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NGO-Created Social Businesses
NGO-Created Social Businesses
The Products is a Venture Created by Institute Noisinho da Silva
Founded in 2011, the Products is a social business based in Brazil that utilizes an increasingly popular model in that it manages the products created by Institute Noisinho da Silva, an NGO, with... MORE
Nonstop Standing Stunts
Nonstop Standing Stunts
Jamie Green Will Stay Upright for 24 Hours for His Social Business
Jamie Green of the Australian social business One Night Stand will be kicking off the company’s first full range by taking a stand. (Sorry, I had to.) On Friday April 11 in Melbourne,... MORE
Self-Employment Social Enterprises
Self-Employment Social Enterprises
FranchisingWorks Supports New Businesses Through Advice
Based in Manchester, United Kingdom, FranchisingWorks is a social enterprise that provides support to the unemployed by throwing franchising into the mix of their Big Society Capital-funded venture.... MORE
Stephanie David, Founder of PopNod (INTERVIEW)
Stephanie David, Founder of PopNod (INTERVIEW)
Learn More About This Entrepreneur's Journey
Earlier this week, SocialBusiness.org published a profile on PopNod, and we now got the chance to speak with its founder Stephanie David. She talks about inspirations and how she made the jump to... MORE
Cashback Impact Shopping
Cashback Impact Shopping
PopNod is an Online Marketplace with Numerous Stores and Causes
Founded by Stephanie David, PopNod is an online retailer focused on the word of the neoliberal age: choice. “You can choose which cause, if any, to support, how much to donate, and which... MORE
Online Sustainable Fashion Retailers
Online Sustainable Fashion Retailers
Modavanti Launches Cosmetics and Beauty Products
You may already be aware of Modavanti, an online sustainable fashion retailer that has been featured on and with places such as Ethical Ocean, WWD, InStyle, Lucky Magazine, Mashable, Elle, Refinery... MORE
Portugal-Made Parisienne Shoes
Portugal-Made Parisienne Shoes
The Equal for All Kickstarter Relaunches the Ethical Brand
The Equal for All Kickstarter campaign is the French company’s relaunched activities for the projects that it began in 2013. In June of 2013, Equal for All had another Kickstarter that raised $... MORE
Scratch-Proof Phone Films
Scratch-Proof Phone Films
The BodyGuardz Protector for the iPhone 4 Has You Covered
The BodyGuardz protector is a scratch-proof film for the iPhone 4. This invisible lightweight case is made from the same material that covers the front of your car in order to protect it from stones... MORE
Social Entrepreneurship Investors
Social Entrepreneurship Investors
A-Spark Good Ventures Works with a Range of Bio, Social Proucts
Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands A-Spark Good Ventures is a company that invests in social entrepreneurship project and what is more, is going to be representing at this year’s SOCAP... MORE
Nonprofit Black Art Organizations
Nonprofit Black Art Organizations
Founder of Project Row Houses, Rick Lowe, Will Speak at SOCAP13
Rick Lowe, the founder of Project Row Houses (PRH), which is based in Houston, Texas, has been confirmed to be one of the many speakers at the renowned SOCAP conference this year. “PRH began... MORE
Sports Novel Donation Tees
Sports Novel Donation Tees
The Out of Print x No Mas: 796 Collection Revives Near-Classic Lit
The ‘Out of Print x No Mas: 796 Collection’ consists of three tees re-creating, in textual form, The Fight, The Natural and Friday Night Lights. “The 796 section of a card catalog... MORE
One-for-One Kids' Clothes
One-for-One Kids' Clothes
The Out of Print Baby Bodysuits Use the Same Stories
If you’re familiar with the brand itself, the images and stories plastered on the Out of Print Baby Bodysuits are probably the same that you’re used to: Le Petit Prince, The Very Hungry... MORE
Best Practice Presentations
Best Practice Presentations
International Multi-Sector Conference of Social Enterprises in Poland
Taking place this November in Poland is the II International Multi-Sector Conference of Social Enterprises. “The main goal of the Conference is to exchange and share best practises regarding... MORE
Futuristic Business Books
Futuristic Business Books
'The Nature of the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World'
‘The Nature of the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World,’ by Marina Gorbis is a much talked about book that was released earlier this year in April. Gorbis is the executive... MORE
Social Enterprise Measurement Programs
Social Enterprise Measurement Programs
'Inspiring Impact' is an Organization Working in the UK
‘Inspiring Impact’ is an organization that works in the United Kingdom specifically in the non-profit and social enterprise sectors. Many social entrepreneurs are interested in... MORE
Third Sector Think Tanks
Third Sector Think Tanks
NPC is a Consultancy That Stands for 'New Philanthropy Capital'
SocialBusiness.org, like its name suggests, tends to cover social businesses but sometimes, we cover innovations in the sphere as a way to share knowledge across sectors and NPC is an apt example of... MORE
Aquaculture Business Competitions
Aquaculture Business Competitions
'Fish 2.0' is for Sustainable Fisheries and Investors
While business competitions are increasingly on the rise in a variety of sectors, such as the Tech Challenge, which was recently covered on SocialBusiness.org, Fish 2.0 is one that stands out simply... MORE
Co-op Trade Bodies
Co-op Trade Bodies
Co-operatives UK Attempts to Raise Awareness on the Benefits of Business
Co-operatives UK is a trade body for mutual businesses and co-operatives. “We aim to bring together all those with a passion and interest in co-operative action,” they write on their... MORE
Small Farmer Food Products
Small Farmer Food Products
Equal Exchange Offers Fair Trade Goods Through Long-Term Partnerships
Equal Exchange was founded 25 years ago and offers fair trade goods such as bananas, coffee, almonds, chocolate, olive oil and tea, produced my small farmers through creating long-term partnerships... MORE
Small Food Economies
Small Food Economies
Principle Six Emphasizes Farmers and Locally Grown Products
Principle Six (P6) is an organization that emphasizes small farmers and locally grown products. More specifically, its three principles—perhaps obvious—are cooperative, small and local.... MORE
Co-op Consultancies
Co-op Consultancies
Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Ltd. Works Internationallly
Co-operative and Mutual Solutions Ltd. (CMS) is a co-op consultancy that works in the United Kingdom but also has an international reach and has had clients in the United States, Bahrain and the... MORE
Community-Ownership Organizations
Community-Ownership Organizations
Plunkett Foundation Works in Rural Parts of the United Kingdom
Based in The Quadrangle, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, the Plunkett Foundation is an organization that works across the United Kingdom in order to support rural communities in creating community-owned... MORE
Independent Absenteeism Garages
Independent Absenteeism Garages
'OnTrak Community Initiative' is Hands-On for Students
OnTrak Community Initiative was recently the subject of a Guardian Social Enterprise Network article published this past week on July 10, 2013. Adrian Woods, the operations director at the project,... MORE
Expensive Eco Resorts
Expensive Eco Resorts
Segera was Created by the Former CEO of Puma
It is no surprise that an eco resort featured on the New York Times’ T magazine, Segera, is something for the 1 percent. The resort, which spans over 50,000 acres in Laikipia Plateau in Kenya,... MORE
Locally Milled Organic Grains
Locally Milled Organic Grains
E5 Bakehouse is a Community Space and Bakery in East London
When chief executive of Better Health Bakery, Ashwin Mathews, was looking for advice on how to own a successful commercial bakery with a social and environmental slant, he went to E5 Bakehouse for a... MORE
Community-Based Sustaining Charities
Community-Based Sustaining Charities
The Centre for Better Health Operates Two Social Enterprises
The Centre for Better Health, a charity based in the United Kingdom, runs two social enterprises that were recently featured on SocialBusiness.org. First up was Better Health Bakery, a shop that... MORE
Care Industry Providers
Care Industry Providers
Better Health Products Ltd. is a Social Enterprise Run by a UK Charity
Better Health Products Ltd. is one of two social enterprises operating under the United Kingdom’s Centre for Better Health, which is a charity focusing on mental health, recovery and well-being.... MORE
Charity-Run Sustainable Bread Shops
Charity-Run Sustainable Bread Shops
Better Health Bakery is What it Sounds Like (and More)
Better Health Bakery is exactly what it sounds like. And more. The shop is run by Centre for Better Health, a mental health charity with social enterprise practices located in the United Kingdom. &#... MORE
Rights-Focused Social Media Agencies
Rights-Focused Social Media Agencies
Farahway Global Uses Public Engagement and Community-Building
Founded by Farah N. Mawani, who was a co-founder of Free the Hikers, an advocacy organization that pushed for three hikers to be released from Iranian authorities, Farahway Global describes itself... MORE
High-Performing Enterprise Practices
High-Performing Enterprise Practices
Centre for Social Innovation's PMC Inc Offers Managing Advice
PMC Inc, which stands for Parker Management Consulting, offers results-driven services for non-profit organizations, social enterprises and private companies. It is based in Canada, in Toronto,... MORE
Fun-Oriented Unemployment Workshops
Fun-Oriented Unemployment Workshops
Career Skills Incubator is a Place for Recent Graduates
Career Skills Incubator is a start-up that is based out of Toronto, Canada’s Centre for Social Innovation that attempts to bring positive energy to unemployment and underemployment for recent... MORE
Environment Innovators TV Series
Environment Innovators TV Series
Green Heroes Showcases Individuals, Non-Profits and Companies
Green Heroes is a television series on TVO that showcases individuals who have contributed in some way, shape or form to an environmental cause broadly speaking. “Through their stories, our... MORE
Humor Entrepreneurs
Humor Entrepreneurs
Miss Suzette Offers Solutions for Life, Work and Health Coaching
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Meat CSAs
Meat CSAs
Field Sparrow Farms Offers a Mix of GMO-Free Meat, Beef and Chicken
Based on the Kawartha Lakes in south-central Ontario, Field Sparrow Farms is a family-run farm that focus on environmental sustainability and farming practices oriented toward the small. While CSAs... MORE
Closing Organic Food Stores
Closing Organic Food Stores
Culinarium Wrote a Piece on How and Why Economic Sustainability Failed
“It is with a heavy heart that we close are our doors for the last time today,” Kathleen Mackintosh of Culinarium wrote on its blog last week on July 4th, 2010. “After much number... MORE
Farm Share Directories
Farm Share Directories
Locally Sourced is an Online Resource Based in Toronto, Canada
Locally Sourced, an organization that was featured in the latest issue of the Centre for Social Innovation’s Collider newsletter and web magazine under, is an online resource for locating farm... MORE

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Fresh Produce Papers
Fresh Produce Papers
Fenugreen Keeps Fruits and Vegetables from Spoiling
Based in Harvard Square, Massachusetts, Fenugreen is a social enterprise that has created an innovation that attempts to keep fruits and vegetables from spoiling thereby minimizing food waste.... MORE
Real-Life Coupletography
Real-Life Coupletography
There's No Acting in the i-D 'Meet Me at the Corner' Shoot
The Summer 2010 i-D ‘Meet Me At The Corner’ editorial brings the heat in a story of two strangers having a sexy one-night stand. What’s so special about this casually-styled shoot is that models Behati… MORE
Hand-Embroidered Eco Toys
Hand-Embroidered Eco Toys
The Crazy-Colored Alphabet Soup ABC Plus Set is Educational
The Alphabet Soup ABC Plus Set, made by Play to Learn, is an inedible soup made with hand-embroidered stuffed toys. Kids will love this pun on the alphabet soup that they've had for lunch, while eco parents… MORE
Online Development Communities
Online Development Communities
Next Billion Looks to Enterprises to Create a Global Middle Class
Next Billion is an online resource, website and blog that connects social entrepreneurs, non-governmental organizations, business leaders, policy makers and academics on issues that explore the relationship… MORE
Applique Baby Clothing
Applique Baby Clothing
'Cate & Levi' Uses Organic Cotton for Cute Kiddie Get-Ups
Canadian company 'Cate & Levi' has created a line of handmade clothing for babies and toddlers using old sweaters. The collection includes hats, bodysuits and t-shirts that feature cute animal designs.… MORE
Lively Minimalist Exhibits
Lively Minimalist Exhibits
Martin Creed's ‘Down Over Up' Exhibition
Martin Creed’s ‘Down Over Up’ exhibition at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery is a lively collection of the renowned artist’s most cunning collections. With materials ranging from paint, chairs,… MORE
Consuelo McAlister & Anne Pringle, Founders of Local Buttons (INTERVIEW)
Consuelo McAlister & Anne Pringle, Founders of Local Buttons (INTERVIEW)
Fashion Social Enterprise
SocialBusiness.org jumped at the opportunity to interview the founders of Local Buttons, Consuelo McAlister and Anne Pringle. When we wrote a profile on the fashion social enterprise earlier this... MORE
Utopic Eco Villages
Utopic Eco Villages
Costa Rica's Kopali Communities Adheres to the Triple Bottom Line
Kopali Communities is a social business that adheres to the triple bottom line. Located in Costa Rica, the team of farmers, entrepreneurs, artists, developers, architects and teachers have developed ‘Lots… MORE
Tartan Messenger Bags
Tartan Messenger Bags
The Kibber Highlander is for Hip College Students
The Kibber Highlander a roomy back-to-school sac fit for any hip college student. Made with quality Tartain plaid wool fabric and a leather detail, this is a sturdy and classic bag with a modern twist.… MORE
Oversized Feather Jewelry
Oversized Feather Jewelry
Noemiah's Lightweight Designs Will Garner Attention
Coming out of Montreal, Quebec, Noémiah is a jewelry line that uses feathers, chains, semi-precious stones and metal to create handmade statement pieces. Typically, 27-year-old designer Noémie of Noémiah… MORE
Peruvian-Printed Footwear
Peruvian-Printed Footwear
Inca Boot Company Employs Craftspeople in Peru
Founded in the summer of 2004, Inca Boot Company is a social business based in Austin, Texas that offers footwear made in Peru by craftspeople who are paid fair wages. The designs are made with... MORE
Fleeting Light Paintings
Fleeting Light Paintings
Steve Carty Captures Graffiti Artist Skam for Contact 2010
For the 2010 Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival, Toronto photographer Steve Carty collaborates with graffiti artist Skam in the series 'Lightworkers.' Skam puts aside his typical can of spray paint… MORE
Bare Emotiontography
Bare Emotiontography
Photographer Ryan McGinley Snaps Black & White Studio Portraits
New York City’s Team Gallery is presenting ‘Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere’ by art star photographer, Ryan McGinley. The minimalist exhibition, which runs from March 18 through April 17, 2010, features… MORE
Playscape Cafes
Playscape Cafes
New York City's Moomah is an Art & Food Oasis for Kids
New York City's Moomah isn't classifiable with a few words. It's not a cafe, a yoga studio, an art studio, a classroom, or a library. As a matter of fact, Moomah is all of those things and more. This… MORE