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How Africa’s Biggest Economy Became A Launchpad For MBA Careers
“Most economies in Africa are emerging markets. I think this is the only continent that challenges you to think deeply and differently in solving the numerous challenges that our society, as well as businesses, are faced with,” outlines Dr Uchenna Uzo, MBA Director at Lagos Business School (LBS).
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pitch Perfect: Five Tips for Designing Effective Business Pitch Competitions for International Entrepreneurs
The television show “Shark Tank,” in which entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of potential investors, has brought the pitch concept into popular culture. But in many emerging economies, not everybody is familiar with pitching. The William Davidson Institute's Amy Gillett and Kristin Babbie Kelterborn provide some lessons to help global entrepreneurship development leaders organize effective pitch competitions. Among their tips: Consider a more encouraging "dolphin tank" approach instead of a cut-throat shark tank, and work to leverage local entrepreneurial customs.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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When college is out of reach, this academy trains Ugandans to be entrepreneurs
Uganda has one of the world’s youngest, and highest growing populations; a whopping 68 percent of Ugandans are under the age of 24. Few of those young people have formal jobs. Less than 3 percent of the Ugandans aged 15 to 24 are officially employed, according to World Bank figures. About 90 percent work informal jobs, where they do not pay taxes but also receive no benefits and few worker protections.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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What the ‘Varsity Blues’ Scandal Says (And Doesn’t Say) About Bill McGlashan, the Rise Fund and Impact Investing
Bill McGlashan’s downfall at Rise, TPG's mammoth impact investing fund, has been making national headlines for the past week – sparking a wave of criticism that's putting the sector on the defensive. According to long-time impact investor Lauren Cochran, managing director at Blue Haven Initiative, the critics have a point - but they're missing an important part of the story. She explores what McGlashan's failings say about the Rise Fund and the broader industry – and what impact investing can learn from the scandal.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Viewpoint: Bill McGlashan’s firing exposes hypocrisy in impact investing
McGlashan, who was once described by the New York Times as resembling "a Buddhist monk," led a multibillion-dollar investing vehicle designed (among other things) to "expand access to educational attainment." Simultaneously, he was allegedly spending $250,000 of his own money to bribe his son's way into a selective university.
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- Investing
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- North America
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TPG Puts McGlashan on Leave After Charges in College Scandal
The indictment comes at an inopportune time for TPG. The firm planned to start raising money for its second Rise Fund last year.
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- North America
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Preparing Students to Launch: What Needs to Happen on the Ground to Get Social Enterprises Off the Ground?
Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new field that’s attracting a new type of business leader, and educational approaches to it need to be nimble and inventive. Amy Gillett, Vice President of the Education sector at the William Davidson Institute, chronicles a different type of immersive education – one that brought together more than 400 students in the U.S. and Middle East/North Africa through a “virtual exchange.” The students designed more than 70 businesses - many of which will not be virtual - to tackle real-world challenges.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Syrian refugee finds purpose at business school – and in life
She defines herself as a social entrepreneur, a blend of “doing well for yourself but also doing good in the world.”
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- Education
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- North America
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