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How to Raise Money as a Business

Strategy Driven

This plan needs to clearly outline your company’s goals, operations, and financial projections. This includes establishing a clear budget, tracking expenses, and regularly reviewing financial reports to ensure that you are on track to meet your goals. What are some tips for preparing to raise money?

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Businesses Serving the Poor Need to Get Over Their Unease About Profit

Harvard Business Review

And their intuition isn't baseless: As the bottom-of-the-pyramid concept shifted into the public eye and attracted the criticism of the development sector, the standards for judging the impact of a venture aiming to serve low-income consumers seemed to get a lot tougher. The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story.

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It's Not All About Growth for Social Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

When organizations talk to my colleagues and me at the Skoll Foundation about growth in staff size, budget size, or client / beneficiary numbers, we often ask "So what?" Additionally, cultivating the ecosystem requires different skill sets, namely business and product development, marketing, evaluation, advocacy, and training.