Social entrepreneurs projects from Ideation and Incubation phase
Risers Alumni
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HAPPY BED
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
Happy bed turns trash into treasure. What if everyone treated mother earth the same way you treated your pet?
MIA BAGS HANDCRAFTED
Balkan Green Foundation
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
Transforms the waste of furniture fabrics into attractive and unique products. As such, the endeavour presents an eco-friendly business approach that will contribute to waste reduction and income generation for the people involved in the production.
REUSE CENTER
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
A one-stop destination for sustainable consumption; a place where you’ll be able to donate goods, buy pre-loved clothes, books and home-décor, and attend educational events on circular economy.
BEDPACK
SMART KOLEKTIV
The imperative of environmental protection and the desire to help their fellow citizens without proper home connected this dynamic duo in a team called Bedpack. These 2 girls decided to establish a company that will use recycled materials and textile waste to create pet beds and then set aside part of the profits to make specially designed and comfortable sleeping bags that will be available for homeless people in Belgrade.
EUROART TEAM
ARNO
Euroart is a team of young enthusiasts from Stip that aims to start a social business through online and offline sales of creative products and services. On the one hand, the team wants to protect the books using eco covers, to use the old materials and on the other to spread the idea of recycling among the youngsters.
First step for Eco-cap
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
Plastic waste greatly affects the environment because it decomposes for a long time. By collecting plastic bottle caps we will reuse the material and using 3D modeling and printing we can turn them into attractive and practical items for your choice and use.
GLAM UP WITH THE CLASS TEACHER
ARNO
“Glam up with the class teacher” consists of enthusiasts from Bitola. Our team aims to motivate citizens to donate quality clothes. The idea is to reuse the existing clothes in the people’s wardrobes that are not used. Through our platform the clothes will resold and 50% from the profit will be donated to students from vulnerable categories.
RETIRE
NEŠTO VIŠE
An innovative and environmentally conscious project, aimed at preserving our environment and recycling hard-to-use raw materials. To recycle old tires and other types of rubber into products that benefit local community like playgrounds and sports fields.
GLASSIC
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
Glassic intends to create a support system in the community, focused on the local farmers, which protects our environment through used glass management. Their system provides support for local farmers, and as a result reduces the waste of perfectly usable glass in our environment.
INCEPTION
Nešto više
To recycle and re-use old clothing fabrics which will be given a new look and purpose and save environment.
Precious Plastic Albania
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
A recycling company, that uses recycled and collected plastic waste to create interior, furniture and products made to order, unique and well designed by employing and training marginalized community members and young people in need.
SWAP
ARNO
SWAP is a circular concept that uses reusable packaging for carrying food and beverages. The cycle begins with the purchase of food or beverage in reusable packaging, then the used packaging is replaced with a token that can be reused for taking clean reusable packaging. Reusable cups and food boxes from this cycle will be constantly washed and delivered to food businesses to keep the circular concept.
ZERO WASTE MK
ARNO
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
On a mission to make the world less trashy. The end goal is to raise awareness of the importance of waste management, to open a zero-waste store in Skopje, and to expand it to other cities.
Cleo - Green solutions
ARNO
A local green brand that aims to reduce the amount of waste polluting our environment by designing various products for waste selection in homes and offices.
ECOSHOP ALBANIA
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
EcoShop Albania is an online shop, which will offer the eco-friendly products. Eco Shop Albania will offer products which are eco and whose packaging has no plastic content. With this initiative we aim to influence the reduction of the use of plastic products and increase awareness about the benefits of eco-frienly products.
ECO TOYS
NEŠTO VIŠE
Offering toys and furniture for kids made of natural materials instead of plastic.
I ♥ Green
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
The objective of the initiative is to present attractive T-shirts, hoodies and socks with environmental awareness raising messages. Additionally, the selling of the products is foreseen to contribute to increase of green public areas by planting a tree for each product sold.
Keramička šolja je bolja
SMART KOLEKTIV
Team of two enthusiastic women, with the mission to make a difference in a world full of waste. They aim to change the mindset of people in Serbia, one mug to go at a time, by producing mugs to go from clay.
SHNOSH
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
Offers natural, local and zero-waste hygiene and self-care products. It advocates a sustainable lifestyle while raising awareness about environmental issues.
THESARË
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
Thesarë aims to become the foremost fashion brand in Kosovo by producing and selling handmade clothes & accessories made from people of the NEET community. They plan to organize training and workshops for people from the NEET community and create a platform where their products will be sold.
BE GREEN TO BE SEEN
nešto više
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
To develop sustainable tourism agency to decrease and/or prevent negative effects of tourism on the environment and cultural heritage, as well as to support the growth of green economy.
REALITY ESCAPERS ALBANIA
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Reality Escapers aims to offer various outdoor tourism services to fill
the gaps observed in the market especially as alternatives to vacation
in Vlora. We plan to increase our staff and partners with young people
from rural areas with economic difficulties, thus creating more
employment and economic opportunity for these people.
CULTURAL ROUTES
NEŠTO VIŠE
Making new tourist cultural routes in Teslić by involving the resources of locals into them. from rural areas with economic difficulties, thus creating more employment and economic opportunity for these people.
Fortress Bros
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
Our mission is to turn the forgotten and unused potentials of Austro-Hungarian forts in Montenegro into a valid touristic offer.
MONTENEGRO EXPLORE
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
We offer digital marketing services to innovative startups, creatives, and women entrepreneurs. Digital marketing is cheaper than traditional and often records better results, so it is ideal for startups and those who do not have a large marketing budget. Long-term, we are planning to organize online courses in this area, and to create a platform for finding online jobs.
Regional Youth Camping Darzezë
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
The camp is an opportunity to promote tourism in Darzeze and seasonal employment of young people in the area. With accommodation in tents, food, guides for exploring the area and various entertainment this camp is a sustainable tourism agent.
TRAVEL WITH STARS
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
This initiative aims to promote astrotourism Albania as a mean to promote high mountains as tourism destinations and increase incomes of local communities in Shebenik - Jabllanica areas. By fostering tourism in these areas, they want to support the economic revitalization of local communities located around the camp sites.
OKUSI PRIRODU
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
Our plan is to make the biggest digital base of agricultural manufacturers and service providers of rural tourism on Balkan.
CAMP
ARNO
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Camp is an outdoor kindergarten. The kindergarten aims to promote a healthy lifestyle from an early age, through physical activity and acquaintance with nature. All this allows children to develop a fighting spirit, teamwork, greater self-confidence, and the result is healthy, independent and strong children who are ready to face the challenges of further learning.
EARTH SOLDIERS
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
The summer camp has the task of educating children about climate change through workshops in nature and teaching children about entrepreneurship through recycling - they will make their own items and place them on the market and reduce the harmful impact on the environment. Waste disposal, composting, growing organic food, etc. are of primary importance.
ANDROMETA
ARNO
A platform for connecting students and instructors or teachers. It offers easy course creation, interactive elements, and style of learning and focuses on the structure and importance of knowledge.
Civic education of national minorities
SMART KOLEKTIV
LAW OFFICE, it will pro-bono provide legal assistance to social cases and members of national minorities and educate them about their civilly guaranteed rights, using modern communication technologies.
DANDELION
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
Our idea consists of an educational and entertainment services center for children. This center will support the development of children and especially children with special needs and their parents, helping them to overcome their educational and social inclusion challenges.
GREENDOOR CLASSROOM
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
Our idea is to establish an outdoor learning ambient, with focus on ecological camp for kids and practical knowledge workshop for adults. Creating green integral classroom, open center for sustainable living.
House of Urnebes
SMART KOLEKTIV
Culture Hostel and Creation House with a built-in recording studio and art atelier will provide a space where foreign and Serbian artists can affordably create, collaborate, and explore Serbian culture for inspiration.
IQ
ARNO
"IQ" is an educational center for children and youth. We offer programs for talented pupils who want to develop their talent in a specific area. Moreover we provide short- term care for children in the educational center. Lastly, we have designated an educational free program for children from vulnerable categories.
MAK SERVICES
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
An After School founded by a team with the necessary potential which serves to meet all the needs of customers that Covid emphasized, even more care to meet all the needs to accomplish and understand all school tasks.
PA, TO SAM MOG'O I JA
SMART KOLEKTIV
How to bring contemporary art closer to a wider audience? How to remove the label of the incomprehensible and the elite from contemporary art? Five young art historians from Belgrade have decided to tackle this problem and launch a podcast that would primarily open new opportunities for young people to explore contemporary art in an accessible, understandable and fun way.
SAGA CENTAR
SMART KOLEKTIV
This team will write and translate books for preschoolers that will talk about inclusion and children's rights. Special thing about these books is that they will be illustrated by marginalized children
SKILLZ ACADEMY
ARNO
Skillz Academy is an online educational platform for technical, digital and social skills that will help people upgrade their knowledge. Our model is as follows: when one person pays for a course, it allows someone else with less opportunities to use the platform for free.
SOCIAL GARDENS
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
The Botanical Garden is a way to preserve the autochthonous species of Montenegro and to nurture foreign varieties that will enrich the offer. This will be a place of learning, discovering, and connecting members of one community through activities of plant exchange, open classroom, community service. We will make a profit by selling ornamental, spicy, and medicinal plants.
ZNANJE-PRAKSA-USPJEH
NEŠTO VIŠE
To serve for the development of human resources and the identification of key skills that are currently underused because of lack of experience of potential employees.
COME OUT TO THE BAR
SMART KOLEKTIV
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
This team combines activism and an entrepreneurial spirit! The idea of this group from Novi Sad is to start a cafe that, in addition to an attractive location and a carefully selected range of drinks, would provide employment opportunities for transgender people as well as other LGBTQ+ people who have difficulties when finding a job due to discrimination.
DRIVING TO INDENPENDENCE
SMART KOLEKTIV
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
Supporting the youth without parental care on their way to financial independence after leaving the institution by employing them in a delivery service company focused on the best customer experience.
STARNUTS ALBANIA
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
StarNuts project that aims to turn an entire village into a producer of local hazelnuts. We aim to promote the production processing and marketing of local organic hazelnuts and to show with the focus that young people but not only have the opportunity to establish their own businesses in Albania.
WOMANDLOOM
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
The group of girls aims to create a small business that provides jobs for women in various social situations, abused women, Roma or single mothers, by creating handicraft products and a secure working environment.
WOMEN ON THE WAY
SMART KOLEKTIV
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
This team has an idea to establish a clothing brand that will create job opportunities for women refugees living in Serbia while encouraging social dialogue.
AMBROSIA
ARNO
Ambrosia is a social enterprise initiative-catering business aiming to achieve economic independence for Roma ethnicity women and single parents by employing them.
ČISTO NA KLIK
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
"Clean on click“ wants to enable everyone to get a living and working space maintenance service with one click. Our employees can stay with children and at the same time earn while cleaning. The products and machines they would use are environmentally friendly, without chemicals, and on a plant basis.
ČUPAVCI
SMART KOLEKTIV
A team of social workers has joined forces to launch a company through the RISE program that will provide people with disabilities in Indjija with the opportunity for creative creation, growth and a secure income. The idea of this team is to develop and produce innovative ecological products that solve the problem of unsustainable packaging.
GIFTED
SMART KOLEKTIV
The team consists of five students of Special Education and Rehabilitation passionate to influence the local community by promoting and selling products made by individuals with disabilities and organisations that gather them.
GREEN HOSPITALITY
SMART KOLEKTIV
A team called Green Hospitality came up with the idea to devise a green and responsible standard that will become a practice in the hospitality industry. In order to promote and pilot this standard, they are developing an innovative concept - eco-friendly mobile stands for the street sale of hot drinks that will employ young people who have a hard time finding a job.
ONE PLACE
ARNO
Team composed of 6 dedicated young people came up with the idea of establishing an online-based resource idea. It will offer free legal, social and psychological services to all marginalized groups of society. Moreover, the platform will provide space for posting flexible and part-time job positions, but also the opportunity to apply for those positions.
TEO TEAMS
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
The idea of Teo Team was born out of the difficulties encountered in being employed during the period of higher studies. It consists of a private employment office and aims to create employment opportunities for 18-25 years old and creating equal and non-discriminatory employment opportunities for persons with different abilities.
THE GREEN PINWHEEL
ARNO
By developing this platform for circular economy projects, these three young musketeers from Skopje will impact the production of negative carbon footprint, the climate, the creation of jobs, and the youth.
CORN DISHES
NEŠTO VIŠE
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
We will use corn stalk as a raw material to make disposable, biodegradable, containers or dishes, firewood pellets, thermal insulation, and other things.
ECO SOLUTION RESEARCH
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Food waste is among the leading causes of freshwater pollution. 33% of the food produced for human consumption every year gets wasted. Eco Solution plans to develop an organic product from food waste that optimizes the use of natural resources based on the concepts of sustainability & reproduction.
KOMPOSTOPIA
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
Aims to promote climate action, health and wellbeing, and life on land through practices of composting in order to reduce the ecological footprint.
PREZLA
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Prezla connects all actors in the society in the mission of removing the market barriers that cause food waste and pollution. Prezla enables all restaurants (hotels, shops..) to sell the excess daily supply and nearly expired food at a good price. Jointly we can help solve this important social and environmental problem.
Social Farm “Emanuel and friends”
Yunus Social Business Balkans
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
Focusing on alpine goats and some organic farming crops potential of the farm, they support the children's centers implemented by the Mission Emanuel Foundation, through the provision of quality agricultural products
A-ME-RIK
Yunus Social Business Balkans
The self-service restaurant will serve as a social business with a reserved schedule for people in need and those in street situations. The surplus food will go to charity in social centers, asylums, orphanages, etc.
ECO-BASKETS
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
The idea is to involve farmers from socially vulnerable groups, and to create a sustainable market for their produce. Those would be organic and produced locally, thus having a smaller eco-footprint.
GARDENERS
ARNO
City Gardens to be created throughout the city of Skopje, new standards for urban planning to be sat, in addition, the great need for greenery to be met.
Kelcyra Organic
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
The team’s idea is a collecting point of products from Kelcyra and Permet areas. These local products mainly produced by local women will become part of the brand name that represents the locality Kelcyra Organic.
LA PAZ
NEŠTO VIŠE
To promote production 100% organic eatable, medical and ornamental plants on unused and uncultivated land.
MONTASTE
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
The hedonistic culinary workshop which provides an opportunity for participants to learn how to prepare traditional Montenegrin food while enjoying spectacular views in a natural environment.
OLD KING'S
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
The love for ice cream is very high. That's why the Old King's team wants to produce soft ice cream with milk from the local farmers and to show people once again that there are things in our environment that are quality, tasty and healthy.
Solidarity Shop Berat
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
A gathering point in the city, with all the products that have the characteristics and quality of the area, can be gathered, by promoting and providing an opportunity to more families, who dedicate all their time and life to local quality products in Berat.
URBAN GARDENING
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
Aims to increase greenery in people’s homes, while also educating and training people who are willing to increase green spaces and produce/sell fresh products.
35 SHKALLË
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
35 degrees is the original toilet stool that positions your body in a natural, comfy squat. This toilet posture helps you to be healthier and feel better. It helps prevent and cure diseases such as colitis, appendicitis, haemorrhoids, constipation, and colon cancer.
FOOTBALL FRAME
ARNO
INCUBATION RISER - 1ST GENERATION
Football Frame will use the power of a digital platform and fun offline activities to promote football as an incredible tool for social change.
KAPLJICA / DROPLET
NEŠTO VIŠE
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Droplet is a mobile application making blood type donor matching. Users will register for free and be part of the database of voluntary blood donors, they will also have the opportunity to send a request through the application to the Red Cross and the Ministry of Health for certain doses of blood. In this way, we make it easier for users to find a blood donor.
ADVISING YOUNG MOMS
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
Advising young moms aims to provide an easy and healthy way of creating yummy homemade food for babies. They will offer young moms curated content with kids' approved nutritious homemade recipes.
HANA
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
With HANA (HELP and ADVICE for NEED of all AGES) is a psycho-social center aimed to become a beacon of hope to help children with special needs, parents and children's lives, but also any individual in need of psycho-social service. Our priority is especially the children with special needs to give them the right service and help their needs
PNEUMA
Yunus Social Business Balkans
An innovative and integrated psychological service for young people, which is offered according to the community model and focuses on the individual by a group of specialized and experienced social entrepreneurs.
Monte Medical
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
Platform will facilitate the availability of healthcare services in the current pandemic, which is especially useful to vulnerable groups. Services for the patients in need would be free of charge.
SMILJE, MAGIČNO BILJE
SMART KOLEKTIV
Did you know that immortelle oil has many healing properties? That it is used in phytotherapy and is also highly valued in the cosmetics industry? Smilje, magično bilje team plans to offer a quality, natural and socially responsible product to the domestic and foreign markets through the production of this oil. In addition, the mission of the girls who make up this team is to support and empower local population and small producers who will be included in their production chain.
TE TI
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
The home health services provided by the team will be multidisciplinary, coordinated and personalized. The focus of these services is all those in need, in the Municipality of Shkodra, especially elderly patients with chronic debilitating diseases.
WE HELP
YUNUS SOCIAL BUSINESS BALKANS
We want to set up a Sports Academy for young people. The academy will start with the basketball and then over time we will include also other sports. The Academy will give priority to young people who do not have the financial means by making a minimum payment and for some special layers twice a week will be free. This will help young people get rid of vices.
GREEN ENERGY WIND
NEŠTO VIŠE
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Green Energy wind is an innovative wind turbine producing electricity by turning the blades in the vertical direction therefore it will work regardles of the wind direction. It will be able to produce enough energy to power a mini fridge, a cooling fan and
charge multiple devices at once.
its lightness and low noise will not affect the ecosystems around
MOUNTAIN WAYS
SMART KOLEKTIV
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Mountain Ways are young, ambitious and eager to make a change! United by love for nature and outdoor activities, during RISE they will work on development of the application which aims to improve safety and orientation as well as to offer relevant information to all visitors of the mountains throughout all seasons of the year.
YES FOR LESS
ARNO
INCUBATION RISER - 2ND GENERATION
Yes for Less is a platform that helps people interested in living a more sustainable lifestyle to find all the useful information in one place. Here people will be able to share and exchange eco-friendly habits, tips and tricks, discover eco-shops and products, as well as find out about eco-related events and actions.
L.O.L - LAW OF LOVE
ARNO
Unique and Innovative method to raise the awareness for direct philanthropy in the community through an interactive model that includes promoting and placing coin machines - spiral wishing wells.
SMART IDEAS REMOVE BARRIERS
NEŠTO VIŠE
Designing hi tech aids for people with disabilities
VTPOWER
ARNO
The team is creating intelligent software to serve everyone who wants to convert their vehicle into a greener one.
TEPEMA
BALKAN GREEN FOUNDATION
TePema is a green & sustainable, design living space solutions company that operates in the Smart & Sustainable Cities Industry. TePema Facade 2.0 is the innovative version of the vertical greenery application, which insulates buildings thermally and saves electricity using 80% recycled materials.
Wineroom
IPC TEHNOPOLIS
Click the winery! A platform that connects wine lovers with wineries and enables them to book a visit to the winery whose offer meets their requirements and preferences.