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How $162 Loans Made This Bank a Success

Combining financial smarts with a charitable attitude helped this bank start small but grow big – with a loan portfolio worth more than $1 billion today.

By Jason Haber

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How This Entrepreneur Is Turning a Profit in Developing Countries

By Jason Haber

Building a Business

Meet the New Breed of Philanthropists Helping Social Entrepreneurs Succeed

By Jason Haber

Building a Business

‘Investing for Good’ Gains Appeal Amid Rocky Tech Startup Market

By Reuters

Thought Leaders

6 Traits That Make Millennials the Best Social Entrepreneurs

These 6 characteristics have set millennials apart from other generations and, together, have made them an entrepreneurial force to be reckoned with.

By Jason Haber

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Why Millennials May Just Be the Best Entrepreneurial Generation Ever

Millennials want instant gratification, even when it comes to making a difference.

By Jason Haber

Business News

Take a Virtual Reality Hot Air Balloon Trip on June 16 at 12 p.m. EST With the Fat Jew, King of His Own Social-Media Empire

Entrepreneur Network partner Mindie Kaplan of 'Rated VR' interviews social-media sensation Josh Ostrovsky, better known as the Fat Jew, in this debut virtual reality experience to run tomorrow at 12 p.m. EST.

Building a Business

Billions of Smartphone Users and I Wasn’t One of Them

Quadriplegic entrepreneur spearheads efforts to develop smartphone and other devices for people with physical limitations.

By Giora Livne

Building a Business

This Nuance I Learned From Social Entrepreneurs Is Worth Your Time

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

By Karthik Rajan

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How This Company Makes Money While Making a Difference

Discover how TOMS Shoes has been able to turn a (very nice) profit and still provide more than 10 million free pairs of shoes to people in need.

By Jason Haber

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The Findings of This Massive Global Social Entrepreneurship Study Will Surprise You

The focus is shifting from money in the bank to society's biggest challenges.

By Lindsay Friedman

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Even Social Entrepreneurs Need Profit to Meet Their Goals

Social ventures really need profit, not donations, to survive and prosper.

By Martin Zwilling

Building a Business

How This Woman Created One Business From Many Talents

When Rebecca van Bergen couldn't find a job that fit all her interests, she decided to start her own business and ended up helping a group of artisans that was quickly disappearing.

By Jason Haber

Online Presence

Increase Your Perceived Value With Social Proof — and Charge More

You can start establishing your presence by using customer reviews, testimonials and authority logos.

By Sam Oh

Building a Business

Why the Bottom of the Consumer Pyramid Should Be Your New Target Market

There are newfound opportunities in the developing world to help others leave poverty behind while creating profits for your social entrepreneurial venture.

By Jason Haber

Thought Leaders

This Entrepreneur Goes Undercover to Rescue Dogs From Torture in Asia

Pet nutritionist Marc Ching risks his life posing as an 'American dog meat entrepreneur' in Asian slaughterhouses.

By Joan Oleck

Online Presence

Eva Longoria and Social Entrepreneurship

Social entrepreneurship is a way to bring ideas to the forefront and create more meaningful impacts.

By Jill Schiefelbein

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How One Man’s Quest to Do Good Is Helping People With the Most Essential Human Need

Meet the founder of charity:water, who turned his penchant for throwing parties into a way to raise money to solve a critical problem.

By Jason Haber

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3 Ways Your Social Business Will Be Better Than a Charity

Find out how the three pillars of the Charity Industrial Complex are holding charities back from really making an impact and how your social business can be different.

By Jason Haber

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How One Product Saves Millions of Lives Annually

Thinking differently about an existing problem helped African Clean Energy capture a market of needy prospects.

By Jason Haber

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The Best Reasons to Structure Your Social Business as a B Corp.

One of the newest legal corporate designations, B Corps., can help you take advantage of legal protection while your new business is trying to do some good in the world.

By Jason Haber

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5 Ways to Become More Socially Responsible That Make Your Company Better

A company gets more proficient and profitable when it is focused on the well being of everyone it touches.

By John Rampton

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Fishermen

As entrepreneurs, may we strive to implement the humility and hard work of a fisherman to build stronger, community-driven, inclusive companies that ultimately have the ability to adapt and change.

By Rebekah Iliff