Social enterprise news 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.