“The crafting world is full of the idea that more is better. We want to change that, showing that higher quality is better, preloved is better, re used and repaired is better” (Jan, co owner of The Snail of Happiness)…
Read More The Snail of Happiness: Circular Crafting and Community Wellbeing in Rural Wales
“Our goal is to leave things better than we found them”. (Shann Nix-Jones, MBE) The mid Wales town of Llandysul, population circa 1300, is the home of the 2022 World Dairy Awards winner of the Best Probiotic Dairy, Chuckling Goat.…
Read More The Chuckling Goat Story: Healing, Holding and Hoping
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018 was a good year for Felicity and I. We launched the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society (https:// harmonious-entrerpreneurship.org/) not only to promote what became an award-winning concept but to address the global sustainability challenge, something entrepreneurship had contributed…
Read More Contributing to GEW 2025: Why Harmonious Entrepreneurship Matters Now
“We all need to play our part in protecting the environment and we encourage everyone to join us in reducing plastic waste through greener and cleaner alternatives” (Emilio Rimini, Managing Director, The Green Co) According to Sir Richard Branson, who…
Read More The School Project that Grew into a Global Eco-Business
David and I are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in the journey of Harmonious Entrepreneurship! The concept has been officially recognised and featured in the prestigious International Encyclopedia of Business Management, published by Elsevier. This inclusion represents more than just…
Read More Encyclopedia Entry: Beyond Academic Recognition, A Paradigm Shift
“The only way to be successful for the long haul is by doing business in a way that considers the needs of all our partpners – our customers, our squad, our communities and, of course, our environment” (Butternut Box). Butternut…
“We are resilient, ambitious and committed to working together towards a healthier, happier and more prosperous future for our village and the region. Collaboration and determination are at the heart of everything we do”. (Mari Arthur). Dr Justin John, a…
Read More Tetrim Teas: Brewing a Sustainable Future in Wales
“Here at Ella’s Kitchen we try really hard to be good in sense – not just through the good food we make but also by doing good stuff for our environment and giving stuff back to our local communities” (Paul…
Read More Ella’s Kitchen and Paul Lindley : A Recipe for Ethical Business and Social Impact
“Something that started off as the two of us grads building sunglasses in our living room, has grown into a global brand built on local community, that’s funded by sustainable innovation” - Zoe Watkiss Ali and Zoe Watkiss graduated from Manchester…
David and I are delighted to share that our chapter features in the newly published Circular Entrepreneurship Ecosystems: Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Trends, edited by Professor João J. Ferreira, Professor Magnus Klofsten, and Professor David Urbano. This book offers a…
Read More Celebrating new HES chapter on Circular Economy Entrepreneurship (CEship)
In September 1970, Milton Friedman famously declared in The New York Times that “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits”. This headline doctrine has dominated management thinking and education for over half a century. Sadly, what has…
Read More Christmas Greetings from Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society
Following the inspiring momentum of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024 (GEW2024) last week, we reflect on the incredible ways entrepreneurship transcended traditional boundaries this year, fostering pathways for meaningful and sustainable change. Fresh from success at ISBE 2024 with research on…
This week marks our 4th anniversary of the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society which we founded during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020. Back then, we embraced the idea that “Entrepreneurship is for Everyone.” Yet our vision has always extended beyond the conventional narrative.…
Read More Celebrating Four Years of Harmonious Entrepreneurship
The magnificent Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield provided a deeply symbolic backdrop for sharing our Harmonious Entrepreneurship research. This grand Victorian building, home to the Company of Cutlers since 1832, tells its own story of business evolution and social and environmental…
Read More Cutting Through Convention: Welsh Harmonious Enterprises Challenge Business Inequality
“In a time when we have stopped growing and started simply surviving, our individual dimensions of wellness have become unbalanced and, as such, we need a unique, personalized approach to restoring that balance – that of the harmony of wellbeing”…
Read More Kwendalo: A Holistic Haven for Wellness, Education, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
“One of the quotes we have used a lot as a business is that ‘you must be the change you want to see in the world'. Firstly, one of our core principles, when we started the business in 1993, was…
Read More Tŷ-Mawr Lime: Reviving Heritage, Crafting a Sustainable Future
“We’ve managed to balance profitability with sustainability whilst scaling a successful company. I’d encourage other founders to explore how they can do the same – profit doesn’t have to come at the expense of the planet” (Andy Aitken). Honest Mobile was…
Read More Honest Mobile: Balancing Profitability with Sustainability
“Our ambition is to create a world where the value of a company is measured by the good that it does, as much as the profit it makes”. (Will and Nick, Co-founders of Ocean Bottle). Ocean Bottle is a business…
Read More Ocean Bottle: Tackling Ocean Plastic and Empowering Coastal Communities
“Changing the way people eat is an ambitious goal and one that can only be achieved with smart, innovative, and driven people”. (Laurent Guillemain, CEO of HelloFresh). Between 2004 and 2010 Colorado-based Michael Joseph, an Economics Theory graduate of the…
Read More Green Chef and HelloFresh: Pioneering a Sustainable Future in the Meal Kit Industry
“We believe that planet, people and profit are all equal when it comes to how we run our business” - Coaltown Coffee The former mining town of Ammanford in South Wales, population circa 5500, is probably the last place in…
Read More Grounds for Success: Coaltown Coffee’s Journey from Garage to Global
From Enterprise Education to Action! Incredibly excited to begin to peel back the curtains on an organically unfolding rich tapestry of effort, networking, engagement and visionary ambition. The Harmonious Heroes Initiative represents months of dedicated work, building on layers of…
Read More Empowering Llanelli’s Future: The Harmonious Heroes Initiative Takes Flight
At the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, we strongly believe in learning by doing, an essential aspect of Entrepreneurship Education that we promote as a standard for education. It is not about what you know, but what you can do with that…
“I started Beauty Kitchen to use business as a force for good with an equal weighting on the community, the environment and profit in every decision we make” (Jo-Anne Chidley) In 1995 Jo-Anne Chidley, the co-founder of Beauty Kitchen, graduated…
Read More Beauty with Purpose: Beauty Kitchen & Reposit Leading the Way in Sustainable Skincare
“In our everyday deliberations, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations” (The Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy). Seventh Generation is an American Company that sells eco-friendly cleaning, paper and personal care products. It was…
Read More Seventh Generation: Leading Sustainability and Innovation with Biobased Stain Fighters
“The very people growing rice are the ones left behind by the industry and society" (Lincoln Lee) It is not just in the rice production sector that the planet and its people are exploited. In the drive to make as…
Read More Rice Inc: Empowering Farmers, Transforming the Rice Industry
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" - Lao Tzu, 5th century Chinese philosopher In the Philippines village women are assembling and selling…
In their article on Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship, Hall et al (2010, 446) make the point that “much of the work to date in the entrepreneurship field has an implicit assumption that entrepreneurship only leads to positive outcomes for society”…
Read More Featured in ICSB’s 2024 Report: Rethinking Entrepreneurship to Tackle Inequality
“Many are concerned that modern farming practices are reducing our farming land’s productivity and ecosystem health. Creating a sustainable future is a core part of Câr-y-Môr’s aim" (Owen Haines, co-founder Câr-y-Môr [Love of the Sea]) Câr-y-Môr is a Community Benefit…
Read More Sustainable Seas: The Story of Câr-y-Môr’s Innovative Ocean Farming
“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but co-operation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off" (Franklyn D Roosevelt 1882-1945). I am a highly competitive…
HES showcasing new research at LSW ECR Network Colloquium, June 18 2024 Yesterday I had the privilege of contributing to the Learned Society of Wales's second ECR Network Colloquium, hosted by Bangor University under the theme "A Connected Wales." This…
Read More HES Peace Publication launched @ LSW ECR Colloquium, Bangor University
Delighted to welcome back a new delegation as part of the UWTSD Executive Leadership Programme aimed at supporting the Global Futures Initiative, based at the UWTSD’s Lampeter campus. This initiative is crucial in developing future leaders who are equipped to…
Read More Supporting the UWTSD Maharashtra Future Leaders Programme: From Policy to Practice
“We don’t always want to be about the bottom line" - George Bennell Founded in 1991 as The Fresh Olive Company, Belazu, a Chef-grade Ingredient company, is the brainchild of two lifelong school friends, George Bennell and Adam Wells. On…
Read More The Belazu Ingredient Company: Where Passion Meets Purpose
“One person can’t change the world but together we can all make our own tiny difference” (Rachel Watkyn). Rachel Watkyn OBE is a Business Studies graduate of De Montfort University in the UK, a serial entrepreneur, and one of the…
“I was working for a large pharmaceutical company, and it was all about profit margins and driving more and more for the shareholders” - Mandy Powell The Goodwash Company is the brainchild of two Welsh international sports people, Mandy Powell…
As a modern business, it is our duty to stand for more than just profit...We're dedicated to helping people, protecting the planet and working together - Greggs. Greggs is a national UK bakery retail business that had, in 2023, a…
Read More Sausage rolls and social goals – Greggs Winning Hearts
We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest research paper, "Harmonious Entrepreneurship: A Sustainable Model for Addressing Global Inequality," in the Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies by Emerald Publishing. This study demonstrates how the disruptive HES entrepreneurial business…
ACAS estimates the cost of conflict to UK organisations is around £28.5 billion per year and suggests that 9.7 million employees per year experience conflict at work. Resolution at Work is at the forefront of workplace mediation and conflict resolution, offering…
Read More Resolution at Work: From Conflict to Collaboration
A special update to announce our chapter in "Extracurricular Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Activity: A Global and Holistic Perspective, Vol: 19," expertly edited by Dr Sarah Preedy and Dr Emily Beaumont. The contribution of myself and David is on the Beta…
“I was diagnosed with dyslexia at 35, which explained some of my behaviour and attributes growing up, but back then I did not understand why I acted in certain circumstances” - Chris Leslie, ex offender and Director of Inside Out…
Read More Breaking the Cycle: Inside Out Support Wales’ Mission for Social Change
Our mission is to help local communities to discover their own natural and cultural heritage treasures…put them into action using sustainable tourism practices in order to gain financial and psychological benefits - Ahmed Yehia The small River Nile island of…
Read More Sustainable Revival: Eco Nubia’s Cultural Renaissance
Sustainability is about the balance of looking after ourselves, our planet and each other – wherever possible, minimising harm and leaving the world and its people in a better position than I found them - Amber Jones Amber Jones is…
Until we restructure this education system, we are failing our young people -Rebecca Bowyer While there is growing awareness of Neurodiversity and the special educational needs of Neurodiverse children and young people, many non-neurotypical pupils and students still struggle to…
Read More From Marginalised to Empowered: The Journey of Rebecca Bowyer
“Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected" - Kofi Annan After being accused of teaching politics to her pupils in Zimbabwe, geography teacher…
“I had a yearning to do something completely different with my skill base, something more holistic and community-focused" -Amanda Wood For Amanda Wood, the COVID-19 pandemic was life-changing. Prior to its outbreak in 2020, she was working as a programme…
Read More Seeds of Change: The Micro Greengrocer Cultivating Community & Sustainability
“I wanted people to have a safe space where they could come and tell stories and where they could integrate into the wider community’ - Reynette Roberts Oasis Cardiff aims to facilitate the integration of refugees and asylum seekers into…
Read More Oasis Cardiff: Championing Entrepreneurial Spirit for Refugees in Wales
“I want to be able to look into my kids’ eyes and honestly say, ‘I did everything I could to hinder climate change” (Anders Ankarlid) Founded in 2019, Agood Company is a Swedish B-Corp that employs 28 people, only 14…
Read More Agood Company Turning Profits into Environmental Protection
#IWD24 ##InspireInclusion “Business can and does give back and it only takes one small gesture, like offering someone a job, to make such a massive difference” - Donna Griffiths, Business Development Manager, Bouygues UK International Women's Day is a chance…
Read More Refuge to Revolution: Thrive Group Wales Empowering Women with Enterprise
“I knew my startup idea couldn’t just be another commercial money spinning operation…It also had to in some way help people and also a cause that was far bigger than me” (Deepak Ravindran) In 2016, Deepak Ravindran, an MBA graduate,…
We pour our heart and soul into our work and believe that the greatest achievements are driven by Passion. - Donna Turner-Not, n-ergy I am immensely proud of our caring, inclusive culture, where we set the highest standards and expectations…
Read More n-ergy’s Impact: Education, Peace, and Reintegration
“The project is developing a model of small scale agriculture, independent of subsidies, on marginal land and promoting natural cider and minimum intervention orcharding.” - Bill Bleasdale and Chava Richman Although apples have been used to make alcoholic drinks in…
Read More High Altitude Harvest: The Renaissance of Welsh Cider Making at Welsh Mountain Cider
"Innovation and sustainability aren’t just about what we create, but how we create, and who gets to participate in the process." - Sarah and Julia, Co-founders of The Sustainable Studio In Cardiff, a transformative force is reshaping the creative landscape,…
Read More The Sustainable Studio: Empowering Creative Enterprise and Advancing SDG 16
“The business of business should not just be about money, it should be about responsibility. It should be about public good, not personal greed” (Dame Anita Roddick). Possibly the first example of a modern harmonious retail enterprise, The Body Shop…
Read More A Pioneer’s Rise and Ethical Dilemma: A Cautionary Tale of The Body Shop
“Our focus is on running a company that operates on a completely zero food waste model. Sustainability sits at the core of everything that we do…” (Michelle Laithwaite) The Fuel Hub is an online premium meal preparation business that delivers…
Read More Zero Waste, Maximum Taste: The Fuel Hub’s Journey to Revolutionise Healthy Eating
In the contemporary sustainability crisis and our concern about the planet and global warming, we must never forget that sustainability is about people and their ability to live peacefully and in harmony with each other. With the problems in Eastern…
“Sustainability is not just about adopting the latest energy-efficient technologies or turning to renewable sources of power. Sustainability is the responsibility of every individual every day, it is about changing our behaviour and mindset…” (Joe Kaeser, Former CEO of Siemens…
Read More Addressing the Sustainability Challenge: the need for harmony
“We’re in the fight against climate change. That’s what has driven the business so far. I am proud of what I do; this has never felt like a proper job” - James Hygate James Hygate, the founder and CEO of…
Read More Green Revolution: From Garage to Global with Firefly Green Fuels
“The world needs new models of agriculture: farms that are of course productive but also sustainable for many centuries to come; that are resilient—able to adjust to climate change, that are people-friendly, offering plenty of good jobs and supporting local…
Read More Cultivating the Future: Kindling Farm’s Vision for Sustainable, Community-Led Agriculture
“RNCM mobilises musicians to graduate into the world’s confident risk takers, innovators and changemakers” - (RNCM, 2023) In December 2023, the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), based in Manchester, became the UK’s entrepreneurial University of the Year. Founded in…
Read More Harmonising Innovation: The RNCM Shaping Tomorrow’s Musical Entrepreneurs and Changemakers
“Access to safe water is a human right which almost a third of the planet is being denied. But cleaning polluted waterways requires energy, and we must ensure that our efforts to heal the planet don’t inadvertently create new harm"…
Read More Aquacycl’s Vision: Pioneering the Transformation of Water Treatment
In November, I had the opportunity to contribute to the new Executive Leadership Programme at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Lampeter campus as part of their Global Futures initiative. The pilot programme has been developed to support the…
“Totally Welsh has always been about more than just dairy for us. The Brand embodies the Welsh community spirit." (John Horsman, General Manager Totally Welsh) Towards the end of the 19th century, milk began to be sold in bottles in…
Read More Sustainable Sips: Totally Welsh Changing Dairy Dynamics
bubbles: Sebastian Sørensen Porth is a town of some 6,000 people located in the Rhonda Valley, the former coal mining region of South Wales. In 1897, two local grocers, William Evans and William Thomas, opened a factory, the Welsh Hills…
Congratulations to Dafen Primary School, an EntreCompEdu Pioneer School, for a Spectacular GEW2023 Event title image approved by Dafen Primary School Last Thursday was a remarkable day for Dafen Primary School as they celebrated a 'triple whammy' event during Global…
As we delve into the second day of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023 at Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, the essence of our mission comes to the fore: instilling entrepreneurial thinking in young minds as a cornerstone for a sustainable and harmonious future.…
Three years ago, in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020, Felicity and I founded The Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society, now a limited spinout company of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the 2022 Triple E European Entrepreneurial University of the Year. We…
Read More Global Entrepreneurship Week: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate, That is the Question
“The cards aren’t going to dent the million of tons of plastic entering our rivers and oceans every year but if it helps spread a little love and gets a few people to be a bit more conscious about their…
“We solve the same problems as regular technology companies. We just look to nature for our inspiration and answers” - Eric Puro NutraIngredients 2021 Start-up Award winner KÄÄPÄ Biotech: ‘Our passion led to the win!’20-Dec-2021 By Will Chu Founded in 2018,…
Read More Kääpä Biotech: Nature-Inspired Medicinal Mushrooms
It's been a whirlwind of a week for all of us at the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society (HES). From thought-provoking academic panels to community showcases, we've been busy showcasing our mission and impact. Our Voice in Academia: The Panel DiscussionThe journey…
Read More Navigating Academia and Community: A Week in the Life of HES
To celebrate UWTSD's Sustainability Week 2023, David and I have gathered together the selection of 10 Welsh Harmonious Treasures we showcased during our ‘Food Pirates’ Adventures at Lampeter Food Fest 2023, a joyful collaboration with Associate Professor Luci Attala and Professor…
Read More Our bilingual celebratory ‘Welsh Harmonious Treasures’ booklet
“I promise to keep sustainability as a key part of our business strategy and to continually promote sustainability to our members, our partners, and our hoteliers. Through these means and through our future innovations, I think it is vital for…
Read More Sustainable Suitehearts: Mr & Mrs Smith Craft Luxury Hotels with a Conscience
“We’re surrounded by the systems of the natural world that, when left untouched, know exactly how to self-balance, self-regulate, self-cleanse and restore harmony” - 1st Hotels American billionaire Barry Sternlicht graduated in 1982 from Brown University and obtained an MBA from Harvard…
Read More From Wall Street to Green Street: The Evolution of 1st Hotels
“Our business is based on solid values: great products with good design, made ethically and sustainably without doing harm to others or our planet” - Lisa and Philip Ingram LittleLeaf Organic Cotton). Lisa Ingram has a DPhil, four young adult…
"At Bee1, we believe that the most sustainable solutions arise at the intersection of education, innovation, and social responsibility." - Bee1 Mark Douglas, former Director of NatWest Bank across Wales and the Chairman/Founder of NatWest Cymru, transitioned from shaping a…
Read More Bee1’s Trailblazing Path Fostering Climate Awareness in School
Today I learned that Christine Samy Habib has been awarded a Senior Lectureship at Leeds Trinity University. I first met her in 2007 when I left the UK to help set up what was essentially a social enterprise, the British…
“As artisan growers we are custodians of the land we work on, and we protect it with our sustainable approach to everything” - Electric Daisy Flower Farm The global market for fresh cut flowers is estimated to be US$36.4 billion, with…
Read More Blooming Sustainability: Electric Daisy Flower Farm
David and I are thrilled to report on our recent contributions to the 17th International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) hosted this year by the University of Surrey, where, once again, colleagues and peers in enterprise and entrepreneurship education from the…
Read More Shining Together: Celebrating the team at IEEC2023 and the Harmonious Path Ahead
“We need to be more responsible about the environment, the economy, the people. Because now more than ever it is more than a necessity it is an emergency” - Dr.Carmen Hijosa In India, Fleather, a leather substitute, is being made…
“The medieval university looked backwards; it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The modern university looks forward and is a factory for new knowledge”. [“Darwin’s Bulldog” the English biologist, Thomas Huxley 1825-1895] Professor David A. Kirby, BA., Ph.d is…
“We are a business built on the advocacy of individual users. We are at our best when we arrive at decisions that consider all of the perspectives and look forward with optimism and authenticity” - KeepCup Born in Glasgow but…
Read More KeepCup: Brewing Change One Reusable Cup at a Time
In the words of the 1963 Cliff Richard “Summer Holiday” song “We’re all goin’ on a Summer holiday, No more work in’ for a week or two”. That being the case, we want to reflect on our achievements at the…
Wales has in place a series of policies and strategies to address the sustainability challenge and recognises the important role that education can play in ensuring that the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future…
Read More HES contributing to Sustainability and Prosperity at Learned Society of Wales Colloquium
In the picturesque Welsh countryside, farmer Andrew Evans is involved in a pioneering trial with implications for the global environment. At his farm in Welshpool, Powys, he is introducing daffodil compounds into his cattle's diet to reduce methane emissions. The…
Read More The Power of Petals: The Daffodils’ Role in Combating Global Warming
Greetings, landlubbers and sea dogs alike! I am delighted to recount our boisterous and highly energetic adventure as the #FoodPirates at the Lampeter Food Festival 2023, hosted by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David at UWTSD Lampeter-Llambed. Our 'Food…
Read More ‘Food Pirates’ Adventures at Lampeter Food Fest 2023
I’m always intrigued by how creative the people are. When I go home and try to come up with my own designs, I can’t come even close. - Manar Moursi There are an estimated 20 million palm trees in Egypt.…
Read More Baladi Home and Studio Meem: promoting artisan entrepreneurship in Egypt
What a remarkable few months it has been for Felicity, which the Harmonious Entrepreneurship Society is delighted to celebrate. First she successfully defended her Doctoral thesis on 14th February, 2023, then she received her Doctoral Certificate, dated 5th May, her…
Read More HES celebrates doctoral and entrepreneurial journey
“You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place” - Paul Allen, 1953-2018 Located on a 2,000-metre-high ridge overlooking the Masai Mara national game…
“Love Cocoa and H!P Chocolate are at the forefront of sustainable chocolate innovation” - Richard Koch, British Entrepreneur, Management Consultant and Angel Investor The name Cadbury is world famous, especially in the world of chocolate and confectionery. The Quaker, John…
“We believe in supporting a form of agriculture which will ensure our, and future, generations will have choice and opportunity…” Lucy Watson and Ben Pratt Lampeter, a small university market town in mid-Wales, has a history of sustainable organic food…
Read More Watson & Pratt’s: where shopping is social & produce is local
“I always work with as many local producers as I can to source local, seasonal and organic produce. I am proud to call these suppliers my friends and love the opportunity to create exciting dishes with them” - Deri Reed…
Read More Deri Reed’s Culinary Journey for Community and Planet
I am delighted to share the exciting news that Felicity has recently been awarded her Doctorate degree and her graduation ceremony is scheduled for 11th July 2023. Her Doctoral research has focused on exploring how Higher Education educators develop Higher…
“Everything that exists on earth is part of a natural cycle. The problem with plastic is that it does not belong to any of these cycles” - Scott Munguia. In 2014 Scott Munguia, a Chemical Engineering student, founded Biofase in…
“Welsh bees have evolved over millions of years to survive and prosper in our fickle climate. If nature has decreed Welsh bees suitable for our country, then why go against it?” - Peter Jenkins, Lampeter Beekeeper Increasingly universities are being…
“Producing high quality food, looking after the environment, managing air and water quality, enhancing biodiversity and wildlife and taking care of our most valuable asset -SOIL – is what we as farmers should be doing. We are on this planet…
Read More Nature Friendly Farming, Esgairllaethdy Farm, Myddfai
We are thrilled to collaborate with UNESCO-BRIDGES UK Hub on an exciting event at Lampeter’s Food Fest (Gŵyl Fwyd Llanbed) on Saturday 29th July 2023. Between 1-4pm, join us on an epic adventure in the historic Old Hall at the University…
Read More Food Fest Ahoy! Charting the Course of Sustainable Food Innovation
“Johnny’s contribution to the Cairndow area transformed it from a place with few jobs, a dwindling population and little ambition to a thriving, forward thinking community” (Virginia Sumsion, Johnny Noble’s niece). Loch Fyne is a Scottish sea loch or lake…
Read More Loch Fyne Oysters: Empowering Communities, Restoring Oyster Waters
"Having the mindset, ambition and motivation to be an entrepreneur is a gift, and it's important that gift is used in the right way" - Jacob Hill Jacob Hill, an award-winning serial entrepreneur and ex-offender, founded Offploy CIC in 2016.…
Read More Offploy CIC: Empowering Ex-Offenders for Better Futures
“I used to channel my energies into the wrong things. I was successful but now I know that if I had channelled my energies into something positive I could have succeeded there too”. (Cooper an ex-offender and Tap Social employee)…
Read More Tap Social: Brewing Change Through Beer, Baking & Second Chances
“It will no longer be possible to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I cared so deeply, but I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others”.…
“The truth is that few companies are making the changes required to their business practices to make the urgent impact we need…” - Tim Etherington-Judge Stephanie Jordan and Tim Etherington-Judge launched Avallen Spirits, a private producer of Calvados (a cider brandy…
Read More Avallen Spirits: The Planet-Positive Spirit Brand with moral purpose
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