by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Programmes & Events, Social Enterprise, Students
Do social impact and entrepreneurship go together? If stereotypes are anything to go by, no. Social impact comes with a sense of altruism – a privileging of what’s best for a community. Entrepreneurs think only of themselves, grasping opportunities that come their...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Students
Can a bowl of soup change the world? “Definitely,” says Maddy Diment, president of Oxford’s Project SOUP (Support Oxford’s Upcoming Projects). “From securing funding and publicity for local projects, to empowering people to get involved in local decision-making and...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Students
To the world at large, students have a ball. Their life is a smorgasbord of late nights and lie-ins, with the occasional lecture thrown in to keep them on their toes. The reality is different. Students face intense academic pressure; many of them will have a hefty...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2018 | Consumer & Retail, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Social Enterprise
Jake Backus is a Visiting Senior Member of Linacre College and Managing Director of Empathy Sustainability. Jake co-founded Common Ground with Piotr Drabik, barista and coffee machine mechanic. Common Ground is a social enterprise pop-up in an Oxford University owned...
by Admin | Oct 18, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Social Enterprise
First prize in the Skoll Venture Awards is recognition that Boresha Technologies is living up to its name “The technology is as simple as possible, and so is the process,” says Louis Slade, of Boresha Technologies. “The aim is simple, too: to optimise the ability of...
