NYC’s First-Ever Conference for Social Impact
A group of social entrepreneurs are gearing up to run the first-ever New York City…
Remembering Greg Dees, Social Entrepreneurship Education Pioneer
J. Gregory Dees, an internationally acclaimed Professor of the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and co-founder of…
A £11.5 Million Fund to Develop Northeast England’s Social Investment
Established by Big Society Capital and the Northern Rock Foundation, the North East Social Investment Company is…
Youths in the Middle East Address Unemployment By Creating New Businesses
Youths in the Middle East deal with the world’s social problems such as high youth…
Google Awards Kiva $3 Million for Global Impact Initiative
Kiva, the leading online “microfinance” for good that enables individuals lend as little as $25 to…
St. Frank: Mastering the Art of Social and of Enterprise
Cristina Bryant, St. Frank Founder and CEO, excels in the art of social and of enterprise. St. Frank…
Digbeth: The New Social Enterprise Quarter
Digbeth in Birmingham, England has been appointed as the new social enterprise quarter. Social enterprises are…
Cornwall as First-Ever Rural Social Enterprise Zone
Cornwall, England has been christened as the first-ever rural social enterprise zone. Minister for Civil Society…
Social Enterprises as Travel Attractions in Nepal
Nepal’s Hidden Journeys has been offering travelers a glimpse of of how Nepali social entrepreneurs operate. Hidden…
Social Incubator Villgro Invests on Three New Social Enterprises
India-based social enterprise incubator Villgro has recently funded three social enterprise start-ups: OneBreath, Ecozen Solutions and…
“Saving Seeds is a Political Act”
Vandana Shiva, a scientist and environmentalist known for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents…
Annie’s, Patagonia and Fund Good Jobs Share Tips on Social Entrepreneurship
Annie’s Homegrown, Patagonia, and Fund Good Jobs have shared their tips on social entrepreneurship. Annie’s Homegrown supports the…
Social Enterprise Supplies “Mother’s Best Friend” to Provide Communities with Homegrown Solutions
Oakland-based social enterprise Kuli Kuli has produced a snack bar with moringa. Moringa is known as one…
The “Lean Startup” Approach to Philanthropy
Homejoy, an affordable home cleaning service that caters to a broad audience and connects people…
Social Innovation Business Offers Financing Solutions to Youth
A Toronto-based organization, Youth Social Innovation (YSI), has recently announced two investments that involve Growth Mosaic and MENTORnetwork. The two companies will…
Partnerships in Social Enterprises Can Increase Social Impact
Chief executive of HCT, Dai Powell, shares the experiences and practical lessons he learned along the…
Social Enterprise Launches Hand-Woven Fashion to Empower Women
Uchit, operating as a social enterprise that means ‘fair’ or ‘just’ in Hindi, seeks to…
Social Enterprises Create ‘Buy Social’ Campaign
Research finds that a great number of social enterprises, businesses with social or environmental goals which…