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Social Entrepreneur Profile: Peter Harris, Fairbourne Consulting
The mere mention of “social entrepreneurship” used to be enough to put me on edge.
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Dubai hosts first World Entrepreneurship Forum in Middle East
Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the World Entrepreneurship Forum to host the UAE chapter of the Forum to promote entrepreneurial idea exchange and networking in the region.
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The D-Prize Winners: 7 new social enterprises distributing proven poverty solutions
Earlier this year, a handful of successful entrepreneurs and impact investors banded together to launch a new organization named D-Prize. D-Prize asked social entrepreneurs around the world one question: If you had $20,000 in seed capital, how would you fight poverty? Today, D-Prize is announcing seven winners who will answer that challenge.
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Featured Event: Social Capital Markets: NextBillion readers register for a 30% discount to SOCAP13
SOCAP13 will be held at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA from Sept. 3-6. Join the world’s pioneering impact investors, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, civic leaders, and innovators to mobilize resources and capital for good. As a media partner for SOCAP13, NextBillion readers will save 30 percent off the cost of registration.
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Titans of Industry Turning to Social Biz : Nine former Indian head honchos who are changing the world of social entrepreneurship
At SocialStory we have scoured the universe of Indian corporate bigwigs who have scaled the heights of their chosen worlds and have now decided to make the switch to the world of philanthropy. We have left out the likes of Azim Premji and Sunil Bharti Mittal because our primary criterion is that they should have switched to the philanthropic role full-time. Read on to find out more about these ex-corporate heroes who have now assumed avatars of social investors and social entrepreneurs.
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World Bank changes senior staff to continue anti-poverty agenda
Two top executives at the World Bank are set to leave the institution this year in a move at a crucial time for the bank’s evolving focus on poverty reduction in the next decade.
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Bottom of the Pyramid and Beyond
Stuart Hart on the idea that revolutionized management thinking
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Pioneering in Colombia : The country has forged a strong record of BoP-focused ventures
This transformation did not occur overnight, it was a long process that began to crystalize about 14 years ago when the country suffered a deep economic recession. The economic downturn and the instability that followed was a wake up call to the nation. If Colombia was ever going to reach its true potential as South America’s second largest economy, both the public and private sector needed to join forces and build a new future together, particularly for the millions of Colombians at the BoP.
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