Finding Your Courage
Starting something new is one of the biggest challenges in life, whether it's moving to a new place, changing a…
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A Summit on Small Business and Sustainability
Berlin, Germany - September 17th & 18th, 2011
Hello Etsy: A Summit on Small Business and Sustainability is a hands-on gathering for small business owners who want to connect with their peers, learn the skills to find success and independence, and be part of the movement to build human-scale economies. Read More
Workshops & Speakers
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Chad Dickerson CEO Etsy www.etsy.com -
Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digit…
We continue to accept new technologies into our lives with little or no understanding of how these devices work and…
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Douglas Rushkoff author www.rushkoff.com -
The few and big to the small and many (via satelli…
We're moving into a world where we connect more deeply on very practical things than we have in the last…
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Bill McKibben Author, founder of 350.org www.350.org -
Business as if people and planet mattered
What is business? Stripped to its core, it is little more than a collection of people in common pursuit of…
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Tony Greenham new economics foundation www.neweconomics.org -
Changing Normal
Writer Charty Durrant will be presenting a holistic vision that fixes systems not symptoms.
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Charty Durrant writer -
Drinking helps. The story of LemonAid and ChariTea
Feeling the need to do something more meaningful with their lives, Jakob and Paul quit their jobs and started selling…
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Jakob Berndt co-founder & ceo of LemonAid Beverages www.lemonaid.de -
The future is bright: the culture of sustainism
Sustainism: a new word, for a new world. Sustainism marks a new cultural era . It will become the new…
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Michiel Schwarz authors www.sustainism.com -
Trust-based insurance for the self-employed
As a self-employed person, sooner or later you are likely to think about insuring yourself against chronic illness or inability…
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Biba Schoenmaker co-founder of De BroodfondsMakers www.broodfonds.nl -
Connecting your business to your community
Alabama Chanin connects a community with the world of fashion. When Natalie Chanin returned home in 2000, she was ...
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Natalie Chanin founder and designer of Alabama Chanin www.alabamachanin.com -
Building Community Through Local Living Economies
Activist and entrepreneur, Judy will discuss how small independent local businesses are creating a new economy based on positive win-win…
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Judy Wicks co-founder of BALLE www.livingeconomies.org -
Startups and Storytellers: Why Creativity is the H…
Business in the 21st century is going to be very different. Vast technology changes will permit creative, individual led businesses…
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Doug Richard founder of the School For Startups www.schoolforstartups.co.uk -
Urban farming and local empowerment
Prinzessinnengarten in Berlin is a place where different cultures and generations are brought together through urban farming.
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Marco Clausen co-founder of Nomadisch Grün www.prinzessinnengarten.net -
Design Thinking goes Business Model Creation
A good idea is only as good as its realization - something very well known to artists, creatives and inventors…
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Katrin Dribbisch and Kira Krämer co-founders of inventedhere www.inventedhere.de -
Mind Your Business
In this talk, Tom discusses the connection between idling and running your own small business, and argues that the two…
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Tom Hodgkinson author www.idler.co.uk -
Branding on a Shoestring
Want to create a brand that sticks, but don't have big-budget spend or resources? Lisa Rodwell, VP of Marketing and…
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Lisa Rodwell VP marketing and sales www.moo.com -
Welcome To The Future
A social media roundtable featuring Etsy, TOMS, Bitly, Holstee and YOU! Have a social media question for our panel? Ask…
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Dave Brown social media specialist www.etsy.com -
The Adventures of Jam Boy
Aged 14, Fraser Doherty discovered a passion for making jam after a day of jam-making with his grandmother. After…
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Fraser Doherty Founder of SuperJam www.superjam.co.uk -
On tour with the Grateful Thread!
Love, art, and beards: In this workshop Charles will take a closer look at how to create a community for…
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Charles Festa former community manager www.threadless.com -
How can I protect my design or my firm name?
What is a trademark? Why to protect a design or a trademark? How to obtain protection?
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Brigitte Lanz attorney http://www.lanz-berlin.de -
Wisdom of Friends – Facebook for Entrepreneurs
With over 500M users worldwide, Facebook is transforming how we shop. From the world’s largest retailers to new and innovative…
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Gavin Sathianathan Head of Commerce Partnerships www.facebook.com -
Beyond Branding: Crafting Your Narrative
Do you know your own story? Before looking at issues of branding or marketing, it’s critical to figure out what…
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Farai Chideya VP of Voice www.farai.com -
Gain the media attention your business deserves
The media will only write about you if you have something to say or a story to tell. Tell it…
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Isa Maria Seminega marketing consultant www.noisettemarketing.com -
Beating the system: smart resourcing scenarios for…
Moritz Grund will talk about the extra bit of creativity and flexibility that little start ups need to outsmart big…
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Moritz Grund designer www.sustainable-design-center.de -
Josh Wise’s Musical Farewell
Saying goodbye after two intense days can be hard. We'll make it a little easier for you to part. Listen…
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Josh Wise musician -
Introduction to social entrepreneurship (in German…
Mit einer sozialen Idee und unternehmerischen Mitteln die Gesellschaft verändern?
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Norbert Kunz social entrepreneur www.iq-consult.com -
Tools for the new market: images talk and shops po…
A market is not only about making money. It is about creating a relationship between the buyer and the…
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Ulla Engeström founder & ceo of ThingLink www.hobbyprincess.com -
Focus on what you do best and outsource the rest
This workshop will show how you can grow your business, without outgrowing the home. Partner with peers, keep overheads low…
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Emma Jones founder enterprise nation www.enterprisenation.com -
Secrets to good PR
Good PR is not just about developing your story, but effectively communicating that story to the right audience.
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Rachel Bremer european communications manager www.twitter.com -
Building a search engine friendly small business
Optimizing your online presence is not hard. Small businesses often ignore the importance of building a search engine friendly website...
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Hessam Lavi seo & web analytics consultant www.hessamlavi.com -
Understanding Analytics
If you are running a website it is vital to define the goal(s) of your site. What are you trying…
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Jos Meijerhof conversion specialist www.google.de/conversion -
Google’s advertising solutions – and how t…
Small and medium-sized businesses face unique challenges. Their owners often enough don't have the time to constantly monitor their advertising…
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Dominik Osterholt Agency Product Consultant www.adwords.google.de -
Introduction to product and promotional photograph…
Learn how to take dazzling pictures that will make your business shine!
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Amina Moreau photographer and educator www.stillmotion.ca -
Project management for indie businesses
Working 'smart' not hard! Techniques used by large firms can easily be adapted to indie businesses...
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Eleanor Mayrhofer www.empapers.com -
Etsy success for newbies
Danielle Maveal, Etsy’s Education Coordinator, works to help artists, crafters and makers make a creative living selling their work.
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Danielle Maveal education coordinator www.etsy.com -
Introduction to video blogging
Niamh's course is designed for total beginner video bloggers – folks who want to add some motion pictures to their…
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Niamh Guckian filmmaker www.totallywired.tumblr.com -
Vertical media in lifestyle
Glam Media leverages the vertical media model around the world to connect approx. 200 million unique users (comScore) around the…
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Ralf Hirt VP International & GM Germany of Glam Media www.de.glammedia.com -
FAQs for start-ups (in German)
Die Wirtschaftsenioren sind Fach- und Führungskräfte im Ruhestand und bieten branchenübergreifenden Rat zur Selbsthilfe für Existenzgründungen und vieles mehr.
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Berliner Beratungsdienst start-up consultants www.bbdev.de -
Oxegenate your mind and stretch your body in 30 mi…
Take a 30 minute break and stretch your body. All levels of yoga experience welcome.
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Bettina Shzu yoga instructor www.activehandsyoga.com -
Share your secrets to success
Meet successful small business owners and share experiences, give advise, and make new friends.
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What you can expect
The conference will be organized loosely around the entire process of coming up with an idea, turning it into a product, taking it to market, and building a business that is mindful and sustainable. Accordingly, the sessions will fall into one of four tracks listed below.
The Big Picture
The why and how of human-scale economies. Here we explore a broad range of ways to improve the world.
The Product
What you make and how you make it: Here we explore production, materials, presentation and function.
The Business
The nuts and bolts of establishing and running your micro-enterprise: Here we look at finance, legal, and time management.
The Market
Getting your product or service out there: All businesses need customers, how will you reach yours?
News
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5 months agoBerlin Event Overview
We are so glad you will be joining us in Berlin this weekend. Herein you will find all the basic information you need for Hello Etsy: A Summit… -
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Foreign Visitors Guide To Berlin
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The Final Countdown
Hello Etsy is only days away, and things are moving into high gear here in Berlin and in our partner cities around the world. Each day this…