The world is changing, and we are on the transition team.
Office for Rent!
Now is a time of change for all of us. Maybe you're downsizing, or splitting your team timetables and only need a small space.
Our front office has become available. It's easily big enough for 4 people under new social distancing measures. You can see more about it here.
Members! win a discount on your membership for a successful referral!
Business Models for Social Enterprise Course We are running a 6 week program to support idea and early stage social entrepreneurs. It costs €80 (½ price for existing members or those on government support), and will be facilitated by our Community Manager Bruno, himself an established social entrepreneur. We will also be having expert sessions from other members and external experts. You can participate entirely online, or come for socially-distanced sessions in the evenings. Find out more and sign up here.
COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs
Impact Hub is one of 40 members of the newly-formed Alliance, which will amplify support for social entrepreneurs during the pandemic by bringing together knowledge, experience and responses to alleviate suffering. It is also committed to the long-term future and advancing new models of change for a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world. The Alliance has already made over $75 million available in support. You can read more about it here.
EU's Better Entrepreneurship Tool
The Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool was launched by the OECD and the European Commission in October 2018 as an online tool to share good practice information on inclusive and social entrepreneurship policies, help policymakers and other stakeholders reflect on their policy actions and promote better policy making in these areas. We are looking for a Portuguese Lead User to collaborate with us, to reflect on and improve the support for social and inclusive entrepreneurship in Portugal. Get in touch to find out more.
Impact Hub Live #4: System Change or Business as Usual? Environmental Action after Covid-19
Join us for the 4th of our newly-launched online event series, hosting events and talks by industry professionals, experts, and leaders.
- How Thomas Vellacott, CEO of WWF Switzerland and a board member of Impact Hub Association, sees the environmental debate evolving during and after the pandemic
- Will environmental action reach its next level and lead to system-level change or will it be undermined by a purely business-as-usual-focused agenda?
- How impact-driven entrepreneurs can make a difference and shape environmental action and the post-COVID-19 world
- The PsychoBiome - we were always told 'you are what you eat', well now it seems clear that 'you think what you eat (or what eats with you!)' - check out the magical mood-influencing power of the microbes that digest our food.
Worth Hearing
- The Tim Ferris Show - many good episodes in the archives of this one, but this recent episode with the author of the international bestselling book and blockbuster movie Eat, Pray, Love had some particularly moving and inspiring moments.
Worth Doing
- 10 days of immersive participatory learning in Portugal for a social innovation challenge. Check it out at Holis.
We are designing long-term support programs for the small and ethical enterprises of Portugal. Our goal is to put ethical enterprise at the heart of the Portuguese economy. We want to know about your ambitions and the obstacles to them.
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