Social Enterprises in Taiwan
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The Second Generation Fishermen Work Together to Revive the "Home...
Yongan District of Kaohsiung City is one of the most important villages for grouper fishery in Taiwan. In 2016, an overwhelming cold snap almost destroyed the 3 years of hard work of the local fishermen. At that time, many second-generation fishermen who had been working outside of the village returned to rebuild the village, and then around 10 stayed behind. The crisis in the fishing village created another wave of industry revival in the community.
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Transformation By the "Angel Wings"- Sunrise Driftwood Workshop
Located in the most beautiful Duoliang Station, Sunrise Driftwood Workshop was originally started by driftwood artworks. Later on, it established a team, expanded through the Ministry of Labor's Program, and then be popular with Duoliang Station. However, it faced major business challenges during the COVID-19 epidemic and was determined to expand its business ambition toward the third stage of transformation.
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Sing-Chen Community next to Hsinchu Science Industrial Park Brings You...
In the past decade, experts claimed that brown sugar has more nutrition so that made it more popular than before. This also triggered Baoshan Township of Hsinchu County was known as the “Hometown of Brown Sugar” since the Japanese Colonial Rule period to rehabilitate the sugarcane fields and recreate the brown sugar business. A semi-outsider couple, one of them has been persistent in research and development, another has adopted the best practice of the business knowledge, they have been working together by doing to create a living way for the community.
International Development
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UK Social Enterprise Report: First Step Trust
First Step Trust (FST) provides work and training opportunities for people excluded from work because of their disadvantages via diversified business models (business services).
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UK Social Enterprise Report: The Big Issue Invest
To encourage charity organizations and businesses to join the ranks of social reform to eradicate poverty together and help social enterprises to grow, TBI established its investment-oriented subsidiary: The Big Issue Invest.
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The Promotion of Social Enterprises and Ecosystem Development in the U...
Social enterprises in the UK were originally merely a component of local economic activities and were never part of the government's major policy considerations. However, ever since former Prime Minister Tony Blair publicly voiced his support for social entrepreneurs in his first policy speech delivered in 1997...
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UK Social Enterprise Report:The Hub Westminster
The Hub is a globally renowned chain co-working space. On its website, it clearly reads, “We are an innovation lab, industry incubation center and social enterprise community center. This is a global community spanning across five major continents with over 7,000 members offering diverse resources, creativities and cooperative opportunities in order to help develop and expand your business and influence.”
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UK Social Enterprise Report: Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
The research center affiliated to Oxford University focuses on the primary mission of offering world-class courses on social entrepreneurship, professional research and creating a common workspace.
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Money Does Grow on Trees: Green Leaves to Greenbacks
After Kamikatsu’s cash crops were devastated by a harsh cold front during the 1980s, Tomoji Yokoishi headed the effort to turn over a new leaf and found hope for the town in the surrounding mountains.
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PlayMoolah: Game App Helps Realizing Dreams
If you don’t know how to manage money, you will never achieve wealth. Audrey Tan and Min Lee discovered that money management is very similar to health management but is very different from regular learning.
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Three Cheers for a Better World!
There is a unique bar in Melbourne, Australia, where customers can contribute to the world while savoring Vietnamese baguette, coffee or drinking exotic brews. Welcome to the renowned Shebeen, located on 36 Manchester Lane.
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Lambeth: City with Boundless Dreams
In 2010, Lambeth proposed the concept of a Cooperative Council which invites public participation to make the city better. The Open Works is a live prototype of mass participation in creating a network to transform their neighborhood.