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How companies can find their inner social enterprises - Apr 24th, 2012

By Daniel Bhugon and Meera Chadha
20 April 2012

Social enterprise seems to be the buzz word of the moment but there are many examples of organisations which have been working at the intersection of commercial revenue and social impact for a long time without calling themselves social enterprises. So why bother using this buzz word at all? Why not just get on with doing good stuff in a business-like manner?

A Perfect Storm for Social Enterprises? - Apr 12th, 2012

SUBMITTED BY IGNACIO MAS ON MON, 2012-03-26 13:26

It’s fuzzy, it’s trendy, and it’s not even clear how new the whole concept really is. The passions triggered by the new breed of enterprises we now call social may even appear to some almost cultish.

School for social entrepreneurs opens in South Auckland with 12 students - Mar 23rd, 2012

The New Zealand School for Social Entrepreneurs was officially launched in South Auckland on 21 March 2012. Twelve entrepreneurs involved in an array of social ventures aimed to radically improve lives in their communities have been selected for the first intake of the new action leaning school.

Social entrepreneurs are change agents for communities. They see unmet social needs and develop programmes to meet those needs.

The For-Benefit Enterprise - Dec 12th, 2011

by Heerad Sabeti

We are in a new era. For-profit businesses are tackling social and environmental issues, nonprofits are developing sustainable business models, and governments are forging market-based approaches to service delivery. Out of this blurring of traditional boundaries, a different model of enterprise is emerging, driven by entrepreneurs who are motivated by social aims.

The Echoing Green Fellowship - Nov 21st, 2011

The Echoing Green Fellowship
The two-year Echoing Green Fellowship program provides start-up capital and technical assistance to help new leaders launch their organizations and build capacity. What is offered:

Young Australian travellers celebrate one year of business helping the poorest of the poor - Nov 18th, 2011

An idea hatched on the back of a beer coaster in downtown Delhi by three young Australian travellers – George Hiley (Brisbane), Alison Hughes (Fremantle) and Jason Strachan (Melbourne) – is helping fight poverty and create positive social change.

A social enterprise must be a business at its best - Oct 27th, 2011

Will Nixon: A social enterprise must be a business at its best

Scaling Up Social Enterprise - Oct 26th, 2011

For social entrepreneurs—whose business plans revolve around both turning a profit and helping humanity—a world-changing idea doesn’t mean much unless you can put it to work. When trying to break new ground in some of the planet’s most challenging locations, though, this task can be especially monumental. So, to offer up-and-coming social entrepreneurs a little help, a group of respected veterans in the field came together last night to share words of wisdom and guidance.

IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise - Oct 12th, 2011

IDEX Fellowship for Social Enterprise is now accepting applications the 2012-2013 cohort. IDEX is an initiative of Gray Matters Capital Foundation (GMC) and Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV). GMC and GGV have are dedicated to providing market-based capital solutions to entrepreneurs who are addressing the needs of low-income communities in emerging markets.

Social Enterprises for Shared Growth (in Korea) - Sep 27th, 2011

The Lee Myung-bak administration has been pushing for what it calls a "just society" and a new model of capitalism that enables the rich and the poor grow together.

And President Lee Myung-bak coined the term "ecosystemic development," meaning shared growth. And there are businesses born to advance shared growth by giving employment opportunities to the needy and offering social services, called social enterprises.

Arirang News correspondent Kim Yeon-ji joins us in the studio today to talk about some exemplary and unique social enterprises in Korea.
Hello, Yeon-ji.

Are social enterprises more recession-proof than charities? - Sep 27th, 2011

Recession. Funding cuts. Budget slashing. The constant threat of a global (or at least European) economic meltdown. You would not be blamed for wondering how the voluntary sector will survive. With a proposed £81 billion of cuts to public spending from 2011 to 2015, the outlook seems bleak. At New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) we believe there is a need to understand which approaches to surviving the funding squeeze are working well.

Social business can help rebuild Haiti: Yunus - Sep 27th, 2011

UNB, Dhaka

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has said ‘Social Business’ can be a great tool for rebuilding the quake-hit Haiti.

“Social business will have a tremendous impact on the reconstruction of Haiti's economy and social fabric,” Dr Yunus said emphasising the critical role of the youth of Haiti and their role in rebuilding the country.

The Nobel laureate was in New York, where he attended the MDG Advocacy Group meeting on September 20.

Big Society Capital UK - launched - Aug 5th, 2011

Chairman, CEO, Board Directors and Trustees confirmed and first investment made

The Big Society Capital group (formerly referred to as the "Big Society Bank") is a UK financial institution that aims to develop a market for investment made on the basis of positive social impact as well as financial returns. In so doing it will boost the ability of social enterprises, voluntary and community organisations (collectively known as "the social sector") to deal with social issues.

UK Social Enterprise Data Report 2011 - Jul 25th, 2011

This is the second year that the RBS SE100 Index, created by SocialEnterpriselive.com in partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), has tracked the performance of social enterprises in the UK.

Together with RBS, Social Enterprise Live developed the SE100 Index to build intelligence about this exciting marketplace – and to put the facts and figures behind the powerful stories about businesses striving to make a real difference.

America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs: 2011 Winners - Jul 21st, 2011

Businessweek.com readers voted a San Francisco print shop that hires recovering addicts and ex-offenders their top choice for America’s most promising social enterprise.

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