Business
Social Enterprise Start-Up Helps Consumers Buy Sustainable And Save Money
Launching in July 2010, Spheresavers is a new social enterprise start-up in San Francisco, California that helps consumers find sustainable products at a discount.
Eventbrite for Causes | Interview w/ Julia Hartz & Kevin Hartz, Co-Founders of Eventbrite
In this week’s interview, I had the good fortune to meet up with Julia Hartz and Kevin Hartz, Co-Founders of Eventbrite, to learn about Eventbrite’s recent launch of their new product for non-profits, Eventbrite for Causes. In addition to talking about their newest product, Julia and Kevin discuss how social media, and specifically Facebook Connect [...]
How to Distribute Products Worldwide | Founder of Lulan.com, Eve Blossom [Part 3 of 3]
This interview is Part III in a 3-Part series. In this video interview, social entrepreneur Eve Blossom tells us about her social enterprise Lulan.com. Specifically, Eve outlines her distribution strategy to sell Lulan products around the world. By sourcing from local communities in southeast Asia, Lulan is creating jobs, strengthening communities, and helping to prevent [...]
Interview with Eve Blossom, Founder of Lulan.com [Part 1 of 3]
Human trafficking, according to the United Nations, involves an act of recruiting, transporting, transfering, harbouring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them. In essence, human trafficking is modern-day slavery, most often sex slavery, and to a lesser degree, forced labor and other forms [...]
Ella Gorgla, Founding Member of The Khana Group, On Africa & Entrepreneurs
We had a delightful chat with Ella Gorgla, Managing Director and Co-Founder of The Khana Group, in New York City at Africa Social Enterprise Forum. In this video interview, Ella tells us about the new face of Africa, and the role that Africans like herself are playing to develop the continent – in Ella’s case [...]
Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Founder of Hoja Law Group, On Start-ups, Social Enterprise, & Africa
Jacqueline Muna Musiitwa, Founder of Hoja Law Group, joined envisionGood.tv for a short chat at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC. In this video interview, Jacqueline tells us about challenges faced when starting a new social enterprise and ways to overcome these challenges by developing a solid advisory board and business plan, and raising funds. [...]
Gary Bauer, Founder of Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation Bus, On Entrepreneurship & Green Business
Gary Bauer, Founder of Bauer’s Intelligent Transportation Bus, speaks with Maya Gorton, envisionGood.tv’s SF Field Producer, at West Coast Green Conference in San Francisco, about how he got started with his business of green buses that serve Silicon Valley and beyond. Starting out sharing a car with some friends, Gary saw business potential when he [...]
Magogodi Makhene, Co-Chair of Africa Social Enterprise Forum, & Co-Founder of Zenzele Circle, on Africa
Magogodi Makhene, Co-Chair of Africa Social Enterprise Forum, Co-Founder of Zenzele Circle, and blogger on Social Edge’s “Africa’s Moment” blog, shared thoughts and visions on Africa this week in New York City at ASEF. Hear what Magogodi has to say about the promise of social enterprise and social capital for development in Africa. It was [...]
Elizabeth Scharpf, Founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises [SHE], on Africa & Entrepreneuriship
We met up with Elizabeth Scharpf, Founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises [SHE], at Africa Social Enterprise Forum in NYC this past week. Hear what Elizabeth has to say about the promise of social enterprise for development in Africa. Ever thought about starting a business you are passionate about, but are concerned about taking the leap [...]
Brent Schulkin, Co-Founder of Virgance, On Business & Activism
How do you motivate big brands & businesses to channel marketing dollars to good causes? How do you get an entire community to adopt solar energy in residential homes? How do you tap into the power of crowds and “mobs” to cause social change? Brent Schulkin, Co-Founder of Virgance, shares insights on these questions and [...]
