Social Enterprises in Taiwan
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Taoyuan Xinwu Love T
"Turning the dining tools of grandfathers' generation into unique highlights for Generation Z to tell stories and make money." The Xinwu Love Township Association in Taoyuan City has incorporated "Storytelling" into its brand name. It creates a nostalgia business model that transforms curiosity into purchasing power, paving a new path for social enterprise with the mission of regional revitalization.
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Adullam Kitchen: A T
Running a fast-food restaurant is not difficult, but leading a group of rehabilitated individuals through its operations involves addressing more than just financial and staffing issues. The most important task is accompanying and helping them resolve their life challenges. Over the past 9 years, Adullam Kitchen has supported over 20 rehabilitated individuals and their suffering families, indirectly addressing some problems of society.
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Penghu Chenggong Com
The Huxi Township Chenggong Community Development Association has been established for over 30 years. Recently, it gained popularity because of the residency of Japanese art master Yoshitomo Nara. In fact, the offshore fishing village riches in its cultural heritage, and the "Triangle Trap Fishing" experience trip has become a popular attraction for young travelers. The Regional Revitalization of the Association has gained widespread feedback.
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.