UK social enterprise leaders have been holding their breath for a week since the post of civil society minister was vacated on September 17. Baroness Barran, who had held the post since July 2019, announced last Friday evening that she was being transferred to a post at the Department of Education during the UK government […]
ET Startup Awards 2021: nominees for soc...
This prize will reward the startup that best embodies the “double bottom line” model that combines profits and public good. YourDost AND Tech Founded in: 2014 Founders: Richa Singh and Puneet Manuja Situated at: Bangalore Key investors: Elevation Capital, Phanindra Sama (redBus), Paula Mariwala (Seedfund) What he does: YourDost is a digital platform for promoting […]
5 Proven Pointers For Building A Success...
Let’s face it: running a successful online business isn’t easy. You need to get a product-to-market fit, a reliable, high-performing team, the right products, and a marketing strategy that delivers meaningful results. You can’t get away with this if you want to build a successful online business. If your online business performance is far from […]
Social enterprise of this woman entrepre...
Phalguni Joshi was embarrassed that the only livelihood of the Nilagiri tribal community, Odisha, was to work in the quarries, which proved detrimental to their health and well-being. To create another source of income, she began to train tribal women in bamboo weaving. Phalguni initially faced resistance from the community to learn the craft and […]
Opportunities for social enterprise in a...
The Scottish government has now released the new government program, the series of political commitments for the coming year. There are a lot of things in there that will be of interest to social entrepreneurs. A fairer and greener Scotland was negotiated between the Scottish government and the Scottish Green Party, as part of a […]
Newport social enterprise shortlisted fo...
WASTESAVERS is asking for public support as they try to win the National Lottery Project of the Year award. The social enterprise led a digital poverty alleviation project that beat more than 1,500 other projects competing for the award. They have reached the stage of public voting and will compete with 17 other finalists. Voting […]
Social enterprise forum organized to unl...
Africa Skills Hub, in partnership with Norsaac Ghana, Social Enterprise Ghana and Northern Development Authority, organized the Social Enterprise Forum to discuss an action plan for the catalysis of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem of the northern region of Ghana. Speakers also discussed and shared their knowledge and expertise on approaches to tackle the theme with […]
Why Zero Trust is the key to a successfu...
Zero Trust works on the principle that there are constant threats both outside and inside the network. Zero trust also assumes that every attempt to access the network or an application is a threat. It is a network security philosophy that states that no one inside or outside the network should be trusted until their […]
Social enterprise forum held in Tamale t...
Africa Skills Hub, in partnership with Norsaac Ghana, Social Enterprise Ghana and Northern Development Authority, organized the Social Enterprise Forum on the theme “Unlocking the Wealth Creation Potential for Women through Social Entrepreneurship”. The event held at the Mariam Hotel in Tamale on August 31, 2021 brought together key stakeholders who came together to discuss […]