Angelyne Larcher is the founder of The LadyBoss and a firm believer in the importance of community. SENS and SEIF are excited to have her as a key partner for the Social Impact Accelerator and are looking forward to bringing our communities together. Being a social entrepreneur herself, we...
Hello Mariana, you are the founder of SEIF, a Professor in social sciences, and with your background and outstanding experience in the field of social entrepreneurship in Switzerland, you are a great expert to speak to! Many thanks for your time to elaborate on the potential of the Social...
Addressing social challenges with an entrepreneurial approach – that is the basic idea of social entrepreneurship. Accordingly, social entrepreneurs define their business purpose in terms of a positive social, ecological or cultural impact. How widespread is social entrepreneurship in Switzerland? In which economic sectors are social entrepreneurs active? And...
January 26th, 2021: Four new experts join the experienced SEIF Awards Tech for Impact jury in looking for Europe’s leading impact tech entrepreneurs: Dr. Julia Binder, Michael Stucky, Gregor Erismann and Awards partner representative Jasmin Khalifa. ”Thanks to the highly qualified jury and detailed selection process, the SEIF Awards...
The social entrepreneurship sector has grown in Switzerland in recent years. The idea to solve a social or ecological challenge with an entrepreneurial approach has become more and more popular. However, despite this trend, social entrepreneurship is still not supported or promoted enough and doesn’t receive as much public...
We want to thank you all for sticking with us in what has proven to be quite a journey with a lot of last-minute changes, new innovations and key learnings for all of us. Looking back, we realise that we’ve finished the year having developed some serious webinar skills,...
As many of us know, being in a startup means high stress and doing a little bit of everything. It’s impossible to have all of the knowledge, so it’s important to surround yourself with people who know what they’re doing. Our Impact Academy coaching program is here for just that. One...
During the last years, we at SEIF have started to raise awareness around impact tech solutions as a key driver for positive change. Not only with our yearly Tech for Impact Awards, but also through corporate engagement, acceleration programs and impact investing opportunities. In our experience, tech solutions have a...
Zurich, September 16th, 2020 – As a world leader in tech and innovation, Switzerland is home to a growing number of impact tech entrepreneurs with innovative business models addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Swiss Tech for Impact sector is on the rise, and Switzerland has the...
A profitable and scalable solution to boost business growth and maximize positive impact? Yes, we are talking about the innovations of today, and the leading companies of tomorrow. Where having an impact driven business does not exempt you from building a robust, and profitable, business case. In 2013, Forbes...