The Skoll Foundation and BBC World recently launched a prime time TV show called “Alvin’s Guide to Good Business“, featuring Wall Street business guru Alvin Hall. In this series, Alvin visits some of the most interesting social entrepreneurs in the world, learning to understand their challenges so that he can help them grow and [...]
Is Social Enterprise Ethical? Or Even Legal? An excellent musing by Mike Shoemaker of SocialEarth on the moral and social obligations that face managers today. (Check out my previous post on my social responsibility pledge).
“The MBA Oath, started at Harvard Business School, aspires to apply to business management a formal oath and code of ethics, [...]
Yesterday, I read a fascinating piece in the NYTimes Magazine about how investing in women is the solution to global poverty and extremism. It’s a compelling essay written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, but if you don’t have time to read it, this video by Girl Effect pretty much sums it up.
I often think [...]
Micro-entrepreneurs generally face two main obstacles: getting funding and managing finances. Micro-lending programs like Kiva have done a tremendous job of addressing that first challenge. But what about that second one?
David Del Ser, founder of Frogtek, has it covered. He’s providing the financial tools and skills to micro-entrepreneurs through the power of mobile. Think about [...]