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Heel the World Manager Shares Experience in Working for a Social Enterprise in Ghana

Johnson Oladele, nicknamed “Ola”, is the Production Manager at Heel the World (HTW).  He shares…

Social Enterprise: Water to the People, For the People

People Water is a for-profit, social enterprise devoted to alleviating the global water crisis with…

Social Business Rethreads Fabrics of Change

Rethreaded is a social business that offers women in Jacksonville, Florida sewing jobs. These women…

Microsoft’s Carbon Fee Funds Green Projects Around the World

Last year, Microsoft pledged to become carbon neutral and derived a policy which began charging…

Social entrepreneur nurtures local homegrown food at the heart of her community

Social entrepreneur Lucy Wood founded Buckland Food Growers, Ltd., which is registered as an Industrial…

Filtering Out the Real Social Enterprise

Bill Jamieson of the Scotsman points out that a social enterprise is not only an…

CNN Hails Social Enterprise Footwear Founder as One of Top Female Entrepreneurs

CNN names soleRebels founder Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu as one of the top 12 female entrepreneurs…

Social Entrepreneur Started Passport Life, Inspired By Song

Brooklyn-native, social entrepreneur Kenji Summers founded Passport Life to assist under-resourced youth get passports, travel,…

An Entrepreneurial Approach to Philanthropy

Eli Broad, American billionaire, entrepreneur and philanthropist,  prefers the company of creative types. He describes his…

Social Enterprise Empowers Lives with Innovative Infant Products

Embrace Innovations, a prize-winning social enterprise, seeks to help millions of vulnerable infants get equal…

Passion is the Essential Social Entrepreneurial Trait

Sean Meenan, a NYC restaurateur, investor, philanthropist, developer and environmentalist,  is now harboring the benefits…

Social Enterprise Brings Light and Hope in Rural Africa

Social enterprise, Solar Sister, is a woman-centered organization that provides women access to employment while…

Old Skool Cafe: A Social Enterprise that Cooks More Than Soul Food

Teresa Goines, the founder of social enterprise Old Skool Cafe in San Francisco and running…

Corbin Hill Farm Provides Fresh Produce to NYC Neighborhoods that Need it Most

New York City-based Corbin Hill Farm is a social enterprise that serves to address the…

Solid Rain: Drought-Defying Powder

Solid Rain, a powder that transforms water into gel, is invented by Mexican chemical engineer…

Taking your social enterprise global

Take Divine Chocolate Limited managing director Sophi Tranchell’s word for it. She gives her six…

Social Enterprise Serves Breaducation to Positively Impact Lives

Hot Bread Kitchen, established by international design agency Pentagram and spearheaded by partner Abbott Miller,…

Crowdfunding: Changing the Game of Corporate Philanthropy

Crowdfunding gathers community members, nonprofits, social enterprises and private foundations to subsidize projects and programs…

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