The Long tail of Social Enterprise

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Moledina

By Matt Policastro. The social enterprise sector is far from perfect. However, impact investors and their clients demonstrate the spread of socially-minded action across the long tail. Continue reading →

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Three questions revisited

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Moledina

By Parisa Ahmadi. In my last blog post, I ended with three questions (which will follow shortly). After my professor saw the post, he told me, “It’s such a tease! You ask these questions and you don’t follow up!” So I decided to just that. Continue reading →

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Creating a database of social enterprises in India

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Moledina

By Varun Bhandari. At Sattva, Matt and I were asked to create a database of social enterprise firms for Indian social impact investors. This database would give investors information about a firms target market, kind of products they produce, social impact, and numerous other dimensions. Continue reading →

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From adversity comes a lesson in entrepreneurship

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Moledina

By Sam McNelly Things outside of internal control often affect social enterprises. To cope with these things, social enterprises must be flexible. Things that initially seem to be obstacles can, with a good attitude and a little flexibility, often turn into opportunities. Continue reading →

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The triple bottom line

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Moledina

By Joshua Fields. The co-op is focusing primarily on the social and environmentally sustainable parts of the triple bottom line. Today, the land is once again becoming green and increasingly fertile. The farmers have income… Continue reading →

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