May 33 pillars of resilience in a social businessAccording to a United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and Social Enterprise UK study from 2021, social businesses are more likely to report higher turnover; nonetheless, they also tend to be less likely to lose funds during a crisis, such as a pandemic, when in…2 min read
Jan 12𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐘 or one-day mega vacationThis is a story on how ChangeMakersON sent their boss on a one-day mega vacation! CMON is a team that might best be defined as a group that laughs, works and searches for solutions together. …2 min read
Dec 8, 2021How to get funding or obtain an investment as a social enterprise: 101Funding vs. investment These are two very different types of social enterprise financing — and it is useful to know the difference. The funders of social businesses mark their main priority as the cause and the mission when choosing a start-up to fund, at the same time ensuring the business…2 min read
Dec 8, 20215 TIPS: What can I do as a social business to appeal to investors?The metrics panel. Dedicate a digital place for your numbers — and update them regularly. Include concentrated information about your impact, convert the data points into a simple numerical format, and keep it on display for the investors. A storyline. Create a value-based storyline for your innovation — present the advantages in the full picture. Stand out. What is the unique selling point of your solution? Do in-depth research of your industry, competitors, and the market; figure out why and how you stand out.1 min read
Dec 8, 2021(EN) Inclusive education as a solution for discrimination and self-awareness in schools #SOLISThe SOLIS project, funded with the support of the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, is investigating the core challenges within cultural diversity and discrimination among 12–16-year-old school pupils. The project is a collaboration between Loughborough University (UK), E-Consultants (Norway), People Help The People (Italy), AcrossLimits (Malta), European Social Entrepreneurship…3 min read
Dec 8, 2021(LT) Įtraukusis ugdymas kaip diskriminacijos ir savivokos sprendimas #SOLISEuropos Sąjungos programos “Erasmus+” lėšomis finansuojamas SOLIS projektas tiria pagrindines 12–16 metų moksleivių kultūrinės įvairovės ir diskriminacijos problemas. Projekte bendradarbiauja Loughborough universitetas (Jungtinė Karalystė), “E-Consultants” (Norvegija), “People Help The People” (Italija), “AcrossLimits” (Malta), Europos socialinis verslumo ir inovatyvių studijų institutas (Lietuva), Afyonkarahisar Provincial National Education Directorate (Turkija), “Research Paths” (Graikija)…3 min read
Nov 30, 2021Developing wellbeing and social inclusion: achieving success through an understanding of cultural diversity #SOLISOn the 14th September 2021, Erasmus+ project SELAM held its closing International Conference in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. The SOLIS project (Developing wellbeing and social inclusion: achieving success through an understanding of cultural diversity) held a 30-minute discussion panel with partners from the UK, Norway, and Greece appearing via video call to…2 min read
Nov 23, 2021Should I go to a tech conference? And 6 fool-proof steps for a participant’s successAre tech conferences for me? Technology and start-up conference tickets might come with quite a price tag, but the experience obtained at one might be simply invaluable. One only has to know how to use their pass at full efficiency. If your goal is to get contacts and network; If…Startup3 min read
Nov 17, 2021Must to have vs. Nice to have #AdviceForNewEntrepreneurs“Sometimes, we manage to push each other away without meaning it at all, in regards to attracting investments, partnerships, sales, etc.” shares Simona. “In situations, where a partnership of sort is “𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞” for one side, and “𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞” for the other.” 👉 The start-up needs investments. Like…2 min read
Nov 17, 2021The importance of social media presence for social entrepreneursNowadays it’s undoubtedly mandatory for any entrepreneur to have a social media presence (not only as a company but also personally) and understand at least the basic principles of online marketing. It aids not only classical businesses — social enterprises can use it just as well, in so many ways. …2 min read
