image is taken from video, cited below Dare to imagine how the world could look in fifty, hundred years… Have you ever asked yourself – how people will live together? – how family life will be organized? – how schools will be structured? – how prevention and health issues will be solved? – which will…
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Paris and Orleans are calling – but where to go first?
In many magazines, trainings or tutorials you find a hint that focusing is key for success. Particularly, when you start a business or you are going to discover new business opportunities and there is a huge amount of to dos that all seem to be important and attractive. Fact is: you cannot go everywhere at…
3 Magic words – an opportunity for every entrepreneur
Being different, making a better world, a more social-driven business – that’s what we have in mind as social entrepreneurs, haven’t we? Creating social impact has also a language dimension, a dimension which might open doors and help to create the difference in business we are looking for. Have you ever thought on the words…
What, if social entrepreneurs just went across the borders
Many social entrepreneurs start small and on a very local level. Often there is no other choice. And maybe it is even the best way to find out if the concept works. Once your business works and you get first results, it’s time to enlarge your business horizons. But how? How to get connected with…
Pictures, videos and QR codes for social entrepreneurs
You may be enthusiastic about what you offer and you may be creative, when it comes to marketing your (social) enterprise. Multimedia elements such as pictures, QR codes and videos – used correctly – can be very helpful. Pictures and videos say often more than thousand words – in a positive, but also in a…
Social entrepreneurship: How to get people motivated to support you
What I learned in the last years is that there are two different ‘levels’ of motivating people and team members, the ‘passive’ and the ‘active’ one. What does it mean? The ‘passive’ one is the basic level of motivation: It’ s the level where we often focus in our discussions, presentations and communication, whether it…
Industry and social entrepreneurs meet – some thoughts, social entrepreneurs part III
Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos Have you ever thought about how you as social entrepreneur should prepare when you meet business people in huge companies? Are there some specific issues you should be aware of? I asked this several times to myself. Expectations management might be key for preparation when social entrepreneurs meet managers. But…
Social entrepreneur, Social Business, Social Media – how to combine
Social business is all about people. What you do, has impact on how people find new ways to have a better life. It is based on creating a win – win to both parties: the entrepreneur and the people who with their own forces can create a better basis for their lives. In the literature…
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