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On the Ground at SOCAP19: Live Interviews and Insights from the Social Impact Sector’s Flagship Event
NextBillion’s editors are on the ground at SOCAP19, live-tweeting from panels, conducting live interviews, and providing coverage of key conversations and innovators. We’ll be updating this blog regularly from Wednesday to Friday. Also, we’ll be broadcasting live Q&As with thought leaders in social impact from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PST on Wednesday, and 2:00 – 3:00 pm PST on Thursday. You can view them live at NextBillion’s Facebook page, and we’ll embed the videos here after they’re over.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing, NextBillion Originals
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The Highs and Lows of Creating the World’s First Social Stock Exchange
The budget proposal by India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in July, to create an SSE in the country is a positive sign—a broader commitment to support inclusive growth.
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- South Asia
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It’s That Time Again – Here’s Your Official SOCAP19 Conference Preview
October is in full swing, and that means it’s time for SOCAP – the 12th annual gathering of investors, entrepreneurs and others helping to drive mission-focused business. It all happens next week, when SOCAP19 will host over 500 speakers and hold more than 150 breakout sessions at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. Team NextBillion will be there too - here's what to expect.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Future Returns: Impact Investing in Latin America
Latin America, a region of over 630 million people, has emerged as a space for impact investors to seek market-rate returns.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Sallie Krawcheck’s Ellevest Launches Women-Focused Impact Investment Platform
Krawcheck, who previously served as CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Smith Barney and chief financial officer of banking giant Citigroup, said cutting-edge financial technology tools and the heightened awareness of socially conscious investors make it possible to offer clients choices on such a granular level.
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- Investing
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- North America
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Press Release: Study Shows Broad Appeal Of Impact Investing Across All Age Groups In The United States And United Kingdom
Whether it's an investment that considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors or socially responsible investing (SRI), 56 percent of U.S. survey participants and 59 percent of UK respondents say the concept is either "somewhat" or "very appealing."
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- Investing
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Can Stephen Curry Revolutionize The Investment Game?
The final pillar of SC30 Inc. is investment. But this is Stephen Curry we’re talking about, a man who has revolutionized an entire sport with his long-range shooting ability and managed to “ruin the game,” to quote the phrase SC30 Inc. has picked up and run with. He may be at the start of his investment journey, but it’s already clear that he’s not just about a normal investment strategy.
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- Investing
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Exit Strategy: How Cashing Out Can Move Us Closer to Universal Energy Access
You might think that a lack of investment is the biggest problem facing off-grid energy companies. But as Leslie Labruto and Sarah Bieber at Acumen point out, in an industry that's seen over $1.4 billion invested since 2012, with only $50 million returned to investors, the lack of exits is an equally serious challenge. They discuss a new Acumen report that demonstrates how the shortage of exits is holding the sector back, and what can be done to address it.
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