Author: grayrob

Bi’Ayda is a Turkish web-platform founded on crowd-funding principles. Description: Each project has 30 days to collect support – hence the name, Bi’Ayda, or “In One Month.” If a project reaches its fundraising goal, the supporters receive rewards from the project … Continue reading →

Gelecek Daha Net, or The Future is Brighter, is a website and corresponding network that “enables personal and professional development through measurable and sustainable methods.” According to the website, the web-based experience sharing platform endeavors to create a multidimensional dialog … Continue reading →

Ubit was founded in 2003 and designs projects that combine technology, education, and the learning process. Projects include Tercih.tv, a school choice simulator for students, Academy Call, a call center optimization service for educational institutions, and Stoys, a school management … Continue reading →

Certified in September 2012 and recently announced! “We wished to become a B Corp to be part of and learn from a community of organizations with social impact and to get closer to our mission of serving sustainable development.” Check … Continue reading →

Etkie is a socially responsible jewelry company working in Istanbul and Von, Turkey. Its name stems from the Turkish word Etki, meaning impact, and its mission is to empower women by increasing both their incomes and their economic mobility. Etkie … Continue reading →

WeDecide supports enterprises and institutions to tap into the collective intelligence of target communities. It allows organizations to crowd-source ideas to their challenges over Facebook and to conduct internal idea development and innovation management on independent and customized web-platforms. In … Continue reading →

Imona Cloud is a web based platform that makes it easier and around 5 times faster to develop enterprise business apps. The company overview from ICT Proposers’ Day 2012 further describes the service saying, “The apps developed in the platform … Continue reading →

Motivolog: An experience sharing platform for patients “Motivolog is a patient centered, group based information and motivation sharing network for people who underwent medical procedures. Patients share their experiences, medications and their health status on a timeline based blog with … Continue reading →

B-Fit: Turkey’s first national chain of women only gyms The company uses a franchising model to empower women. Since it was founded in 2006, B-Fit has grown to over 200 female owned franchises that are also staffed by women and has … Continue reading →

Serra Titiz, founder of Mikado Consulting, talks about social entrepreneurship, her socially responsible company, and corporate responsibility. On social entrepreneurship (0:00-3:38): “A social entrepreneur is someone who sees a social problem and feels the urge to make a move…to make … Continue reading →

LOVE this video! “Balyolu (pronounced Ball-Yoll-EW), a social venture in Anatolia building an industry around hyper-local tourism in a whole new niche market – honey tasting.”

“OpenUrban is the first open source user-generated web map and forum focusing on current and proposed urban development. It is a web platform for civic collaboration, a venue for debate, and an outlet and archive for information on urban development. … Continue reading →

Atiken Renewables is a biomass energy company and was an early stage finalist in the Global Entrepreneurship Competition this year. Full Q&A with founder, Emre Ergun, coming soon!

Turkish time banking! Featured in my previous post about volunteerism in Turkey. Check out their website here.