Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

This year my organization decided to give an award for "excellence in leadership," and among the elements of excellence we expect to see in the winner, we're putting one criterion front and center: the nominees' commitment to gender diversity in their leadership ranks.

Microfinance 14

Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

All to say, the sector is hot, which brings me to the second question: Are social entrepreneurs stoking the right kind of growth? With so many small start-ups, are social entrepreneurs at risk of creating well-intentioned, but fragmented efforts that won’t ultimately change much? million young people out of school and out of work.

Entrepreneur 12

Entrepreneur Microfinance NGO Mission Statement 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2013

Sasikala, a Block Development Officer (BDO), talked to the Kodapattinam villagers about microfinance , only Shantha, of all the villagers, saw the opportunity and took action. Selling the cow''s milk would create an income stream, a portion of which would repay the loan; the remainder would lift the cow-owning entrepreneur out of poverty.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Innovation Committee Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

Six years ago, David and Donna Allman approached Opportunity with an idea that fell outside our traditional microfinance model: to build a Community Economic Development (CED) program in Nicaragua. On a recent trip, he briefed me on his business plan and on the school's operations with the maturity and confidence of a seasoned entrepreneur.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2018

For instance, sometimes it may just take an hour of focused writing in the early morning for a budding entrepreneur to feel as though she is moving her side-gig forward, and then she can leave for her day job energized and inspired. Or it can mean spending just enough time on one role to feel nourished, while mostly focusing on other roles.

How To 11

How To Learning-by-Doing Examples Participative 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Instead, we look at eight broad rules for success, half of which are about the entrepreneur herself (not her business plan). These are lessons we've learned from investing $30 million over the last 25 years in 500+ social start-ups about what make a promising social entrepreneur, but they are equally applicable to any entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Planning Taylorism Taylor 10