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…
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Kagiso Madibana: A Social Enterprise for Botswana’s Students
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne of Sustain Solutions: Creating Sustainable Solutions for Underprivileged Communities
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne Business: Sustain Solutions, a youth-led mission to solve social and environmental issues Industry: Social…
Julia Warren of Celebrate! RVA: Giving Children the Birthday Parties They Deserve
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What’s your story? Name: Julia Warren Business: Celebrate! RVA, a non-profit helping underprivileged children celebrate their birthdays Industry: Social Enterprise Location:…
Holly Bantleman: Raise The Roof Kenya– A Woman Driven By A Deeply Connected Social Mission In Kenya
Your Name: Holly Bantleman Business Name: Raise The Roof Kenya, a service to build sustainable houses for people living in poverty in Kenya Type of Business: Social Enterprise Business Location:…