Small Business Awards 2020

Most Innovative Business Speaking & Consultancy Firm - Scandinavia Since being founded in 2003, TANIA ELLIS – The Social Business Company has become an internationally recognized and leading speaking, training, and consulting company. Its growth is a credit to founder and CEO Tania Ellis, a Danish- British business professional with a passion for innovative and sustainable business solutions that create value for society as well as the bottom line. When Tania Ellis founded the firm, it was in a time when the dominant corporate mantra was “the business of business is business”, and making a profit was the main purpose of most companies. She was determined to prove that linking business with sustainability was far from unimaginable and could, in fact, form the future direction for many companies. The Social Business Company was not founded because Tania Ellis saw a market potential, but because she wanted to apply her business as a force for good – and help other companies to do the same. As a result, her firm encompasses her pioneering approach to shaping and championing a convincing business case for corporate social responsibility, and is today a No business is an island, especially in the increasingly connected society in which we live today. When Tania Ellis founded TANIA ELLIS – The Social Business Company, it was with a purpose to inspire and help companies put responsibility and sustainability into the heart of their business. We take an in-depth look at how this firm has managed to achieve such enviable success in Corporate Vision’s Small Business Awards. Sep20964 recognized frontrunner in linking business, sustainability and innovation in both words and action. FLEXIBILITY AND CO-CREATION WITH IMPACT Much of what the company offers is split into four key services, Speaking, Club, Academy and Consulting. This is how the company is able to provide support for sustainability-focused companies and professionals, who want to gain insight into sustainable business trends and best practices; network with like-minded peers; upgrade their skills; or develop their business in ways that contribute to a better world as well as a better bottom line. Over the last seventeen years, no two projects have been alike, and the team is committed to not applying a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Instead, the combination of their variety of services along with a small dedicated core team and a strong multi-disciplinary partnership network gives the company the flexibility to scale, adjust and tailor its services to a client’s specific needs. This flexibility in the way that the firm operates allows the team to customize their services to a client’s specific needs, and it’s by working in a co-creative way together with clients that Tania Ellis and her team have been able to create impactful results for a broad range of Scandinavia’s most respected companies and organisations. In partnership, both sides can bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the table. The client knows their industry, company culture and values, business model and ambitions, while TANIA ELLIS - The Social Business Company brings its expertise about sustainable business trends and practices to the table along with a carefully developed methodology, toolbox, process design and facilitation. The team don’t force options on their clients, but share examples, possible options and equip their clients with the knowledge to take the right Since being founded in 2003, TANIA ELLIS – The Social Business Company has become an internationally recognized and leading speaking, training, and consulting company. Its growth is a credit to founder and CEO Tania Ellis, a Danish-British business professional with a passion for innovative and sustainable business solutions that create value for society as well as the bottom line.