Real-world example: Seventh Generation Seventh Generation, a company founded in 1988, is a shining example of social ...

The pantheon of model social entrepreneurs should thus include names such as railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt, meatpacking magnate Gustavus Swift, and software tycoon Bill Gates. People tend to ...

There are at least three important things that can be said about entrepreneurs: they take risk to create new ventures, they are innovators, and they start and run businesses that have good potential ...

Founding a social enterprise is "like having two babies at once": at Ashoka's GetWISER Summit 2024, we hear about the ...

NEW YORK, Januray 22, 2009 - Strategic philanthropy will continue to play an influential role in the advancement of developing countries with poverty, illiteracy, and health issues, said Philippine ...

Martin and Osberg, for example, outline three tensions that social entrepreneurs must manage in order to navigate the world that they wish to change: “abhorrence” versus “appreciation,” ...

But social and economic obstacles can often block their paths, she says. "Research has shown that marginalized entrepreneurs—for example, women or Latinx entrepreneurs—experience resource ...

plus a government that is making it easy for social entrepreneurs to flourish. SpaceX’s recent docking is an example of what distinguishes innovators from the rest of us. It's not that they see ...

Social entrepreneurship is an emerging field that crosses public and private boundaries. This joint RBS/SPAA Certificate describes the fundamental background of the world’s most intractable social and ...

Miami University's Center for Social Entrepreneurship creates hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for undergraduates and strives to give students the tools they need to leave their mark on ...

The Rustandy Center’s Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program supports UChicago students and faculty in jump-starting businesses and nonprofits founded on social missions. The program also helps ...