One of the most common challenges in adopting social entrepreneurship is the struggle to survive. Many social enterprises fail because of lack of infrastructure and funding. According to Nidhi Singh, Correspondent at www.entrepreneur.com there are 5 tips about how to build successful social entrepreneurship. 1. Believe In Yourself. One of the most challenging for socialContinue reading “5 Tips to Build Successful Social Enterprise”
Category Archives: Impact Stories
Aiming To Revolutionize The Tech Scene With Blockchain Technology
The invention of bitcoin in 2010 by an enigmatic figure known only by the moniker “Satoshi Nakamoto” sparked a technological revolution that spawned similar tokens. Now called “cryptocurrencies,” these digital coins are not plagued by concerns that traditional or fiat money usually faces, such as volatile monetary regulations and potential corruption involving banks and governments. From justContinue reading “Aiming To Revolutionize The Tech Scene With Blockchain Technology”
Remake City Jakarta: Startup Acceleration Program for Access to Funding
The startup ecosystem development in Indonesia has been growing rapidly since the last few years. However, this development cannot be separated from the many challenges that must be faced by the startup founders, one of which is the lack of access to funding. Several ways have been taken by startups in Indonesia to get funding,Continue reading “Remake City Jakarta: Startup Acceleration Program for Access to Funding”
ASIC: Creating Solution of Sustainable Living in Asia
Data from the United Nations (UN) shows 60% of the population in Asia-Pacific has experienced living in urban area. The development of urban life in the last two decades will have a great impact on the sustainability of the planet. A number of countries like Singapore, China, South Korea, and Japan have come through massiveContinue reading “ASIC: Creating Solution of Sustainable Living in Asia”
Understanding the Right Funding for Social Enterprise Workshop
On 27th – 28th November 2018, Instellar held the last workshop for Rise Inc.6 titled Understanding The Right Funding for Social Enterprise. Finding the right funders and securing finances can be a challenging, time-consuming, and complicated process. According to Amy Millman, president of Springboard Enterprises, an accelerator for women-led businesses in technology, media and lifeContinue reading “Understanding the Right Funding for Social Enterprise Workshop”
I-SEA Peer Learning
After a series of online meetings, Instellar & IKEA Social Entrepreneurship Indonesia Accelerator (I-SEA) organized peer learning sessions in which I-SEA Changemakers can meet face-to-face to discuss with and learn from each other. Peer learning is about involving everyone in the process, so in these offline meetings everyone takes turn to share the experience ofContinue reading “I-SEA Peer Learning”
JALA Tech was Awarded as One of the TOP 100 Echelon Asia Summit 2018
JALA is a startup Internet of Things (IoT) devices that aim to help shrimp farmers in Indonesia improve their productivity in shrimp farming. The founders of JALA, Syauqy Nurul Aziz, Aryo Wiryawan, Raynalfie Raharjo, and Liris Maduningtyas are friends since they were studying in university. They often worked together as a team in many competitionsContinue reading “JALA Tech was Awarded as One of the TOP 100 Echelon Asia Summit 2018”
DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2018 – Announcement of Top 100 Shortlisted Teams
Instellar is very happy to hear that our Social Enterprise from Rise Inc Stars (GandengTangan.org, Mendekor Indonesia, Kendal Agro Atsiri) and Remake City Jakarta (Nazava) becoming the top 100 social ventures who made it to the next roun of the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2018. See who made the list @ https://goo.gl/ScS2kX Proud ofContinue reading “DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2018 – Announcement of Top 100 Shortlisted Teams”
Korea Social Investment Foundation and Instellar Join Efforts to Support Impact Enterprises in Asia
SINGAPORE, 5 June, 2018ㅡThe Korea Social Investment Foundation (KSIF, Impact Factory) and Instellar (Jakarta, Indonesia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) in Singapore on June 5th to promote and vitalize the impact enterprise ecosystem across Asia. KSIF, a pioneer of impact finance in Korea, and Instellar, a social venture incubating and accelerating company in Indonesia, willContinue reading “Korea Social Investment Foundation and Instellar Join Efforts to Support Impact Enterprises in Asia”
Start-up Assistance Organizations in Indonesia: Taxonomy and Landscape
ANGIN, supported by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation from Japan, has launched a new research report titled, ‘Start-up Assistance Organizations in Indonesia: Taxonomy and Landscape’. First of its kind, the report dissects and maps the landscape of start-up assistance organizations (SAOs) – defined as entities that offer a spectrum of support services to entrepreneurs and ventures atContinue reading “Start-up Assistance Organizations in Indonesia: Taxonomy and Landscape”