{"id":40192,"date":"2024-07-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steps.eliasarndt.de\/dr-michael-hoppe-unternehmer-der-zukunft\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:57:10","slug":"dr-michael-hoppe-entrepreneur-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/dr-michael-hoppe-unternehmer-der-zukunft\/","title":{"rendered":"\ufe0f Dr. Michael Hoppe: Entrepreneur of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40192\" class=\"elementor elementor-40192\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668f00f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"668f00f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b0282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04b0282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Michael Hoppe, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the steps for children foundation, receives award as Entrepreneur of the Future<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7d7182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d7d7182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are pleased to announce that Dr Michael Hoppe, founder of the steps for children foundation, has been awarded the seal as an \u201eEntrepreneur of the Future\u201c. This recognition honours his innovative spirit and the shift towards modern leadership.<\/p><p>The seal stands for<\/p><p>\u2714\ufe0f transparent action, clear values, open communication and social responsibility<br \/>\u2714\ufe0f emphasis on the crucial role of soft skills for a future-proof organisation<br \/>\u2714\ufe0f commitment to sustainable change and the long-term impact of actions<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1cc7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a1cc7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374f243 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"374f243\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbc200 elementor-widget 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e00577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This award is not only a personal recognition for Dr Michael Hoppe, but also a testament to the shared commitment of the team at the steps for children foundation in Germany and <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namibia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Namibia<\/a>, for innovation, transparency and social responsibility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1604e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1604e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Let us shape the future together!<br \/><\/strong><strong>Congratulations to Dr Michael Hoppe on this award<br \/>as Entrepreneur of the Future!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be7139 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7be7139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e31e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e31e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/inform\/about-us\/wir-leben-unsere-vision\/\">The steps for children foundation<\/a><\/h3><p><strong>We enable <\/strong>children and young adults in southern Africa to break the cycle of poverty themselves through education and training.<\/p><p><strong>Our goal<\/strong> is to create long-term income opportunities that provide people with a secure life. Our activities are intended to be financially self-sustaining. We live our mission through entrepreneurial thinking and action and promote awareness in the local community for a self-determined path in life.<\/p><p><strong>In the poorest regions of southern Africa<\/strong> we focus on educational and training institutions for children, young people and adults. Orphans and families affected by poverty gain access to education, nutrition and medical care. As social entrepreneurs, we establish small businesses, create jobs and train our employees. The profits generated are channelled back into our facilities to finance their activities.<\/p><p><strong>Our long-term goal<\/strong> to become less dependent on donations and to achieve a social return through improvements in the lives of people on the ground.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Michael Hoppe, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Stiftung steps for children, erh\u00e4lt Auszeichnung als Unternehmer der Zukunft Wir freuen uns bekannt zu geben, dass Dr. Michael Hoppe, Gr\u00fcnder der Stiftung steps for children, mit dem Siegel als &#8222;Unternehmer der Zukunft&#8220; ausgezeichnet wurde. Diese Anerkennung w\u00fcrdigt seine Innovationsfreudigkeit und den Wandel hin zur modernen F\u00fchrungskraft. Das Siegel steht [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-informieren","category-steps-aktuell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40192"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42760,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40192\/revisions\/42760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}