A global movement to make it fun & easy to break the ice between people to find true love, friendships, and social activities with an optimal mix of high-tech & high-touch organized as a Master Franchise. The top management team at Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA bought the idea in 2006 as a social benefit. Love & Friendship locally & globally - health & peace! Personal matchmaking, online dating, friendships, mingling! Improving relationship health! Looking for: mentor(s), companies to co-create (pilot project), team members, business partners, investors, etc. Storytelling frame (the truth): Svalbard: Here you can still risk meeting polar bears in the streets. Every semester the university (UNIS) has an icebreaker party! Since 2004 I have tested out different ideas and found them possible to succeed. For more information read this paper: ALYTUS COLLEGE, ISSN 2029-9311, October 30, 2013: 50 % of the world population lives in big cities worldwide - how will this affect our social relationships -- and how to improve these? 50 % of the world population lives in big cities worldwide --and this will increase (globalis.no) - how will this affect our social relationships, and how to improve these? Several statistics underline the challenges of the modern world: 50 % or more are single. 50 % are cheating. 50 % or more break up or divorce. 25 % on sick leave as a result of a relationship breakup. Low libido is now a public health problem. 48 % have only one friend, but not a reliable one in a crisis. 50 % of the population wants more friends. We become more sick from our private lives than our work lives (Modesta Olsen, 2007), and the modern family is the most common family structure (Almendingen, 2010). Which social structures can survive the strain of losing the qualities of faithfulness, honesty, and decency? Cynicism becomes our defense. Depression and feelings of emptiness are the prices we pay. Giving hugs, care, and trust to others not only bring greater happiness - it can also lead to better business. Icebreakercard.com is a new world movement to solve these social challenges. It fights for its vision: Love and friendship locally and globally! Our big goal is to improve your life quality. As social entrepreneurs, we are called the fourth sector which cooperates with the other three: private, public, and civic (Ellis, 2006) with an optimal mix of high tech & high touch! In this paper, I will present my research findings in the Western world (mainly Norway and USA) and my part of the solution as a social entrepreneur of Icebreakercard.com. A social entrepreneur has been described as our time's hero and heroines. We create solutions where none of the sectors have succeeded well enough. Bad relationships lead to health problems in the population across age and gender. Mental health conditions are now the key concern in all of the OECD countries. The employer and the community take the economic bill when the employee is on sick leave. The disease is a private matter, but absence is not. Links: http://alytauskolegija.lt/Dokumentai/2013/38_Soreide.pdf http://www.slideshare.net/AnneSreide/ib-fb-2012 https://independent.academia.edu/AnneS%C3%B8reide https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_G._S%C3%B8reide

ZoopIt er en tilbyder av same-day delivery til nettbutikker og lar forbruker få varer levert hjem innen 2 timer etter kjøp i nettbutikken. Vår ambisjon er å tilby en solid, skalerbar tjeneste som lett integreres inn i eksisterende løsninger for å enten erstatte eller supplere tradisjonelle leveranseløsninger. Ønsker du å se tjenesten live kan du besøke handlekurven til en av våre partnere, www.Expert.no. ZoopIt AS ble stiftet I 2014, har i dag 5 ansatte og er deleid av Schibsted.

Empowering coffee farmers and roasters to connect and improve coffee. Problem: Coffee farmers are the first hands in the supply chain, but also the ones that get paid the least. Coffee farmers are the most exposed, as with the changing environmental and financial climate, they hold the greatest risk of all: to not be able to sell their crop. At Tropiq we educate farmers on how to increase their overall quality. We also commit to buying a big part of their most prised coffees and bring them to market. In other words, we take pride in pre-committing to our suppliers/farmers each season so that they don't suffer any major losses. This commitment is not only financially driven, it's meant to give farmers the freedom to focus on quality and having a social impact.

StudMatch strive to make employment of students accessible and easy for all companies, such that many more choose to make use of this often underrated resource. We help businesses define good projects that create value for both themselves and the students, make their recruitment process slick and easy by providing them with a shortlist of candidates; and give them the framework for ensuring good and effective HR for the students during their employment. In turn allows the businesses to provide meaningful relevant experiences to students through internships and part-time jobs during their studies. We deliver this value by systemizing domain knowledge into our data driven platform, allowing us to deliver our service in a scalable way. The goal is to make student employment the obvious decision for any business that seek to connect with solid talent.

Precorn helps entrepreneurs commercialize their idea. By combining capital with active participation in the company, the entrepreneurs get the best conditions for success. What ideas we choose We invest in innovative ideas with a clear value proposition that is easy to communicate. Who we invest in We invest in enterprising, inspiring and goal-oriented people with values that coincide with ours. Currently looking for NOK 5 million in financing to complete the investment in our first SPV that contains three incredible startups

Ucommerce's goal is to scale brands while solving real-world problems for all people alike. With our CEO at the helm, and the team of industry professionals we believe we can change the future for the better and at the same time do it in a sustainable way where our footprint helps the planet instead of destroying it. Brands under our wings Megahoodie Ivylou

Diggecard is a global provider of gift card expertise and technology. We work with businesses of all kinds within retail, leisure and hospitality who want to fully or partially outsource their gift card programme, working either directly or with a technology partner. We also provide gift card services for businesses and agencies to deliver reward, incentive, promotion, benefit and discount programmes.

Checkin er et event management system som skiller seg fra andre billett og eventsystemer ved at vi tilbyr et komplett system for håndtering av ditt event. Alt fra selve påmeldingen og salg av billetter, til ressursstyring, produktsalg, kassesystem og crm. Skreddersøm er stikkordet for Checkin, og det finnes svært få begrensinger i forhold til tilpasninger.

Founded by Theresa Harmanen and Claudia Menger in 2018, Sanga Yoga is your home for yoga for pregnancy, postpartum and fertility. Sanga Yoga was born out of our need for community and finding a more therapeutic, feminine approach to yoga for major transitions and changes in life, such as pregnancy and postpartum, as well as parenthood and fertility. We turned that need into local studio yoga classes in and around Oslo, as well as private sessions and workshops, and are now also creating an online space for these practices.

Snowroller utvikler og selger bærekraftig og Instagram-vennlig skitøy til Generasjon Z (individer født mellom 1995 og 2010) gjennom egen nettbutikk. Siden lanseringen i 2017 har Snowroller doblet omsetningen årlig og solgt over 2500 skidresser til kunder verden over. I dag er vi tre ansatte i selskapet, hvorav to jobber fulltid på kontor i Oslo. Vi har et høyt fokus på innovasjon, forretningsutvikling og bærekraft innad i teamet, blant annet gjennom å stadig tenke nytt og inkludere kundene våre i alle faser av produktutviklingsprosessen.

Cloud lager godt innhold. Vi har to separate avdelinger som jobber henholdsvis inn mot redaksjonelle og kommersielle publikasjoner. Kan vi hjelpe deg?

We use research and technology to integrate sustainability into "business as usual"  for canteens, hotels and restaurants, leading to meals that are healthier, have lower environmental impacts, and are more profitable. Our technology solution allows clients to understand the environmental impacts of every recipe, design new sustainable food concepts that are greener and more cost-effective, and benchmark progress via our reporting tool and dashboard.

Capeesh is combining machine intelligence with gamification in order to provide relevant language learning for non-native speakers who work in domain-specific industries.Capeesh aims to change how employers onboard and train new hires. It is all about providing the right language learning exercise in the right industry-related context, driving towards authentic use in an authentic context. This experience transfers employees work-related capacity. In Capeesh we embrace diversity and creativity! With offices based in some of the most innovative hubs in Norway, we care about flexible work environments and new approaches. Follow your enthusiasm and challenge everything!The team consists of experienced game developers, full-stack engineers, experts in natural language processing and experienced business developers. As a part of the team, we also have two language researchers with expertise in phonetics and linguistics, which will help us validate the effect of what we are creating.

Bedriftsdans leverer ulike bevegelsformer til bedrifter. Her er det alt fra kampsport, solo og pardans til mindfulness og yoga. Bedriftsdans har som mål å skape et bedre og sunnere miljø på norske arbeidsplasser og bidra til friskere eldre ved å lære bort bevegelser fra erfarne og dyktige instruktører i dans, yoga, kampsport og mindfulness. I tillegg til reduksjon i sykefravær håper bedriftsdans på mer motiverte og engasjerte medarbeidere.

Folkelig is a social entrepreneur that delivers well structured and effective public health projects for public sector, private sector and NGOs. Our goal is to reduce socioeconomical differences in health, and create sustainable and  health promoting communities. We use social innovation and design thinking to create impact for local communities and positive change in the field of public health. Our main projects are Matjungelen, Smaksverkstedet and Gategym.