Da Thandi Dyani, Sustainable Business Change Manager og Direktør for Impact Hub Johannesburg, tog hul på sit arbejdsliv for 15 år siden, kunne hun have slået op i bogen ”Hvad kan jeg blive?”. I stedet valgte hun at skrive sin egen bog ”Hvad kan jeg skabe?” ved at gå med sin passion for Afrika, udvikling […]

Secret no more! is an inspiring collection of articles written by 45 successful entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators from across the globe, who share their secrets about innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. In her contribution to the book, Tania Ellis reveals how “Giving back while you grow is not only about good karma. It also makes good business sense to do so.” Click on ‘read […]

Det går godt for mange socialøkonomiske iværksættere, og mange missionsdrevne virksomheder står over for deres første store vækstspring. Men stifterne glemmer ofte at sikre, at missionen kan overleve, når virksomheden får succes og tager store væksthop. Ifølge Tania Ellis er det muligt at vælge vækststrategier, der efterlader den oprindelige mission både intakt og styrket. I hendes […]

Der findes allerede mange nye forretningsmodeller der skaber værdi for både samfund og bundlinje. Men hvad kan du selv gøre for at skabe en stærk kobling mellem at tjene godt & gøre godt? I denne artikel giver Tania Ellis nogle konkrete bud på værktøjer, som virksomheder kan bruge til at igangsætte eller fortsætte deres bæredygtige […]

Samfundsproblemer er blevet til forretningsmuligheder. Og forretning er blevet et vigtigt middel til at udvikle nye, samfundsgavnlige løsninger. Når du giver tilbage, mens du selv vokser, kan du både tjene godt og gøre godt. Tania Ellis deler her gode råd og fem konkrete eksempler på hvordan det kan gøres. Klik på “Read more” nedenfor for […]

Philanthropy may not necessarily be feel-good money gone down the drain. It can be used as social investment and ‘patient’ capital by businesses that want to develop ‘shared value’ solutions. International social business advisor Tania Ellis explains how. Click on the “Read more” link below to read the full article.

Employing people with disabilities and working with social inclusion as part of a company’s corporate responsibility efforts is broadly conceived as an act of philanthropy. And in many cases it is. But what if you could turn disabilities into special abilities, and social inclusion into new business opportunities – and thereby gain a competitive advantage? International social business […]

Just imagine for a moment that you don’t have a toilet. Scary, isn’t it? This is the reality for over 2.6 billion people on the planet, who lack access to even the simplest latrine. Not only would this make your life inconvenient, it is dangerous. Peepoople’s solution to this problem is the invention of a single use, biodegradable and self-sanitising Peepoo […]

Apopo trains the widely present African Giant Pouched Rat to detect landmines and tuberculosis, which at the same time as it saves lives, provides local jobs for the economically disadvantaged. The Apopo case is illustrative of how social entrepreneurs create value: they develop social innovations that meet needs that are either overserved because the existing solutions are more complex than required – or not served at all because […]

Are social business and CSR two sides of the same coin? And do you have to be driven by ethics and morality in the pursuit of bridging solutions to social problems with business? Both social entrepreneurs and commercial companies have the opportunity to create social value, regardless of what their motives and primary goal may be.