Poverty

Can Entrepreneurs Disrupt Worldwide Social and Environmental Problems?
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Can Entrepreneurs Disrupt Worldwide Social and Environmental Problems?

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Entrepreneurs Can Have a Direct Impact on the Eradication of Extreme Poverty in the World. Here's How.

Entrepreneurs Can Have a Direct Impact on the Eradication of Extreme Poverty in the World. Here's How.

Three researchers have illustrated how 'market-creating innovations' can solve failing economies and hunger worldwide.
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3 Ways Your Startup's Global Growth Can Help Combat Violent Extremism

3 Ways Your Startup's Global Growth Can Help Combat Violent Extremism

Involving your startup in the struggle against violent extremism benefits everyone, and it can even help your business grow.
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Street Business School, in Uganda: Entrepreneurship Is the Path out of Poverty

Street Business School, in Uganda: Entrepreneurship Is the Path out of Poverty

The school plans, by 2027, to train 1 million women living in poverty around the world to start their own fledgling businesses.
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This Nuance I Learned From Social Entrepreneurs Is Worth Your Time

This Nuance I Learned From Social Entrepreneurs Is Worth Your Time

To truly understand the opposite of poverty, you need to feel it.
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