Social Business

At Impact Factory, we believe in the power of bold ideas. Our mission? To help Germany’s most innovative minds develop solutions to pressing social challenges. Now we’ve found a partner who shares our vision: Yello Strom.

Find out whether crowdfunding could be the key to financing your startup.

Discover where your startup sits on the spectrum between purpose and profit, and how you, as a social enterprise, can find the perfect balance between social impact and economic success.

Discover seven key strategies that help impact startups grow sustainably and increase their positive impact on society and the environment – without losing sight of their mission.

Do you dream of making the world a little better with your business idea? Then you’ve come to the right place! But maybe you’ve already heard a myth or two about social entrepreneurship that’s making you hesitate. We’ve gathered the top myths founders in our community keep hearing. In this article, we clear up these misconceptions together and show you how Impact Factory helps you make your dream of an impact startup come true!

Where conventional companies see rivalry and competition, social entrepreneurs live cooperation. Find out here how this new view of the business world can turn other people’s success into your own. Because together, you can simply achieve more.

Clemens Brandstetter has been a key supporter of the Impact Factory network from day one and is an integral part of our program on many levels. Find out in this interview what Clemens does for us – or rather, for you.

Many young startups have to fight for attention and reach at first. But one Impact Factory team from Hesse is setting records when it comes to media attention – not least because practically every one of us is invited to take part: the vision of “Du bist hier der Chef”.

How do we act in a future-proof way? How do we drive change? Who are the people and organizations behind this change? We discuss these questions every day – with ourselves, with our program participants, with external players and partners. Starting today, we want to bring you closer to these ideas and questions about the future: in the Anthropia podcast Aufwind Zukunft.

The coronavirus pandemic made 2020 a historically extraordinary year for all of us. Beyond its health and social effects, COVID-19 is also putting the economy to a tough test. Smaller companies in particular are fighting for survival in many places. We asked ourselves how social entrepreneurs are dealing with it right now.

Basic communication: understanding each other without words. That matters for people who have become hard to reach. A special medical product from our hometown has built this bridge.

In part 2 of our Duisburg founder stories, you’ll find out how a team from Marxloh brings together children from disadvantaged neighborhoods and students so they can support each other.

Starting today, we want to introduce you to five social startups from our hometown of Duisburg. What are their motivations, backgrounds, and challenges? Let’s kick off with Ofrieda.

Not just earning money at work, but doing meaningful work, helping and empowering others, being truly sustainable, and making sure all of this stays that way tomorrow: as an impact startup forge, we’ve been awarding startup fellowships to young green & social entrepreneurs on the campus of the family equity company Haniel for five years now.