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3 Things Driving Entrepreneurial Growth in Africa

Harvard Business Review

Fatigue may be setting in for some Western investors’ interest in African innovation, particularly those that have yet to reap rewards to brag about. To gain traction with that upper-middle class — and their disposable income — entrepreneurs need the ability to blend international quality standards with African design.

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How Social Entrepreneurs Can Have the Most Impact

Harvard Business Review

And Bill Gates announced he was shifting his priorities from software development to social impact by moving full time to his foundation. applied for Teach for America—including 10% of the graduating classes of Dartmouth and Yale. In the broader U.S. Meanwhile, 19,000 high-scoring college graduates across the U.S.