Social enterprise stories - Page 2

The innovative offer provides a financial return to their crowd, but can in part be repaid with produce.>>

The award recognises organisations that deliver quality products and services to help businesses maximise their endeavours.>>

Luis Duenas, EmpowerSE CEO, has over 10 years of experience in the industry, with a career across non-for profit and corporate sectors.>>

Ethique was published for only 90 minutes to the public before it hit the maximum goal.>>

NZ Post is committing to purchase goods and services from at least three social enterprises over the next 12 months.>>

Ethique is expecting to raise a minimum of $350,000, and up to $500,000.>>

Cottonseed is the winner of this year’s Rotary Newmarket $10,000 Kick-Start Award, run in conjunction with the Ākina Foundation.>>

The first prize went to Team Happy Life for charity Child Matters which provides adult training to help prevent child abuse.>>

The idea behind The Lifeboat is to create highly individualised experiences and interactions; no story is the same as the next.>>

MindKits was established in December 2008 after seeing a lack of support for New Zealanders in learning robotics and physical computing.>>

The Social Enterprise World Forum is an international event for social enterprises from all over the world to come together and share wisdom.>>

Kaye-Maree Dunn wants her work to inspire indigenous people internationally, starting in New Zealand.>>

Every bottle sold makes money for the Karma Cola Foundation, supporting cola farmers in Sierra Leone.>>

Zeal is a family of passionate misfits who want to help every young Kiwi express their unique creativity.>>

Working on Purpose, will be held in conjunction with Social Enterprise World Forum 2017 at Papa Hou in Christchurch on September 28.>>

Māori entrepreneurs who’d like to attend this year’s Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchuch have until July 31 to apply.>>

The company offers mums part-time work that can be completed in their own homes producing its organic beeswax wraps.>>

“Until now we have lacked the connectedness and sector strategy that makes individual efforts more productive and powerful.”>>

The SEWF 2017 programme is split into three categories in order to appeal to a range of different learning and working styles: Listen, Discuss, Do.>>

NV interactive was named a finalist in the Cloud for Global Good and Public Sector: Public Safety and National Security categories.>>

The events will feature MotivateMe founder Makaia Carr and Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King.>>

Launchpad Work, run by the Ākina Foundation, will work closely with the eight enterprises across a six-month period to accelerate their growth.>>

Banqer received the Economic Citizenship Education Award at the Global Inclusion Awards ceremony in Berlin, a first for NZ companies.>>

The fund will provide successful applicants with assistance for flights to the value of AU$1700, accommodation and conference tickets.>>