The finance paradoxon for social enterprises
Starting a social venture should be easy. Isn’t it that a social enterprise with its half charitable half commercial structure can access both charitable and commercial sources of funding? Wrong,…
Venture or risk: How, when and why corporates invest in social organisations
At the beginning was an idea, but then a huge hole appeared: the funding gap. Every founder knows this problem. This applies all the more to socially oriented organisations, which…
Sosense has matured
Sosense has matured and offers technology and consulting services for corporations, NGOs and foundations. 3 years after its establishment, Sosense is standing on its own two feet. In 2010, the young…
Sosense will assist Magrabi Foundation: Building an Eye Care Social Business in Egypt
Sosense will assist the Magrabi Foundation in revamping its communication and fundraising activities, based on our state-of-the-art online platform technology and processes. The aim is to broaden the Foundation’s donor…
Copycats in social entrepreneurship – threat or opportunity?
An interview with Stefan Zappa, the founder of Blind Cow, the first restaurant in the dark globally. For company founders, copying business ideas from different markets has become fashionable. Such…
Leading social entrepreneurs in Zürich
This engaging and oversubscribed event featuring 5 leading social entrepreneurs on their way to the World Economic Forum in Davos attracted the key players of the Zurich social entrepreneurship and…
Sosense expands its advisory board
Sosense Advisory Board with leading figures has been formed An Advisory Board with leading figures has been formed to support Sosense in strategic matters. Initial members include Regula Fecker (Rod Kommunikation and Advertiser of…
The Frey Charitable Foundation (FCF), established by Tatjana Frey und Rainer-Marc Frey, invests in the Swiss start-up, Sosense
The Swiss start-up Sosense accelerates its expansion Sosense secures additional capital and converts its legal form from an association into a (social business) corporation. The Frey Charitable Foundation (FCF), established by Tatjana Frey…