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Dao Ventures Launches 2017 US-China Impact Venture Contest
Dao Ventures, a US-China impact investing consortium, has launched its 3rd annual US-China Entrepreneurship Competition that is considered the only impact-oriented venture contest across the Pacific. Dozens of U.S. and international impact ventures have received support from Dao Ventures over the past years via the Competition.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Social Enterprises Are Starting To Suck Up All The Talent From Nonprofits
According to the report’s fine print, the number of organizations expecting to hire dropped 7% year-over-year, while it rose 4% among social enterprises in the private sector. And that changes the stakes of the hiring game a bit. It’s no longer nonprofit versus nonprofit.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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New act in Thailand to give social enterprises a big boost
Social Enterprises Act will propose that the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) set a target for the rest of this year and through 2018 to boost the number of social enterprises in the country.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Entrepreneurship and Millennials Are Thriving in Emerging Markets
Plenty of ink has been spilled on the root causes behind this troubling phenomenon, from high student debt to the rising costs of healthcare. Yet there is one part of the world where entrepreneurship is alive and well: emerging markets.
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- Entrepreneurship
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Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to Setup an Incubator in India
Talking about the incubator Rahil Rangwala, the Director for family economic stability at Michael and Susan Dell Foundation said, that the incubator will look at early-stage companies that offer financial inclusion, digital empowerment, job creation and services in other such impact areas.
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- South Asia
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The million-dollar social enterprise
Project Everest grew 1000 per cent last year and is on track to grow 250 per cent this year. In calendar 2016 the venture made $1 million in revenue.
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- Entrepreneurship
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How this Social Entrepreneur is Pioneering a Green Revolution
Founder of Geetanjali Envirotech, Raaginii Jaain was disturbed by the amount of waste generated in India and its poor management.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- South Asia
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Stanford, De Beers launch $3m African entrepreneurs initiative
The Stanford Graduate School of Business and De Beers Group have announced a three-year, US$3 million partnership aimed at empowering young entrepreneurs and owners of established businesses in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa through two new educational programs.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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