Bottled Water Case Analysis
Background Information
Discovering the alarming fact that while 900 million people around the world did not have access to safe drinking water, and that Australians spend over 600 million dollars on bottled water each year, at age 19 Daniel Flynn decided to create a social enterprise. Thankyou Water empowered Australians to fund safe water projects in developing nations through the sale of bottled water. Being a university student at the time, David Flynn and his team of friends, were shocked at the injustice of the fact that there were people their age on the other side of the world facing horrific daily battles, due to the fact they didn’t have safe water. Each bottle’s profits provide a month’s worth of drinking water to someone in need rather than simply boosting big companies’ profits.
After spreading the news of his business plan on social media, Flynn managed to get the support of a factory which agreed to produce his products …show more content…
It doesn’t matter what age, if someone has a great idea and the determination to make it happen, they can be an entrepreneur. Daniel Flynn had belief that ThankYou could change the world, by having the belief and the power to not let excuses prevent you from doing things. Thankyou now exists to empower people to play a part in ending global poverty through simple everyday purchases. Daniels attitude towards his work has definitely made him the successful entrepreneur he is today. “I want to encourage people to be brave and to just start, because we all have ideas but we get so afraid to start,” The Thankyou Company has so much potential, it is just a matter of time before it becomes a global enterprise. Thankyou, a national Australian social enterprise is just the beginning. Although Flynn didn’t finish University and get a degree, throughout his journey
Discovering the alarming fact that while 900 million people around the world did not have access to safe drinking water, and that Australians spend over 600 million dollars on bottled water each year, at age 19 Daniel Flynn decided to create a social enterprise. Thankyou Water empowered Australians to fund safe water projects in developing nations through the sale of bottled water. Being a university student at the time, David Flynn and his team of friends, were shocked at the injustice of the fact that there were people their age on the other side of the world facing horrific daily battles, due to the fact they didn’t have safe water. Each bottle’s profits provide a month’s worth of drinking water to someone in need rather than simply boosting big companies’ profits.
After spreading the news of his business plan on social media, Flynn managed to get the support of a factory which agreed to produce his products …show more content…
It doesn’t matter what age, if someone has a great idea and the determination to make it happen, they can be an entrepreneur. Daniel Flynn had belief that ThankYou could change the world, by having the belief and the power to not let excuses prevent you from doing things. Thankyou now exists to empower people to play a part in ending global poverty through simple everyday purchases. Daniels attitude towards his work has definitely made him the successful entrepreneur he is today. “I want to encourage people to be brave and to just start, because we all have ideas but we get so afraid to start,” The Thankyou Company has so much potential, it is just a matter of time before it becomes a global enterprise. Thankyou, a national Australian social enterprise is just the beginning. Although Flynn didn’t finish University and get a degree, throughout his journey