I am regularly asked 2 questions: What is a Social Entrepreneur and why do I consider myself one? Social Entrepreneurs act as change agents for society, by developing and creating business opportunities that are directed towards making a positive impact on the planet and humanity while working from a ‘for profit’ business model. Social Entrepreneurs [...]
Archive | October, 2011
Just Because…
After spending 2 days this week listening to StartUp pitches in 2 different venues, here are some simple tips to becoming a successful Entrepreneur: 1. Your product or service must fix a problem or void in a consumer’s life. You may think you have the best product or service, but if nobody wants to buy [...]
In Support of the Lean StartUp
Building your Lean StartUp on cash flow financing may be your single most useful strategy to build an early-stage business in a capital efficient manner. Having built a successful StartUp, it takes a lot more discipline, consistency, determination and resilience to build, execute and operate a lean business than to start your early existence on [...]
The Girl Effect Blog Campaign
Join the campaign! Write about www.girleffect.org/about-us at your blog this week. The reality is that being a Woman Entrepreneur is difficult…not impossible, but difficult. These difficulties become even more prevalent for Girls and Women in disadvantaged and impoverished parts of the world. Gender is a significant barrier to overcome, but add to this race, culture, [...]