Social (Business) Innovations

"Start Small"
Find some ideas and ressources how to start your own social business on my website:
http://www.mitten-im-web.de/isbi/7.html





Free online courses 
Yooweedoo, a plattform provided by the University of Kiel, offers free courses on themes like how to start a social project, crowdfunding and legal aspects for social entrepreneurs. The courses in German are available for everyone, who registers on the plattform:
https://www.yooweedoo.org/de/kurse



3zeroclub
This initiative provides the opportunity for young people to found a club of five and dedicating its actions to the three goals: 0 unemployment, 0 poverty, 0 carbon emissions. After founding such a club they can become a member of an international network: 
https://3zero.club





Climathons
Climathons are a worldwide incubator programm for climate solutions. In so called hackatons brainstorming sessions in different cities (12 hours or more) shall generate ideas for local climate projects:
https://climathon.climate-kic.org/participate/



Social Shifters
Social Shifters offer a digital mentoring, a global network and the Global Innovation Challenge once a year starting in May for people between 18 and 30. Projects can be funded up to 10.000 Euros:
https://socialshifters.co



Google Impact Challenge
European Social Entrepreneurs in the field of technology can apply for a consultancy program including 3 Mio. Euro funding:
https://impactchallenge.withgoogle.com/techforsocialgood



Ashoka
Global organisation supporting start-ups and social entreprises in terms of funding, networking and mentoring:
https://www.ashoka.org/en-us





Refugees in England
Tern is a social enterprise empowering refugees to develop their own business ideas:
https://wearetern.org





Refugees in Germany
Phineo supports refugees from Ukraine wanting to found a start-up with regards to the war. It is a program aiming at impact start-ups entailing mentoring, networking, co-working and communication: 
https://www.phineo.org/impact-startups





Coworking and Funding
Social Impact in Germany provides an incubation program for social entrepreneurs offering them the possibility to work on their ideas in a "social impact lab":
https://socialimpact.eu





German Support Organisations
https://www.social-startup-hub.de/social-startup-guide/





Monthly list
The Social Enterprise World Forum montly enlists different incubation programmes all over the world (look for "opportunities"):
https://sewfonline.com/news/



Australia/NZ (look for best opportunities):
https://community.socialchangecentral.com/p/scc/resources/
s/8542d536-7737-4c14-89e7-b6ac7931c222/