Arthur Guinness Projects Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 Awards Ceremony @The Tavern, GAB

Entering its third year, Entrepreneurs For Good, a GUINNESS® and the British Council collaboration programme in search for Malaysia’s brightest social enterprises continues with a series of roadshows and workshops took off earlier this year. Target at offering financial support and training to businesses set up not only to seek profit, but with the overarching goal of improving the lives of their local communities, 14 promising Social Enterprises were shortlisted this year in the competition to pitch for a seed funding of RM 240,000, along with training, mentorship, and guidance to help grow their businesses.

Just few days back the competition has finally come to an end as 14 finalists along with media and winners from the previous two years of Entrepreneurs For Good were gathered at The Tavern at Guinness Anchor Berhad to witness the born of Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 award winners ;) 

Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 Awards Ceremony @The Tavern, GAB

Entrepreneurs For Good, an Arthur Guinness Projects and the British Council collaboration :) 

Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 Finalist: MyBakery

Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 Finalist: Jar Time

Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 Finalist: Earth Heir

Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 Awards Ceremony 

Mr. Gavin Anderson, Country Director for British Council Malaysia

Speech by Mr. Gavin Anderson, Country Director for British Council Malaysia

Speech by Mr. Nick Larkworthy, Marketing Manager for Guinness Anchor Berhad

Since the partnership of Arthur Guinness Projects and the British Council Malaysia back in 2012/2013, 6 Malaysian Social Enterprises receive this global funding per annum and this year the legacy continues to support and inspire bold individuals who passionate in driving change for the better in communities across Malaysia. 

The 6 winning Malaysian Social Enterprises will be awarded a seed funding of up to RM 40,000 each along with a bespoke training and mentorship package offering guidance throughout their business formative years as well as support to achieve their goal of bettering their communities. congratulation to the winners and a huge thumbs up for taking a step further for the good of our local communities b^^d

winning Social Enterprises of Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 

6 Malaysian Social Enterprises awarded with seed funding of RM 240,000

The six winning Social Enterprises:

• Arus 

• Do Something Good 

• Earth Heir 

• Fur Kids 

• MyBakery 

• Sustainable Building Initiative

Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 winning Social Enterprises and finalists

winning Social Enterprises of Arthur Guinness Projects Entrepreneurs For Good 2015 b^^d 

For more information on The Arthur Guinness Projects Malaysia or the social entrepreneurs log-on to www.arthurguinnessprojects.com.my.

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Entrepreneurs For Good 2014 Awards Ceremony @The Tavern, Guinness Anchor Berhad

The search for Malaysia brightest social entrepreneurs via The Arthur Guinness Projects Wave 2 which Kicked Off @ Publika Solaris Dutamas few months ago has finally come to an end with six Malaysian social enterprises received financial and business support up to the value of RM 240,000 from the Entrepreneurs For Good 2014. b^^d

Guests of the Arthur Guinness Projects in partnership with British Council’s Entrepreneurs For Good Awards Ceremony paying a visit to the exhibition booths by the programme finalists.

The six awardees will receive between RM 20,000 and RM 40,000 each as part of this year long program organized by the Arthur Guinness Projects in partnership with the British Council, as well as training, mentoring and other assistance to help them reach their objectives.

After getting through the primary stage where 20 semi-finalists were shortlisted from the nationwide search road shows and were given business mentoring and training over the last 6 months. The top 12 social ventures out of that were then selected to go into the final stages of the program. At a public pitch held in April 2014, the finalist then pitched their winning social business ideas in front of an expert panel of judges comprising of industry leaders and leading social enterprises out of which the final 6 awardees were chosen.

Guests at the awards ceremony and winners announcement

So without further ado ladies & gentlemen let gives a round of a-paws for the winners of the Arthur Guinness Projects Entrepreneurs For Good 2014! *clapclapclap*

AND The six winning social enterprises are:

1.            The MAD Experience

2.            CleanBites

3.            Catama Craft Enterprise

4.            BYOB Green Concepts

5.            Ecocentric Transitions

6.            Shuttle GO

Bruce Dallas (2nd row L, Marketing Director of GAB), Gavin Anderson (2nd row R, Country Director of British Council) & winners of the Entrepreneurs For Good 2014 Awards. 

In addition, one of the remaining six Social Enterprises was awarded the ‘People’s Choice Award’ following a public vote on www.arthurguinnessprojects.com.my. The winning social enterprise for the “People’s Choice Award”, Tanoti, will receive training and mentorship from the Arthur Guinness projects and British Council.

Guests enjoying a pint of Guinness @The Tavern, Guinness Anchor Berhad :)

For more information on The Arthur Guinness Projects Malaysia or our Malaysia Social Entrepreneurs from Wave 1 and Wave 2, please visit www.arthurguinnessprojects.com.my.   

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Arthur Guinness Projects Wave 2 Kicks Off @ Publika Solaris Dutamas

Over 200 people came from all over the city to explore what it means to “Buy with Heart”, the first Arthur Guinness Project (AGP) social enterprise Marketplace held in Publika where consumers could learn more, as well as purchase social enterprise products and services. The event also marked the kick off to Wave 2 of the Malaysian Arthur Guinness Projects which is organised in partnership with British Council Malaysia.

Arthur Guinness Project (AGP) social enterprise Marketplace @ Publika.

The crowd at The Square, Publika paying much attention during the Dutch auction.

The event which serves as a brilliant platform for people to turn ideas into reality showcased 4 social ventures that received funding from the Arthur Guinness Projects – British Council “Entrepreneurs for Good” Wave 1 program and The highlight of the evening was the Dutch auction where several one of a kind, up-cycled products from social enterprise Biji Biji Initiative were auctioned off to eager consumers at a steal! The pallet coffee table, bike wheel clock and the bottle bedside lamp were some of the most popular items auctioned. For those who are interested in getting their hands on some of these exciting items, log on www.arthurguinnessprojects.com.my and see how you can BID your favourite items online!

Several of the one of a kind items on auction made by Social Entrepreneurs of Wave 1, Biji Biji Initiative. These items will also be online to bid, log on to www.arthurguinnessprojects.com.my to find out how :)

Members of the public at Social Entrepreneurs, Recovr Initiative’s booth, getting to know a little more about the recycling process and products.

Gavin Anderson, Country Director of British Council and Bruce Dallas, Marketing Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad meet with all smiles at the event.

The visionary Arthur Guinness Project works in partnership with British Council Malaysia here in Malaysia with the aim to inspire people to contribute towards the community in a variety of ways. The Arthur Guinness Projects - British Council’s Entrepreneurs for Good program supports social entrepreneurs in making positive changes in  their communities by offering skills training and mentoring, along with access to UK expertise, peer networks and start-up funding. Wave 2 of the program will see another 6 local social projects awarded with funding as well as mentoring and business support. For interested applicants who wish to contribute to the society, call for applications will close on the 21^st of March 2014 so >Click HERE< now to download the application form and send in your applications. In determining successful applicants, an expert panel will be looking for projects that will inspire everyone across Malaysia; those that deliver on innovation, creativity, achievability, as well as cultural and social good. Also the general public will vote online for the projects that they believe can truly make a difference in the Malaysian community starting from early May to 23^rd of May 2014.

Public attracted to the interesting items at the Social Enterprise Marketplace.

Eager to contribute and support our Social Entrepreneurs, bidders quickly bid for their favourite items :)

Bid for Chance. Entrepreneurs for Good. (From L to R) Rashvin Pal Singh, Biji Biji Initiative; Low Shao Lyn, Eats, Shoots, Roots; Christopher Tock, EYE Project Management; Bruce Dallas, Marketing Director of GAB; Faiz Arshad, Recovr Initiative; Gavin Anderson, Country Director of British Council.

Winner of the tyre swing which was auctioned off. The tyre swing is a standard tyre transformed into a stylish yet comfortable swing. b^^d

Clock at home too small to tell the time? Tell that to the lucky winner who won the bike wheel clock. A stylish and functional ornament every household must have.

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YouthsToday: A Brand-New Youth Engagement & Rewarding Website

Calling out all youngster & teens, in case you haven’t notice YToday Sdn Bhd – an innovative youth development; marketing and digital advertising company has recently launched its brand new youth engagement & rewarding website – YouthsToday.com – at www.youthstoday.com on Malaysia Largest Youth for Youth Event-- KFC Youth Jam 2013 months ago.

Youth Jam powered by YouthsToday.com

With objective of exploring functionality of www.youthstoday.com and welcoming invitation to create a difference for the young community, the new website with more than 10,000 youth members currently will serves as a platform for event organizers, youths and brands to feature their campaigns and events to gain high exposure and visibility; The website is also invented in a way for brands to carry out the marketing campaigns and advertise their products and services targeting the youth market. As for the participants/members, do join the site as members attending the events organized by the organizers will be rewarded with points to exchange rewards from the brands.

YToday Sdn Bhd with its strong partnerships with heavyweight brands such as KFC, Maxis Telecommunication, Sunway Group, Groupon, FlyFM, 8TV, Media Prima Group etc. will serves as a platform which bridges the gap and provides more opportunity for youths to gain excess to national events and experiences like never before.

Simply log on to YouthsToday official site / YouthsToday FB for more details. ^^

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