From field visits in tribal villages in Tamil Nadu to one of the biggest and most known Innovation hubs in Bangalore: just a 50 minutes flight away. A short flight that connects ancient times and the future! Today, I had a meeting with Nasscom startup warehouse and I have met some startups who are part…
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More wealth, more health!
Soap making can make change happen. More wealth, more health In the past we have involved people from tribal backgrounds and Self-help group members into a variety of trainings on health topics, digital trainings, safety trainings and more. The trainings have attracted a lot of people on a very regular basis and the impact is…
Three basic hints for startups and social entrepreneurs
Often people ask how to start an own social business. You want to make sure that you are well prepared? Download this question-based guiding brochure “the budding social entrepreneur”. It helps to get an overview on what you should take into consideration before you launch your own business. It’s free. You need to “sell” your business…
Are you a social entrepreneur? Co-creation competition launched
Do you have a good idea on how to make more health happen? Maybe you already have your own startup or you are starting to think about it. Covering a social need in the health area is in the focus on what you do? Just wanted shortly inform about a recently launched co-creation competition. Making…
IT skills,Dhritee & Dhitulee, a children book and and a better future
“Dhritee & Dhitulee – All about Pearl” is a story book for children that captures an interesting interaction between a child and an insect leading to an enlightening discovery. “Well”, you might say, “it could be one of the thousands and thousands of children book all over the world.” Right, but “Dhritee and Dhitulee” is NOT just…
Two tailoring machines for tribal women – a small contribution, but a huge impact
We have made it. We have collected some money among friends and colleagues. Via betterplace, an online platform that helps to collect some money. Nothing special, nothing big. It takes just some time to describe the project and to ask friends to help. Even a few EUR make a big difference. In this case the…
Are you a silo worker or a real changemaker?
Often it starts with a brilliant, but short-term based idea: let’s build an app for xyz, let’ s do a social campaign, let’s plan an event. Let’s create a project or type of startup. Said and done and voilá the result… And it is good to start. Just theoretic paper writing has never changed anything….
Conferences – a chance to get funding? Show the why and what is in!
Yesterday I participated in one of these known and recognized international (social) innovation conferences and met many social entrepreneurs, investors and representatives of huge companies. Let me share just some impressions and thoughts: It was an interesting day: Interesting topics and interesting people. The idea of bringing them together is excellent. Having good connections is…
What investors want to know
Are you going to meet a potential investor? Certainly, there are many options how to prepare. But the most detailed preparation might not always be successful. The question to ask yourself is which are the things investors will hear from you? Which are the criteria do take the final decision if to invest in your…
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…
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