Cup of Faith
Cup of Faith is a small company developed under the Swedish Young Entrepreneurship programme (Swedish, Ung Företagsamhet); an educational program that lets young entrepreneurs run a business for one year.
Made up of five young entrepreneurs, Cup of Faith sells sustainably produced bottles with unique designs based on drawings created by children fighting cancer. Part of the profits are then donated to the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (Sw. Barncancerfonden).
“The idea came when we wanted to create a product that was both useful and had a meaningful purpose,” explains Marlon, Cup of Faith’s administrator.
“We realised that we could combine children’s creativity with charity by allowing kids to draw the designs.”
Children’s creativity shines through the challenges
A key aspect to Cup of Faith is their work with children afflicted with childhood cancer.
“The name Cup of Faith comes from our original idea of selling coffee cups with meaningful designs,” shares Leander, Cup of Faith’s financial manager.
The team later switched their product to bottles instead but kept the name due to its deeper meaning.
“’Faith’ is what really gives the name depth – it’s about hope, belief, and support,” continues Thor, the project’s CEO.
“For us, the name represents both the hope and faith we want to spread to the children and families affected by cancer, as well as the faith we had ourselves when we started our company, when we weren’t exactly sure where we would end up.”
With their business idea decided, Cup of Faith got started with their outreach through social media.
“We contacted parents and other close relatives of affected children who were interested in informing and raising awareness about the disease,” recalls Robin, the project’s marketing manager.
Their idea received very positive responses.
“We were met with love, warmth, and many supportive families,” says Thor.
“This made what we were doing feel truly right.”
A website is key
Having a website has been a fundamental part of Cup of Faith’s business strategy.
“We sell our product both at fairs and through our website. Fairs give us the opportunity to meet customers in person and create personal connections, but our website is the most important,” says Thor.
Robin concurs, remarking, “The website has been incredibly important for us, as it serves as an efficient and accessible platform that clearly showcases both the product and our purpose.”
They picked one.com for their website due to its user-friendliness and ease.
“one.com’s design tools are intuitive and require no coding, which made it easy to quickly set up and customise a website,” explains Robin.
The Online Shop options were also a plus. Robin continues,
“The ecommerce function is easy to use and works well for smaller online stores. Overall, it’s perfect for those wanting to start a web shop, even without prior knowledge in the field.”
Their experience with one.com has been a positive one, and they don’t hesitate to recommend its services to other similar companies. As Marlon says,
“It is an affordable and easy solution for creating a professional website and managing e-commerce efficiently.”
Moreover, Cup of Faith has benefitted from more of one.com’s offerings.
“We used one.com’s email service to set up our business email, which was a very smooth process,” notes Carl, Cup of Faith’s web manager.
“It was easy to create the email and link it to our devices. Having a business email is very important to us as it creates a professional impression and strengthens our credibility.”
Cup of Faith’s Young Entrepreneurs programme runs until September 2025. For now, the team is working on developing their business skills and thanks one.com for its contribution to their success.
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