The concept of a social enterprise is nothing new: organizations like Newman’s Own, Kiva and Inveneo have long held that a profitable business model is key to maintaining long-term financial stability. And as universities are increasingly leaning their business programs, as Stanford’s Center for Social Innovation and Harvard’s Social Enterprise Initiative have done,...
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Social enterprise is popping up in startup competitions around the developed world, but tech-savvy social entrepreneurs from developing countries are scoring wins and turning heads as well. Techies will be excited to learn about Google’s recently launched Global Impact Challenge, which is sending $3 million to nonprofit tech startups in the UK with the best ideas...
Social enterprise is so new that many aspiring entrepreneurs don’t know where to begin. They can now find their way thanks to a new guide stocked with advice from the field. “Breaking the Binary: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation,” recently published by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, is a how-to on innovation geared toward social...
