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In his article, “Entrepreneur Versus Corporate Explorer: 8 Success Characteristics,” Andrew Binns does an excellent job of comparing the characteristics of entrepreneurs who are creating the new and ...

Social entrepreneurship is one of the hottest concepts in Washington and state capitols these days as deficit battles intensify. Nothing is quite so alluring as the promise of doing something new to ...

In high school, I realized I wanted to find a college that took a nuanced and individualized approach to business education — not just teach a strict curriculum of math and business classes. Choosing ...

The term “social entrepreneur” has become a buzz phrase in the philanthropy world. But what, exactly, does it mean? The School for Social Entrepreneurs asks that question in light of a recent essay in ...

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Many social entrepreneurs today are reimagining the concept of mission-driven businesses, forming organizations that benefit, elevate and transform communities. Although a lot of this work is ...

For Derrell Jackson ’01, the first important step in a career as a social entrepreneur came through a Calvin-brokered business internship at office furniture company Herman Miller. He was assigned to ...

Individuals who start their own businesses are motivated by many different things. Some people want the freedom of being their own boss or want to pursue their true passion. However, in the past ...

I’ve been reflecting a lot on the concept of social responsibility and what it truly means. Before it was a buzzword—and long before it was branded with phrases like “corporate purpose“—the idea of ...

What makes a social entrepreneur different from a traditional entrepreneur? At HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, we’ve continued to explore this question—and now, through a new free online HarvardX ...

Earlier this year, London-based social entrepreneur Taz Khan MBE spearheaded the launch of an innovative Urban Farmer Project in the City of London — a sustainable urban farm initiative designed to ...