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Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure

Mills Scofield

This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. It’s time for us to finally put poverty out of business for good. [1]

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

Leading MBA programs have doubled the number of courses they offer that have social enterprise content. Leadership Social enterprise' Since then, TFA has become one of the largest employers of Ivy League graduates. Huge companies like IBM have created programs to train and transition retirees into social sector roles.

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Entrepreneurs: You're More Important Than Your Business Plan

Harvard Business Review

Point of Entry and Leadership. Even the most entrepreneurial leader, of course, needs a great idea. Of course, the business plan remains an important element and we don't neglect to look at it. Can you envision this person entering a field in a transformative way and inspiring others to action? Has it been tried this way before?