share Social Enterprise New web series examines the social enterprise launch pad Experts in impact investing are getting together on NextBillion to talk about what impact investment funds can do better to help early-stage startups get off the ground. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Mercy Corps’ Agri-Fin Mobile program goes live in Indonesia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe A unique “bundled” mobile service is changing the way smallholder farmers conduct business. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Interview: EcoZoom on building a market for clean cookstoves in developing economies Three billion people--half the world's population--need a safer way to cook. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Africa is finally booming, but don’t break out the champagne yet Africans are celebrating levels of economic growth and political stability that were unthinkable just 10 years ago, but without the appropriate economic and political reforms, the continent could quickly relapse. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Will corruption suffocate Africa's new tech incubators? As hopes rise for a Silicon Revolution in Africa, two incubators are using different tactics to create tech success stories, while meddling government policies are dampening the optimism. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Interview: D-Rev's Krista Donaldson on designing health products for the world's poor Across the globe, public hospitals struggle to pay for resources needed to treat even the most basic inflictions. But a San Francisco based non-profit is working to change that. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Why China must build a supportive ecosystem for its new crop of NGOs China’s fast-growing mass of social entrepreneurs are being held back by government regulation and a lack of funding, according to a new report by Hong Kong-based FYSE. Read more »
share Social Enterprise How a Palestinian social gaming startup is taking off Ayman Awartani is practically glowing as he tells the story of his startup, and with good reason. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Meet MicroMentor, a free 'dating' website for business mentorship MicroMentor is the OK Cupid of business mentorship sites--and it, too, is looking for new revenue streams. Read more »
share Social Enterprise Pakistan patches up a startup culture tattered by disorder With unrest stirring, Pakistan needs leaders to provide constructive answers to society’s challenges. Social entrepreneurs can do that, but they need mentors, says a recent report by the Economic Policy Group. Read more »
