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Social Entrepreneurship Vlogs - Cafe Impact Sheds Lights on Individuals

Social Entrepreneurship Vlogs Cafe Impact Sheds Lights on Individuals' Career Paths

Previously known as iOnPoverty, Cafe Impact, which features as its host Jonathan Lewis, is a vlog website featuring individual social entrepreneurs who give insight into their own businesses as well... [More]

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Trackable Storage Boxes - Boxbee Provides a Modern Alternative to Large Storehouse Units

Trackable Storage Boxes Boxbee Provides a Modern Alternative to Large Storehouse Units

Consumerism feels like it is at an all time high when people take in all of the public storage facilities available in various cities in North America; Boxbee hopes to mitigate the issue by... [More]

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Black Market Disney Guides - Rich Parents Hire Disabled People so Their Kids Can Skip Lines

Black Market Disney Guides Rich Parents Hire Disabled People so Their Kids Can Skip Lines

Who would have ever guessed that a black market Disney existed? Apparently, a black market Disney is a very real thing; wealthy parents have been hiring disabled people as guides so their children... [More]

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Your Message Needs to Be Simple - Jeremy Gutsche

Your Message Needs to Be Simple Jeremy Gutsche's Brand Innovation Speech On Effective Marketing

Jeremy Gutsche’s brand innovation keynote references Trend Hunter’s article format to demonstrate how brands can more effectively market their messages and products. The innovation... [More]

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Custom-Fit Golfing Footwear - Pro Golfer Tiger Woods Teams Up with Nike to Design the Nike TW 14

Custom-Fit Golfing Footwear Pro Golfer Tiger Woods Teams Up with Nike to Design the Nike TW 14

It’s no surprise that world-renowned celebrity golfer Tiger Woods has returned to add to his never-ending partnership with Nike and create his latest pair of golfer-inspired kicks: ‘The Nike TW... [More]

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Vibrantly Hand-Marbled Books - The Histories by Rasmus Ohlson Brings Classics into the Modern World

Vibrantly Hand-Marbled Books The Histories by Rasmus Ohlson Brings Classics into the Modern World

The art of book covers is a fine one, for although the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” most people can’t help but do just that; judging The Histories by... [More]

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9 Social Business Conference Spaces - From Austrian Innovation Hubs to Community Cafes

9 Social Business Conference Spaces From Austrian Innovation Hubs to Community Cafes

If you work at a social enterprise or are interested in the social entrepreneurship space more broadly, these social business conference spaces might prove useful. More and more, non-profits,... [More]

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Ducky Dog-Wearing Beaks - These Oppo Dog Muzzles Transform Your Dog into a Duck

Ducky Dog-Wearing Beaks These Oppo Dog Muzzles Transform Your Dog into a Duck

If you have a dog or have access to a dog you are going to want to pick up one of these Oppo dog muzzles so you can dress up your pooch as an adorable beaky friend. Before going for a walk in the... [More]

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Wrinkle-Stretching Masks - This Facewaver Exercise Mask Decreases Lines On Your Face

Wrinkle-Stretching Masks This Facewaver Exercise Mask Decreases Lines On Your Face

Claustrophobic people may want to avoid this new wrinkle-reducing Facewaver exercise mask. Unless of course, you are willing to overcome your fear to test out this device and see if it really works.... [More]

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Individual Milkshake Makers - Mix Up Delicious Frozen Dessert With a Zoku Shake Maker

Individual Milkshake Makers Mix Up Delicious Frozen Dessert With a Zoku Shake Maker

Summer is just around the corner and if you rely on frozen drinks to keep you cool, try making custom frozen beverages in a compact Zoku shake maker. Although slushies may make you feel nostalgic,... [More]

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Interactive Register Tablet Stands The 'Stand' iPad Register Makes Business Transactions Simpler

iPhone app giant ‘Square’ recently created a Square Stand that converts any iPad into a fully working register that accepts card payments. Perfect for businesses, the Square Stand iPad... [More]

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Sticky Food Finger Tongs - These Wearable Finger Tongs Keep Your Hands Clean

Sticky Food Finger Tongs These Wearable Finger Tongs Keep Your Hands Clean

These finger tongs open up a world of opportunity for eating messy foods. The finger tongs let your fingers nest gently on the end of each small contraption so you can effortlessly pick up and dip... [More]

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Technology-Free Business Retreats - Reboot is a Weekend Social Incubator with No Gadgets Allowed

Technology-Free Business Retreats Reboot is a Weekend Social Incubator with No Gadgets Allowed

Perhaps obvious due to its name, Reboot is a technology-free retreat program that lasts a weekend (or it can also be done in half days or full days). Essentially, the idea is to mix education with... [More]

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31 Social Enterprises Valuing Transparency - From Project-Building Teams to Ethical Sashimi

31 Social Enterprises Valuing Transparency From Project-Building Teams to Ethical Sashimi

From project-building charity teams to ethical sashimi restaurants, these social enterprise valuing transparency take the ubiquitous buzz word somewhere else. Where transparency seems like an... [More]

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Monochromatic Marble Retailers The New Flagship Saint Laurent Paris Store Pushes Brand Identity

Reinventing retail space in the prestigious Avenue Montaigne near the Champs-Élysées, the novel Saint Laurent Paris Store reflects the brand’s aesthetic ethos under the direction of Hedi Slimane.... [More]

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9 Early-Stage Business Programs - From Student-Funded Competitions to Idea-Led Purpose Companies

9 Early-Stage Business Programs From Student-Funded Competitions to Idea-Led Purpose Companies

This Social Business top list of early-stage business programs shines a light on stages of small business growth. The examples featured here offer support, mentorship, finances, funding, networks,... [More]

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At-Home Harvesting Supplies - These Back to the Roots Oyster Mushroom Growing Kits Are Economical

At-Home Harvesting Supplies These Back to the Roots Oyster Mushroom Growing Kits Are Economical

If you like to cook with mushrooms and have a knack for gardening, you will love these money-saving oyster mushroom growing kits by ‘Back to the Roots.’ These easy-to-use kits come with... [More]

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Sleek Lumber Timepieces The 'Slab by Slim Timber' Wooden Watch is an Extraordinary Ticker

The ‘Slab by Slim Timber’ wooden watch is an extraordinarily versatile timepiece that features automatic time keeping and waterproof ability. The wood accessories company, Slim Timber,... [More]

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Fairytale Fantasy Retailers - The Bambini by Denis Kosutic Store Appeals to Children

Fairytale Fantasy Retailers The Bambini by Denis Kosutic Store Appeals to Children's Imagination

With retailers going beyond conventional means to create stimulation retail spaces, the Bambini by Denis Kosutic store concept adds an imaginative flair to children’s retail. Located in... [More]

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Delicate Rural-Inspired Jewelry - These Designs by Southern Heidi Belle are Small Town-Chic

Delicate Rural-Inspired Jewelry These Designs by Southern Heidi Belle are Small Town-Chic

It’s not often that I admit this but I have a certain affinity for small town kitschy paraphernalia and these accessories by Southern Heidi Belle are quaintly desirable. All Southern Heidi... [More]

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Odd Operating System Ads 'Beautiful and Fast' Windows 8 Ad Markets the Product in a Bizarre Way

Released in Asia, the ‘Beautiful and Fast’ Windows 8 advertisement introduces the operating system to the market in a bizarre way. Featuring a few ladies in what appears to be a beauty... [More]

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Worksite Information Forums - LaborVoices, Inc. Attempts to Foster Accountability and Transparency

Worksite Information Forums LaborVoices, Inc. Attempts to Foster Accountability and Transparency

Founded by Kohl Gill, LaborVoices, Inc. was named one of Echoing Green’s Fellowship Finalist at the end of last month (April) under the civil and human rights category. The organization... [More]

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Collaborative Workspace Launches - The Center for Social Innovation NYC Opened Earlier This Month

Collaborative Workspace Launches The Center for Social Innovation NYC Opened Earlier This Month

May 1, the Center for Social Innovation NYC opened its doors. SocialBusiness.org has covered the Centre for Social Innovation many times before. In March of 2011, we interviewed Eli Malinsky, the hub&... [More]

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28 Social Entrepreneurship Mentorship Opportunities - From Youth Innovation to Community Service

28 Social Entrepreneurship Mentorship Opportunities From Youth Innovation to Community Service

There is typically a lot to say about social entrepreneurship mentorship opportunities. Of the many interviews done for SocialBusiness.org, many entrepreneurs—new ones as well as ones that... [More]

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Social Enterprise Connectors - The Sankalp Forum Works with Investors to Build Business

Social Enterprise Connectors The Sankalp Forum Works with Investors to Build Business

Launched in 2009, the Sankalp Forum is a project led by Intellecap, an international social advisory firm and “think and do” tank. Director and co-founder of Sankalp, Aparajita Agarwal,... [More]

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18 Social Entrepreneurship Guides - From Online Upcycling to Sustainable Tourism Maps

18 Social Entrepreneurship Guides From Online Upcycling to Sustainable Tourism Maps

The social entrepreneurship guides in this top list include two broad and sometimes overlapping types of ventures and how they use how-to methods and programs. The first has to do with adhering to... [More]

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19 Forum-Involved Impact Initiatives - From Community Bonds to Social Innovation Hubs

19 Forum-Involved Impact Initiatives From Community Bonds to Social Innovation Hubs

From community bonds and social innovation hubs to donation-based apparel companies and age awareness enterprises, these forum-involved impact initiatives have been influenced from the seemingly... [More]

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20 Speeches on Hands Off Management - From Trusting Wise Employees to Motivation Over Manipulation

20 Speeches on Hands Off Management From Trusting Wise Employees to Motivation Over Manipulation

This collection of speeches discusses hands off management styles and their growing relevance in the new job market. As job titles and available positions continue to evolve, so too do the types of... [More]

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Crowdsourced Campaign Charts - Discover if Growth in Crowdfunding Statistics Can Help Your Business

Crowdsourced Campaign Charts Discover if Growth in Crowdfunding Statistics Can Help Your Business

Taking a look at the crowdfunding statistics outlined in this business infographic by GoGetFunding provides you with a good idea of whether or not your business or start-up may benefit from a... [More]

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Smartphone Sales Statistics - Discover Why US Mobile Commerce Sales are Constantly Growing

Smartphone Sales Statistics Discover Why US Mobile Commerce Sales are Constantly Growing

Mobile commerce has changed the world of online sales and, according to this infographic created by Invesp, US mobile retail sales are expected to make up almost a quarter of all e-commerce sales by... [More]

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Designer Customer Advice Charts - This Piece Shows How to Handle Designer and Client Relationships

Designer Customer Advice Charts This Piece Shows How to Handle Designer and Client Relationships

Basekit and illustrator Kid A teamed up to create the ‘5 Things Every Designer Should Know When Dealing With Clients’ infographic, which explains what to expect from the designer and... [More]

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Hyper-Rapidly Ready Fashion The 'Fast Fashion Line' Makes Unique Dresses in 20 Minutes

Designers Thomas Vailly and Laura Lynn’s ‘Fast Fashion Line’ reduces the sprawl that usually takes up an entire factory into a system that produces dresses in just a couple of... [More]

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Familiar Smartphone-Wide Text Alternatives - BlackBerry BBM Maintains Popular Alternative to Texting

Familiar Smartphone-Wide Text Alternatives BlackBerry BBM Maintains Popular Alternative to Texting

BlackBerry just announced at that BBM—one of the first and most popular alternatives to texting—will be available for iPhones and Androids this summer. But first thing first, BlackBerry... [More]

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Portray Your Product as Outstanding Innovation Expert Speaker Jeremy Gutsche on Pushing Your Brand

Innovation expert speaker Jeremy Gutsche curates his top tips for infectious messaging and shares them with audiences of his innovation keynote speeches. One of Jeremy’s most powerful messages... [More]

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Remote Agriculture Broadcasts - The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio Supports Communities in Nigeria

Remote Agriculture Broadcasts The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio Supports Communities in Nigeria

The Smallholders Farmers Rural Radio, a project of the Smallholders Foundation, is a radio program based in Imo State, Nigeria that attempts to communicate with poor rural farmers in the area. “... [More]

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Co-op Representatives - The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) Brings Members Together

Co-op Representatives The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) Brings Members Together

Based in the country’s capital, Ottawa, the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) is an organization that represents a breadth of co-ops in industries such as agriculture, food, services,... [More]

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World Bank Books 'The New Microfinance Handbook: A Financial Market System Perspective'

Published on February 12 of this year, the World Bank’s ‘The New Microfinance Handbook: A Financial Market System Perspective,’ edited by Joanna Ledgerwood is a sort of how-to when... [More]

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Life-Altering Web Series - The Ideal Me Challenge Encourages You to Attain Your Dream Life

Life-Altering Web Series The Ideal Me Challenge Encourages You to Attain Your Dream Life

At the age of 25, Brittany Lynch is taking control of her very busy life with the aim of achieving personal fulfillment beyond her successful online career. With her Ideal Me challenge, the young... [More]

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Community-Bridging Organizations - Youth Social Innovation Capital Fund (YSI) Offers Finance Support

Community-Bridging Organizations Youth Social Innovation Capital Fund (YSI) Offers Finance Support

Youth Social Innovation Capital Fund (YSI) is a Canadian organization based on the ever evolving Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), which itself has recently expanded to both Regent Park and New... [More]

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Cashless Microfinance - Musoni Delivers Banking Services by Way of Cellphones

Cashless Microfinance Musoni Delivers Banking Services by Way of Cellphones

Musoni’s tagline is “Next Generation Microfinance.” Social Business has written before on microfinance and also on its ubiquity and challenges as a very, very fashionable way to... [More]

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Conical Card Holders - The Conicos Cardholder is a Sharp and Contemporary Desktop Accessory

Conical Card Holders The Conicos Cardholder is a Sharp and Contemporary Desktop Accessory

Orange Investments opted out of providing those simple little trays for its employees to manage their business card collections, instead enlisting some help for the design of the Conicos Cardholder.... [More]

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Non-Profit Phone Design Contests - CrowdCases Partners with a Different Organization Each Week

Non-Profit Phone Design Contests CrowdCases Partners with a Different Organization Each Week

CrowdCases is the new venture consisting of a community of graphic designers “using art to change the world.” Each week, a specific cause and non-profit organization is used to catapult... [More]

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Top 20 Trends of the Day - From Unique Accessories to DIY Marble Manicures

Top 20 Trends of the Day From Unique Accessories to DIY Marble Manicures

With the warmer weather finally starting to arrive, men and women everywhere are starting to shed their heavy winter clothes for much lighter ensembles, giving them the opportunity to stand out with... [More]

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Leopard-Print Denim Collections (INTERVIEW) - Trend Hunter Scopes the GUESS 2013 Women

Leopard-Print Denim Collections (INTERVIEW) Trend Hunter Scopes the GUESS 2013 Women's Lineup

It’s a poorly kept secret that we’re fans of fashion here at Trend Hunter, so it was exciting for us to go and check out the GUESS 2013 Collection for Fall. Trend Hunter Brandon Bastaldo... [More]

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Inspiration Comes From the Most Extreme Places - Jeremy Gutsche

Inspiration Comes From the Most Extreme Places Jeremy Gutsche's Innovation Strategy Speech

Jeremy Gutsche’s innovation strategy speech discusses the importance of going beyond the fringe to find inspiration. Many business managers and CEOs prefer to stay within their industry and to... [More]

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Hyper-Branded Books - The Famous Ludovic Houplain Film ‘Logorama’ Finally Becomes a Book

Hyper-Branded Books The Famous Ludovic Houplain Film ‘Logorama’ Finally Becomes a Book

Indie filmmaker Ludovic Houplain (H5) plans to release ‘Logorama’ as a book to follow up on his 2009 award-winning film ‘Logorama.’ With the hundreds of pages of research, notes and... [More]

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Attaining Institutional Greatness - This Business Environment Speech By Keith Yamashita is Engaging

Attaining Institutional Greatness This Business Environment Speech By Keith Yamashita is Engaging

During this engaging business environment speech, Keith Yamashita explores the role of an individual in the workplace versus the role of an individual as a part of a team. He put emphasis on... [More]

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Life-Sized Dollhouse Installations - Grand Central Station Hosts a Huge House to Promote Target

Life-Sized Dollhouse Installations Grand Central Station Hosts a Huge House to Promote Target

Busy New Yorkers making their morning commute on May sixth and seventh 2013 would have found it hard to miss the two-storey life-sized dollhouse set up in the middle of Grand Central Station.... [More]

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