Read more Taking the leap into leadership Gabriela Matouskova could see potential in the organisation she was volunteering with. After meeting with a mentor, she’s now the CEO, leading a rapidly growing social enterprise.
Read more Time for a change for Expert Impact Expert Impact Director Kendra Walsh is leaving to take on a new challenge. Here, Kendra reflects on eight years growing the Human Lending Library.
Read more A bigger piece of the pie? Pizza social enterprise The Good Slice had proved a hit at festivals and events. Was the next step to open a restaurant? Mentoring from Jimmy's Iced Coffee founder Jim Cregan helped with the next step – and beyond.
Read more “You’re never going to have the impact until you launch” When you're building your business, when is the right time to go to market? For Rene Perkins of CityMaas, a conversation with a mentor provided focus – and further support by way of a useful introduction.
Read more A clean start: how Cloud’s End is helping hoarders We think Heather Matuozzo’s social enterprise is pretty unique - we haven’t heard of anyone else that works with physical clutter and mental blocks to create both metaphorical – and literal – space.
Read more What is it like working with an investor? They will obviously want to protect their investment, so how will that relationship go if challenges arise? For Kim Rihal of Equal Education, a meeting with someone who had trod that path before instilled confidence.
Read more How to stay motivated once you achieve your goals In less than three years, Colin Hegarty had achieved the goals he had set when starting his company. But now he had a new challenge. What should he do next?
Read more How collaboration can increase your social impact Pamela Bell's fashion activist social enterprise Prinkshop raises funds for good causes. But when she collaborated with globally recognised brands, the social impact rocketed.
Read more When should you scale? Your organisation is doing well and there’s demand for your services in new territories. Should you go for it? Richard Alderson, founder of Careershifters, on what happened next.
Read more The Female Lead is changing perceptions about what women can be Because it’s International Women’s Day on March 8th, we took a look at The Female Lead, an initiative that offers a wide spectrum of role models to young women.
Read more Digital guru plugs knowledge gap for charity Ian McLintock couldn't figure out how to get his venture to lift off. Serial digital entrepreneur Charles Mindenhall brought his experience to help figure it out.
Read more John Frieda makes people a priority for The Girls Network The number of disadvantaged young women supported to fulfil their potential grows following “influential” Human Lending Library conversation.