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Report: Social Enterprises Neglected in Uganda
A new report entitled ‘The Status of Social entrepreneurship in Uganda’ said social enterprises suffer from lack of access to cheap credit; they do not have the space and environment for growth.
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Press Release: Social Entrepreneurs Have Improved 622 Million Lives: Schwab Foundation Report
Social entrepreneurs with the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship have improved the lives of more than 622 million people in 190 countries.
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Viewpoint: Today’s Africa Is the China of 20 Years Ago
The barriers that slow down entrepreneurship in Africa are similar to those I had to fight against twenty years ago when I created Alibaba. By relying on the digital revolution, it is possible to turn Africa into a global hub.
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How ‘Market-Creating Innovations’ Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty: A Q&A with Efosa Ojomo
Efosa Ojomo is a senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute and a rising star in the world of impact-focused business. He has spoken and written extensively about the potential of innovation to lift developing countries out of poverty – including in his recent book “The Prosperity Paradox," co-written with Christensen. In this Q&A, Ojomo discusses the concept of market-creating innovations, and their unique value as a global development tool.
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Press Release: Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces Final 2,100 African Entrepreneurs for the Inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme
The Programme targets small business owners in rural communities across the 7 Sahel countries of Africa – Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Mali and Cameroon.
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Young Chadians Seek to Solve Blackouts, Joblessness With Social Businesses
In Chad, where there is almost little to no local business, social entrepreneurs are taking on tasks such as lighting in a country where business laws are tough, investment scarce and entrepreneurship an idea that many don’t quite understand yet.
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Q&A: Help Others or Go Bust, Migrant Billionaire Tells Big Business
Hamdi Ulukaya says the days of companies being run solely to maximise profit for shareholders are over.
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Viewpoint: Africa Can “Entrepreneur” Its Way out of Bad Leadership and That’s Probably Our Best Shot
Rankings such as, World Governance Indicators, Corruption Perception Index, and the Global Competitiveness Report do a great job in contrasting the many failings of African governments with the successes of rich-country governments. But they don’t tell the whole story.
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