​​In observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week, American Corners North Macedonia, in cooperation with Heartbeats Innovation and Communication from Vienna, are pleased to invite you to the interactive online workshop “Intro to Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation”, this Tuesday, November 22, at 17:30.

This introductory workshop is designed to introduce you to the foundational concepts of impact entrepreneurship and innovation, based on decolonising and regenerative frameworks. In the workshop, you will be introduced to new ways of looking at business models, including the difference between impact and traditional entrepreneurship, exploring where both align and where they diverge. By using design thinking methods and exercises, we will offer vibrant and interactive space for understanding the greatest challenges of our times, and how entrepreneurship can tackle them. The workshop will be delivered by Heartbeats Innovation & Communication.

About the speaker:

An impact activist, entrepreneur and a poet, Bistra supports individuals, organizations and companies in combining innovative tools to grow their positive social and environmental impact. In 2008, she became one of the core drivers of a movement in N. Macedonia that resulted with one of the most popular youth portals in CEE Region, www.mladiinfo.com. Her passion for impact and collaboration took her on a journey through Europe, Sub-Sahara Africa, and South-East Asia, developing and managing projects, programs and systems of support for social innovation. She has worked with Impact Hub, GSEN, UNIDO and other relevant networks in the field. She has been involved in the creation and scaling of more than 5 civil society and social entrepreneurship networks across different industries in CEE and has organized, facilitated and shared her experience at more than 230 international events and conferences so far. At the moment, she serves as managing partner to Heartbeats Innovation & Communication where she focuses her work on innovations in community management, activism, and regenerative design. You can learn more about her story, in her 2014 TEDx talk.