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Social businesses create job opportunities for underprivileged communities


Implications - Social businesses are steadily growing in number, and one of the ways these businesses help developing countries and underprivileged communities is through the creation of new jobs, especially in retail ventures, which range from bakeries to fashion design. By providing fair-wage employment, these businesses empower local citizens, ultimately helping them to improve their quality of life.
 Score:
4.2
Warm
Top 6 Examples:
21,955 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Nov 11 - Feb 12
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Empowering Accessory Collectives
 Score:
4
Peaked and Warm
6,324 Clicks in 82 w
Pub: Nov 20, 11

Empowering Accessory Collectives

Chloe + Isabel Gives a Platform for Burgeoning Jewelry Designers
As websites like Etsy and Kickstarter demonstrate, people are drawn to artistic and original entrepreneurs who have finally found a platform to launch their own work, and Chloe + Isabel feeds off this… [More]

Fair Trade Weaving
 Score:
4.9
Peaked and Warm
3,576 Clicks in 69 w
Pub: Feb 18, 12

Fair Trade Weaving

WomenCraft Offers Ethical Employment in East Africa's Mafiga Matatu Area
WomenCraft is an East African social enterprise that empowers female artisans by paying them fair wages to make beautiful crafts that are sold internationally. This income allows women living in the Mafiga… [More]

Empowering Crochet
 Score:
4.2
Peaked and Mild
3,311 Clicks in 78 w
Pub: Dec 20, 11

Empowering Crochet

Fair Trade 'Pebble' Baby Line Employs Women in Bangladesh
Instead of hitting up big box retailers for baby toys, new parents can explore independent businesses like Pebble, which gives parents the opportunity to buy natural, ethical and handmade alternatives.… [More]

Nonprofit Coffee Shops
 Score:
4.2
Peaked and Mild
3,271 Clicks in 69 w
Pub: Feb 19, 12

Nonprofit Coffee Shops

Strawberry Line Cafe Employs Adults with Learning Disabilities
More than just a hip and cozy coffee shop located in a railway station in Bristol, Strawberry Line Cafe is also a social enterprise that reinvests its profits in the community. To top it off, they... [More]

Hope-Promoting Handmade Bags
 Score:
4.1
Peaked and Mild
1,752 Clicks in 74 w
Pub: Jan 18, 12

Hope-Promoting Handmade Bags

The 94 Store Employs Historically Disadvantaged South Africans
The 94 Store sells bags that were handmade by people in South Africa that have been historically disadvantaged. This social business creates opportunity by offering training and employment to these individuals.… [More]

Vibrant Fair Trade Products
 Score:
4
Peaked and Mild
3,721 Clicks in 78 w
Pub: Dec 17, 11

Vibrant Fair Trade Products

Global Mamas Helps Ghana-Based Artisan Reach New Markets
Fairtrade, unique, empowering: Global Mamas is a nonprofit organization embodying these three traits through sustainable employment opportunities for women in Ghana, Africa. The company sells vibrant clothes… [More]


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