27 février 2015
Three Keys to Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
This article is sponsored by EMLYON Business School.
The Economist defines a social entrepreneur as someone who develops an innovative answer to a social problem; for instance, creating a new business model to help tackle poverty. Social enterprises generate profits rather than relying on donations and grants, but unlike other organizations, exist to re-invest profits back into their social mission rather than investors. Well-known social enterprises include Ashoka, the largest network of social entrepreneurs worldwide who provide start-ups with finance and support, and Grameen Bank with its founder Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace prize-winning company that provides microcredit to the rural poor without requiring collateral. More...
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