Platform that Matches Students with Mentors [VIDEO]

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Working almost like a dating service for mentors and college students, StudentMentor is a nonprofit organization that helps to match people up to enhance the education process for anyone interested. Ashkon Jafari is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of StudentMentor and has tons of wisdom to impart to those interested in discovering the ins and…


Q&A Friday: Leveraging Your Web Presence For Successful Eco Consulting [VIDEO]

ValeDeOro Eco Consulting Site Audit

In this episode of Q&A Friday we’ll tackle the challenging question of how to turn your passion into a financially sustainable eco consulting business, using your existing web presence. We are going to review Valentina’s websites Proyecto 333, ValeDeOro.es and ValeDeOro.com and give her some advice on how she can best balance her time between her…


How to Handle Betrayal as an Ethical Entrepreneur

how to handle betrayal as an ethical entrepreneur

As entrepreneurs who are committed to ethical business, I’m sure you have encountered less than savory characters in the business world, and dealing with them in a way that maintains your integrity is as much a spiritual practice, as it is a professional necessity. Now, it’s one thing when you are dealing with unsavory business…


Social Entrepreneurs Get Help from IDEO’s Human-Centered Design Toolkit

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Using ideas honed in the private sector, social entrepreneurs like those at IDEO are finding ways to overcome challenges faced by nonprofit organizations working in the developing world. Their human-centered approach to social innovation has been turned into a guide that’s available for free to anyone interested in creating transformative change where they work and…


Little Ideas Create Big Impacts through IDE’s Social Innovation

IDE social entrepreneurs - drip irrigation

If you’re looking for more social entrepreneur inspiration, check out International Development Enterprise (IDE), another unique organization working to harness social innovation to solve some of the biggest problems for the rural poor around the world. Their approach centers around water as an entry point, given that water is at the core of some of…


IDEO Social Innovator Solves Water, Sanitation, and Hearing Challenges

IDEO social entrepreneur - hearing

If you really want to solve a hard problem, social innovation is a good way to go. Social innovation is a method for creating transformative change that solves problems like poverty, illness, poor sanitation, malnutrition, economic inequality, and gender inequity. Partnering with local leaders, people working as social entrepreneurs and innovators seek to create processes,…


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