Entrepreneurship challenges and opportunities in Nigeria
As part of our work with the SE Outreach Accelerator, backed by Sida, SE Forum follows up with alumni of the programme to monitor progress and developments within the countries our...
Zoom out 2017 and zoom in 2018
Sometimes you need to zoom out in order to zoom in. That’s what I’ll do in this 2018’s first ED letter in an effort to share reflections from our international...
Gaining momentum and growing the social entrepreneurship ecosystem
We’re almost at the end of 2017 and can look back at a great year where we have, amongst other things, been putting energy into a deeper understanding of the...
Are you our next intern?
Interested in knowing more about social entrepreneurship? Always wanted to learn more about businesses aiming to resolve society’s most pressing problems? Dreamt to meet and get to know founders of...
Creating an efficient ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in Sweden
Social entrepreneurs can find advice and support from many sectors and individuals, but how do you know what’s right for you? And how do the sectors ensure they provide the...
Exploring energy challenges and solutions with Swedish Institute
The SE Forum team was asked by its friends at Swedish Institute to join them in hosting 17 winners of the Smart Energy Challenge for two days in Stockholm. We were of...
October – a humbling and exciting experience
This month has focused on the understanding of the context of the sector we operate in and preparing for things to come. We’ve travelled to Malaysia, visited social entrepreneurs, researched...
Social entrepreneurship in Malaysia: From systemic support to on the ground action
Our Program Director, Fiona Hazell, often shares her experience and knowledge to inspire and empower entrepreneurs that want to use their business to do good. This time, it was Malaysia’s...
I went to Sweden and got to know 14 countries
Lena Reschke has been a very valued part of the SE Forum team over the last few months, as a Program Assistant for the SE Outreach Accelerator. She made it run...
Applications for GATHER Fellowship open until 15 November
We are thrilled to announce that we will be working in partnership with Seeds of Peace on the 2017-2018 GATHER Fellowship. The program will be looking to answer the question: How do we...
Baltic collaboration with social innovation learnings
To grow social entrepreneurship in the Baltic region and to strengthen the role of municipalities supporting social entrepreneurship initiatives, SE Forum is collaborating with partners from Latvia and Belarus to...
A month of action, reflection and future thinking
Wow, what a month! We’ve had delegations from Latvia and Belarus here to examine social innovation in Sweden, and we’ve also welcomed a group of young leaders from South Asia...
Celebrating SE Outreach entrepreneurs and the SDGs
Thursday night saw the culmination of six months of hard work, new learnings and new friendships. Our SE Outreach Accelerator participants have spent the last few weeks in Stockholm developing...
In the name of good business and the SDGs
September is when Sweden is back at work at full tilt after the summer break. The focus is intense and I like the anticipation of opportunities and ideas it brings....
An accelerator of entrepreneurship, opportunity and impact
SE Forum’s six-month flagship accelerator program is designed to help high-impact entrepreneurs create the change they want to see in the world. Our ambition is for our program participants to...
SE Forum welcomes Communications and Coordination Lead to the team
A new job means new people, new opportunities, new challenges. In my case it also means new country and new city. Although, not entirely new as I was born in...
Internal work, the Queen and a week of politics
The Swedish summer is now finally here and SE Forum will take two weeks off. The focus this past month has therefore been on setting us up for success after...
Sociala entreprenörer driver hållbar utveckling
Sociala entreprenörer är bland de bästa på att driva utvecklingen inom de globala hållbarhetsmålen, visar en ny rapport. Trots det bemöts sociala entreprenörer med misstänksamhet och tvivel i Sverige. Entreprenörer...
Filter out the noise and introduce quality
Not surprising the focus of our work in April has been the SE Outreach Accelerator program. Eight social entrepreneurs from different parts of the world, working in different sectors have...
Sunshine, programme preparation and reported impact
Finally the spring has come to Sweden! Even though I’ve always said that the weather doesn’t really affect me, I now must correct myself. I seem to get an incredible...