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Monday, March 04, 2013 — No Region Specified

Sequestration’s effect on US aid

Source: Devex
Since U.S. lawmakers failed to reach a deal on March 1 to avert $85 billion in across-government budget cuts, the global aid community has been nervously awaiting the impact on development business.
TAGS:social business, social enterprise
Thursday, February 28, 2013 — No Region Specified

The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in B-Schools in Three Charts

Source: Harvard Business Review
Twenty years ago, on two different business school campuses a continent away, the seeds of social entrepreneurship were planted.
TAGS:social business, social enterprise, social entrepreneur
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 — No Region Specified

5 Lessons Between Tech and Social Entrepreneurship

Source: Huffington Post
My company, Smallknot, is propelled by a dash of rage and a spoonful of optimism.
TAGS:entrepreneurship, social business, social enterprise
Monday, February 25, 2013 — South Asia

What Nepalese Mountaineers Can Teach You About Business

Source: INC
Sherpas are famous for trekking to the summit of Mount Everest. But one entrepreneur says they have much to teach the business world.
TAGS:business development, social business
Monday, February 11, 2013 — No Region Specified

Pakistan's social entrepreneurs eager to unlock innovation potential

Source: The Guardian
The social enterprise landscape in Pakistan is nascent but fast-growing. From diverse sectors ranging from dairy farms to educational hubs to micro drip irrigation, early-stage enterprises have the potential of achieving hybrid financial return and social impact. Crucially, they are attracting interest from impact investors and business angels alike.
TAGS:social business, social development
Monday, October 29, 2012 — South Asia

An entrepreneurial ecosystem is the future roadmap

Source: Times of India
An entrepreneurial ecosystem is the future roadmap. Tirna Ray reports on the fifth edition of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, which was held in Lyon, France, from October 24-27
TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, conferences, entrepreneurship, social business
Thursday, May 10, 2012 — South Asia

New Apps for the Bottom Billion

Source: Technology Review
When it comes to mobile communications, there's still a lot of room for innovation at the bottom. In Bangalore, India, researchers from the University of Toronto and Microsoft are now imagining new business models for the world's poorest phone owners by adapting a little-known protocol that can receive pictures as bitmapped text messages. The technology could readily be used in the roughly 1.5 billion low-end Nokia and Samsung phones in circulation.
TAGS:mobile applications, social business
Monday, May 07, 2012 — No Region Specified

Accion International launches $10 million investment vehicle, Venture Lab

Source: Economic Times
BANGALORE: In a further boost for social venture investing in India, microfinance and investment firm Accion International has launched its $10 million investment vehicle, Venture Lab, which is focused on providing seed capital to organisations that promote financial inclusion.
TAGS:impact investing, social business
Friday, May 04, 2012 — No Region Specified

The Hapinoy Program - Social Development with a Smile

Source: CNN iReport
A multi-awarded program in the Philippines leads the innovation of solutions for the Base of the Pyramid. From the words "Happy" and "Pinoy" (a slang word for Filipino), Hapinoy continues its mission to empower more women micro entrepreneurs - and they do it with a smile.
TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, social business
Friday, May 04, 2012 — No Region Specified

Clinton, Yunus inspire Hult Global Case Challenge competitors

Source: Asian Journal
NEW YORK—“This is such an exhilarating experience. We’re very excited to meet President Clinton and Dr. Yunus. Win or lose, we are already winners,” Abhinav Chanakya, an MBA student representing the Asian Institute of Management in Manila told the Asian Journal while on the sidelines of the Hult Global Case Challenge’s final round of competition.
TAGS:social business
Friday, April 06, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

A New Silicon Valley? Tech Hubs Spring Up in Africa

Source: FastCo.Exist
Internet access is expanding rapidly across the continent, and with it new organizations are coming to help foster a budding tech startup scene.
TAGS:entrepreneurship, social business, technology
Friday, March 30, 2012 — Asia Pacific

BoP Boom in Japan Part I

Source: CSR Asia
The year 2009 was referred to as “The first year of BoP in Japan”. Not only did the Japanese translation of the late Prof. Prahalad’s “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid” received much attention, BoP market analyzation that focused on emerging markets in Asia and African countries gained wide recognition too.
TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, business development, corporate social responsibility, social business
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 — South Asia

Muhammad Yunus, IIM-A Set to Float Rs 50 Crore Fund to Seed Social Business

Source: The Economic Times
MUMBAI: Professor Muhammad Yunus, the father of microfinance and chairman of the Yunus Centre in Bangladesh, has finally found a taker for his brand of social businesses in India. He is joining hands with the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) to float a Rs 50-crore fund to seed social ventures.
TAGS:entrepreneurship, social business

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