Love these business models making profit from reusing waste. Rothy’s makes comfortable and fashionable shoes using recycled plastic bottles. Reducing waste by turning it into profit. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
How Socially Conscious Startups Like BeautyKind Get More By Giving Back
The simplest contribution model – BeautyKind gives 5% of its sales to customers’ chosen charities, and also donates gift cards to charities to give to volunteers. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Australia’s first Indigenous Start-up Weekend
Startup weekend in Brisbane, Australia, looks to help indigenous locals start their own businesses. With self-employment at 1/3 the level of non-indigenous, the programme should be welcome. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Charity Volunteers Get Rewarded with Digital Currency to Use in Local Businesses
Giving time is often more effective for charities than money. If your business can’t give time or figure out how to make its time effective, then perhaps it can reward other volunteers who *can* give time. That’s involveMINT’s model. Nice way to balance across the various ways people and organisations can give. CLICK HERE TO […]
Shell’s Access to Finance Dashboard helps Low-Carbon Startups Find Funding
Shell trying to get ahead of the curve by helping Low Carbon startups find funding. You may be cynical, but it should be a pretty valuable resource. CLICK HERE TO SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE