Dreaming with Your Head Screwed on Tight: 10 Lessons from and for Social Entrepreneurs

Dreaming with Your Head Screwed on Tight: 10 Lessons from and for Social Entrepreneurs

The perennial question for social entrepreneurs: How to build a business model that achieves the trifecta of social impact, financial viability, and growth. Passionate people everywhere have come up with excellent (and not-so-excellent) ideas for improving people’s lives. But successful social entrepreneurs have identified both a game-changing solution to a market gap and a solid business model. A unique idea, financing, and patience are needed to build a successful social business that can go the full distance.

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Pathfinders, Influencers, Gatekeepers: Women & Entrepreneurship in Developing Markets

Pathfinders, Influencers, Gatekeepers: Women & Entrepreneurship in Developing Markets

Equality is not just a “women’s issue” but a global economic imperative. Closing the gender gap could add $12 trillion to global gross domestic product over the next decade. In developing countries, women’s entrepreneurship creates jobs, enhances overall economic growth, and is a path out of poverty for many women and their families. Women don’t need handouts; they need business and leadership training, role models, professional networks, and moral support from family. Women entrepreneurs also need a broader and more creative range of financing options to grow their business and realize its full potential.

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