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Circularity Tales: environmental entrepreneurship in Dakar

Impact Hub

Willing to fill in that gap, Impact Hub Dakar implemented a circularity programme pilot, making available an opportunity for Senegalese young innovators and entrepreneurs with projects at the idea stage to develop their vision into something concrete and discover the large ecosystem of projects pertaining to their interests.

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Why Black Friday Is Toxic for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Lower business costs, more innovative strategies, a better reputation, and more new customers who value sustainability contribute to higher long-term profits. socially, ecologically, or economically.” Johan Olzon, Co-Founder of Soeder: “We want to inspire our customers to consume consciously. That is extremely important to us!

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10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment). How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “What we do is that work of coordination with all the ministries.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. Pixm We are entrepreneurs making technologies to stop phishing breaches. KNOX Knox created Frictionless Ownership to make owning investment property as simple as owning a share of stock.

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