Urban Green
the ones we’ve featured
Five new business ideas for urban gardening
Grocer launches rooftop garden for hyperlocal produce
Triscuit-sponsored site taps urban gardening trend
Urban beekeeping kit for honey lovers
Urban fruit-picking project aims to minimize waste
car design
publishing
AudioDraft
video on YouTube
‘Elite’ crowdsourcing service taps an invitation-only crowd
Greeting-card maker pays for top crowdsourced designs
Crowdsourcing business documents
Crowdsourcing of graphic design goes local
Crowdsourcing economic solutions for Ireland
Crowdsourcing the sales force
Crowdsourcing product improvements
DonorsChoose
YouBridge
One Laptop Per Child
Close the Gap
P2P student loans for the developing world
Fighting poverty through microloan guarantees
Microcharity uses tangibility to target young donors
Smories
Recordable charm for kids plays back a loved one’s voice
‘Huggable’ case keeps iPhones safe from kids
Remote (grand)parents read bedtime stories by web video
Colour ebook reader for kids
Online platform for long-distance bedtime stories
Personalized books starring a child’s favourite toy
Personalized e-stories for kids on iPhone and Kindle
iPhone app narrates stories for young kids
iPhone game gets kids into the (hidden) park
Narrate-your-own storybook videos
has appeared on our pages
Kiva-Visa partnership
ACCION Texas-Louisiana
is no stranger to the role of brand butler
Matching program doubles Kiva loans
Business Opportunities
Denim Therapy
Deadjeans
minipreneur
Leather jackets remade into designer bags
Luxe upcycling: from cashmere sweaters to (very) soft toys
Five businesses that turn trash into appealing new products
mobile gaming can turn the dreary to-do list from something we should do into something we want to do
Ridekicks
More airport ride matching
In New Delhi, carpooling system rewards members for giving rides
More social ride-sharing
IKEA facilitating secondhand sales of its furniture
Siba
secondhand.siba.se
Online marketplace for secondhand IKEA furniture
Swedish fashion brand launches its own secondhand store