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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

Social entrepreneurship has evolved a great deal since the late 1980s, when pioneers like City Year 's Alan Khazei and Teach for America 's Wendy Kopp took great risks to prove that innovative organizations could produce transformative social change. The situation is particularly dire at the very early stages.

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The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society

Harvard Business Review

In 1985 Peter Drucker argued for a shift toward an entrepreneurial society, one where “executives in all institutions…make innovation and entrepreneurship a normal, ongoing everyday activity.” And if you need access to money, crowdfunding platforms and microfinance options make that easier than ever.