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Social entrepreneurs need an extra push to scale up and be sustainable
For entities looking to solve SIN (spillover, important, neglected) problems and aiming to bring about social change, the going is not always easy, specially when it comes to scaling up and becoming sustainable.
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Renowned economists launch Global Poverty Research Lab
“Northwestern has become much more committed to international development in the period of my absence,” said Udry, professor of economics in the University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, who started his academic career at Northwestern in 1990 before joining the faculty at Yale University. “There’s a strong base of people working in the area here. The administration was extremely supportive of an effort to energize and build on that strength and make the University a global center.”
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Viewpoint: Are the Sustainable Development Goals Achievable?
The SDGs were always bound to meet strong headwinds, owing to technological disruption, geopolitical rivalry, and widening social inequality. But populist calls for nationalist policies, including trade protectionism, have intensified those headwinds considerably.
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Emerging Markets Have a Lot to Teach Us About Entrepreneurship
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are legendary American entrepreneurs. These giants' success stories might make it seem as if the United States owns the market when it comes to the secrets of commercial success. I would argue the opposite is true: Developing nations and emerging markets have important entrepreneurship lessons to teach more affluent counties.
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7 biggest trends to emerge from Global Goals Week
Underlying the scattering of news-making announcements, pledges, partnerships, and disappointments that make up Global Goals Week, a few currents tend to emerge. These speak to deeper shifts within the global development community, and point to the direction progress — or failure — might travel.
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UK social enterprises fear loss of funds with Brexit, survey says
Uncertainty over Brexit is having a negative impact on business across Britain, coinciding with a slowdown in the wider economy and rising inflation. “It’s worth noting that one in 12 social enterprises gets some income from Europe,” Nick Temple, deputy chief executive of Social Enterprise UK (SEUK), which represents the growing sector, said at a briefing.
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5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Combine Profit and Purpose
Depending on your background and skills, you may feel limited about which area you decide to go into. However, this shouldn't always be the case. The key is to pick an industry that has a real, tangible impact on the world.
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The missing piece in solving the refugee humanitarian crisis is the private sector
It’s clear that the private sector, especially multinational businesses, have a stake in addressing the refugee crisis. With supply chains that span the globe, the stability of major refugee-hosting countries—from Turkey to Kenya to Bangladesh—is not an esoteric concern.
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