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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. Take, for example, the issue of economic development. The situation is particularly dire at the very early stages.

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Facebook Presence Is an Important Clue to a Social Venture's Future

Harvard Business Review

It seems to signal that an enterprise's theory of how to effect change resonates with a lot of people and that the organization is developing a "voice" for effectively communicating its ideas to customers — a crucial success factor. So what does it take to create these larger online networks?