Uncover Your North Star Vision for Change
What is a North Star Vision for Change (or personal manifesto) and why do you need one as a social entrepreneur? After working with social entrepreneurs from around the world, I’ve
Reach Financial Sustainability With This Mindset At The Centre Of Your Work
Entrepreneurs solve problems, right? They design solutions for problems they see around them. They see opportunities to fill gaps in the marketplace with new, better, or different solutions. This is well-accepted
Sleep Well Tonight – A #SocentOriginStory
Today's #SocentOriginStory profiles a social business that's working to improve one of the three key pillars of health. Along with diet and exercise, sleep is increasingly proving to be a
Sophie Ross Inspiring Volunteering
This post was originally published here by the New Zealand based non profit, One Percent Collective, who makes it easy for people to donate 1% of their income to six
A #SocentOriginStory with Sarah Ball of Mango Sticky
With the IDEA FINDER Workshop coming up soon, here at theSedge.org we've been thinking a lot about how social enterprises ideas are born. Do ideas come in a sudden spark of inspiration, or
4 Surprisingly Simple Social Enterprises
Sometimes the most impactful ideas are the simplest. Spanning from Canada to Chile and real estate referrals to detergent supply, here are four examples of surprisingly simple social enterprises. Despite that
9 Essential Considerations When Starting A Social Business (Part 2)
Have you ever looked back and thought to yourself, "wow, I definitely would have approached that differently if I were starting over…”. I'm sure we all have, and I'm sure it's
9 Essential Considerations When Starting A Social Business (Part 1)
Top 9 Considerations When Starting The Social Business of Your Dreams (Part 1 of 2) Starting and running a profitable business is hard. Delivering outstanding programs or offerings that truly improve the lives of
Tips For Collaborating In New Teams
Lately I have been involved in several initiatives that require collaboration between informal or temporary teams. Some of these came about thanks to joining a volunteer committee that was planning