“How social entrepreneurship is redefining the meaning of return.” » Read more

“It’s about the ability to listen to what people really need and understand how that idea fits into their values, their cultures, their lives. It’s about having the tact to observe inefficiencies and suggest simple, practical, cost-effective solutions – Sabrina Natasha Premji” » Read more

Yashveer Singh, Founder – NSEF in an interview with ennovent, highlights the importance of promoting social entrepreneurship in academic institutions, the need to support young social innovators & entrepreneurs and their ‘Author’s of Change’ program. » Read more

“Top managers and heads of state will keep the revolving doors of Davos spinning this week. But the World Economic Forum is not just for the rich and powerful. ‘Social entrepreneurs’ are making their presence felt too.” » Read more

“Co-working started out as a loose community for the self-employed, bringing freelancers and independents together to share space and resources, but has since evolved into an all-around platform for various types of businesses and organizations, including startups, social enterprises, nonprofits, and even corporations.” » Read more

“Collective impact is not just a fancy name for collaboration, but represents a fundamentally different, more disciplined, and higher performing approach to achieving large-scale social impact.” » Read more

Oxfam has launched a new fund aimed at helping small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, in conjunction with asset management company Symbiotics – Reuters » Read more

Frontier Markets uses village-level community workers to sell solar energy products – Business Today » Read more

“The investment-worthy social enterprises are few in India, and a lot of us are chasing the same targets. The valuations of the ones getting chased are huge. But, there are very few companies, which not only have a great business story, but are also scalable – Digbijoy Shukla, Ennovent” » Read more

Harish Hande’s new mission – A fund that will seed other enterprises in sustainable energy. He is raising a $10-million fund that will be invested in 20 companies with an average investment size of $10,000 to $1 million. » Read more