This story is part of our 1,000+ Stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Kagiso Madibana Business: Nayang Association Location: Gaborone, Botswana Industry: Social Enterprise Reason for starting? Although Botswana is…
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Marcie Muehlke: Celia Grace -a social enterprise
Your Name: Marcie Muehlke Business Name: Celia Grace, a maker of fair trade wedding dresses Type of Business: Clothing & Accessories/ Social Enterprise Business Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Website…
Feeling Lost, She Quit Her Corporate Job, Started a Social Enterprise and Reinvented Her Life
…Kate Curran. Today, the answer is a most definite “yes.” Curran, 54, is the founder of School the World, a nonprofit social enterprise that has built 75 schoolhouses for children…
Fostering Female Social Entrepreneurs
…big profits to shareholders. According to the 2013 State of Social Enterprise Survey, currently there are 70,000 social enterprises in the U.K., contributing more than £24 billion (about $39 billion)…
She’s Building a Social Enterprise That Provides Natural Period Pain Relief & Access to Reproductive Health Resources
Sarah Wander is a Santa Monica, California-based entrepreneur who wanted to improve women’s daily lives while also giving back to women in need. Wander was interested in finding a way…
Her Luxury Fragrance Line Is Also A Social Enterprise
When Ilsa Manning’s daughter was born, her entire view of herself changed. Though she had worked in the fragrance industry for years, she had never considered branching out on her…
How to Seriously Make a Difference Through Your Work
…with Sherri Franklin. Today, Franklin is the founder of Muttville, a 19-employee social enterprise whose mission is to change the way the world thinks about and treats older dogs. The…
Servane Mouazan: Ogunte
Your Name: Servane Mouazan Business Name: Ogunte, an online network of female entrepreneurs Type of Business: Social Enterprise Business Location: London, United Kingdom Website http://www.ogunte.com Twitter @ogunte Facebook www.facebook.com/oguntewomen Reason…
Jasmine Youssefzadeh of Filmanthropos: Telling Stories and Creating Change
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Jasmine Youssefzadeh Business: Filmanthropos, multi-platform storytelling for philanthropies, causes and CSR Industry: Marketing & PR, Social Enterprise…
Yve-Car Momperousse of Kreyol Essence: Natural Beauty Products from Haiti
…markets… this brought together my two passions – beauty products and social-entrepreneurship. Related: Read about another Social Enterprise entrepreneur here. How do you define success? Success to me is being…
How a Social Entrepreneur Won Millions of Dollars in Grants
…I recently helped produce this inspiring podcast on Rana Dajani, who has transformed a small nonprofit into a sprawling social enterprise that has helped foster a love of reading in…
Nona Varnado: LA Bike Trains– Making Biking A Fun Social Experience In LA
Your Name: Nona Varnado Business Name: LA Bike Trains, a provider of conducted group bike rides around L.A. Type of Business: Social Enterprise Business Location: Los Angeles, California, United States…
5 Predictions for Social Media Trends in 2023
Get a head start on your social media presence by checking out these 5 predictions for social media trends in 2023. (Credit: Lisa Fotios, Pexels.com) Social media is an ever-changing…
Overwhelmed by Social Media? Try These 5 Simple Tips
…your business, and how to manage your social media activities? What social media can do for you The purpose of social media — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, and…
Catherine Azmoodeh: Social Security Advisors– Understanding The Social Security System
…States Website www.SocialSecurityAdvisors.com Twitter @Social_Security Facebook www.facebook.com/SocialSecurityAdvisors Reason for starting My co-founder and I created Social Security Advisors to make the process of Social Security planning and benefits maximization straightforward…