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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. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

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

Harvard Business Review

In other words, show me a fledgling enterprise with a big Facebook following, and I'll show you a venture that's poised to bring in revenue and capital over the short term. This makes sense to Milaap.org , a social enterprise in Bangalore that crowdsources low-cost capital for microfinance institutions through its online platform.