The world is full of really great combinations jam and bread, Batman and Robin, and social impact and frugal innovation. These combinations are natural and the separate pieces feel odd […]
Entrepreneur Burnout: When Too Much is More than Enough
November 25, 2020 | Jennifer Cornick
It’s 2 o’clock in the morning and you are writing a press release. You have been up for twenty hours. And really, you haven’t slept more than a few hours […]
10 Stories of Impact for 10th Birthday of Impact Hub Vienna: Impact is… Sharpening the Vision and Mission
October 27, 2020 | Stanish Gunasekaran
Impact Hub Vienna is celebrating it’s 10th dear birthday and, as a community, we are celebrating it with the stories that have been nurtured here, taken flight and are sprinkling […]
Circular Food Management in the Urban Regions of Austria
October 21, 2020 | Leni Piech
Food waste is one of the most pressing problems of our time. Especially within cities, the disposing of food, that would have still been edible, is a common concern. However, […]
Banner Photo: Social Urban Mining am RAIQA Innsbruck 1 (c) RLB Tirol – Günter Kresser Established by EIT RawMaterials, the Raw Materials and Circular Societies Prize supports new business models […]
Social Impact of Climate Change: How It Is Accentuating Social Injustices
October 14, 2020 | Yiğit Turan
Climate change is real and it already is happening. So much so that the popular English newspaper The Guardian adopted an updated set of terms to better reflect the gravity […]
How Frugal Innovation Accelerates Change in Austria and the Western Balkans
October 2, 2020 | Jennifer Cornick
Frugal Innovation sounds like something your grandparents or great grandparents would say. They were children of the Great Depression and wars which left the world resource-poor and economically damaged. Looking […]
Thought-provoking Podcasts That Will Fuel Your Social Impact Aspirations
September 10, 2020 | Alina Cristea
If you’re in the business of fixing the world – in other, more practical words, if you’re a social entrepreneur – you know that success doesn’t come handed on a […]
Fast fashion is wasteful. I know, it is a line you have heard a million times before (or seen in print in a thousand different iterations). The problem is, we […]
12 Expert Tips for Hosting a Successful Webinar by the CEO of Austrian Webinars, Matthias Gritsch
August 3, 2020 | Guest Blog
As we are navigating a new events landscape where social distancing and safety measures became an integral part of any in-person event, many companies in Vienna (and in the world) […]
The future of social entrepreneurship in Austria is in danger
July 1, 2020 | Barbara Inmann
Dear Impact Hub Vienna Community, The future of social entrepreneurship in Austria is in danger. The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenge none of us was prepared for. When the […]
Social Start-up Initiative found! 2020: Vienna Hobby Lobby sichert sich den ersten Platz
June 23, 2020 | Impact Hub Vienna
Deloitte Österreich und Impact Hub Vienna fördern mit der Initiative found! innovative Social Start-ups, die mit ihren Geschäftsideen neue Perspektiven für geflüchtete Personen schaffen. Seit Anfang des Jahres feilten sechs […]
innovate4nature insects edition: die Finalistinnen und Finalisten stehen fest!
June 18, 2020 | Impact Hub Vienna
Startups kämpfen gegen Insektensterben: Aus 67 Einreichungen hat eine Jury sechs spannende Business-Ideen für Insektenschutz gekürt. Wien, 18. Juni 2020 – Aus 67 Einreichungen für den Start-Up-Wettbewerb innovate4nature hat eine […]
10 Stories of Impact for 10th Birthday of Impact Hub Vienna: Impact is…Breaking Taboos
June 10, 2020 | Guest Blog
Today we have a treat for you – not just one anniversary story but two! When erdbeerwoche became part of the Impact Hub Vienna community, they did it with a […]
Founder Spotlight – Ariane Olschak, Farah Saad, Marianna Mkrtchyan and Philipp Schmidtmayr from frida
June 2, 2020 | Aneta Pawlik
Since 2015, we have gained completely new perspectives on the topic of barriers to inclusive societies. While we are more aware of the existing hurdles and manage to build bridges […]
