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HBS Business & Environment Alumni Conference | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship will support a graduating HBS student who is launching a social enterprise that will create significant social or environmental value in a sustainable manner. The fellowship is selective and will be... View Details

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Driving Social Change | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

was becoming aware that Social Enterprise was gaining visibility outside of the nonprofit sector and in the private sector. Driving Social Change One way to think about Social Enterprise is that social... View Details

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Demystifying the Family Enterprise

By: Christina R. Wing and Madeline Keulen

90% of the GDP in the world is created through family-owned businesses. Family businesses are frequently thought to be exclusively mom-and-pop, small businesses. Most fail to realize that Walmart, Fidelity, Cargill, Koch Industries, and Ford, to name a few, are all... View Details

Keywords: Family Office; Family Business; Family Ownership

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When Soup Improves Livelihoods: My Summer at a Social Enterprise | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

08 Jul 2008
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Colloquium: The Future of Social Enterprise

Date: March 27-28, 2008 Chairs: V. Kasturi Rangan, Herman B. Leonard, and Susan McDonald Faculty Summary Report Colloquium: The Future of Social Enterprise In our working paper, The Future of Social Enterprise, we consider the confluence... View Details

Keywords: Re: V. Kasturi Rangan & Dutch Leonard

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New Venture Competition Announces 2021 Social Enterprise Track Semifinalists | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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UrSure, Inc. wins 2016 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

UrSure, Inc. wins 2016 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track More Impact Stories A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations Mizuho Kanai 2018 While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager... View Details

15 Sep 2008
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The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise

Professor Kash Rangan is one of the pioneers of Harvard Business School's Social Enterprise Initiative, now 15 years old. Back in 1993, most people took a "spray and pray" approach to... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson

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Eligibility & Criteria | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Social Enterprise must be a core element of the Independent Project, and grants will be awarded based on the strength of this component in the application. Social Enterprise projects may include work with... View Details

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Riding the WAVE | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

next level. “WAVE was developed and inspired by interactions with HBS peers, faculty, and alumni, as well as the enabling environment and programs run by SEI and the Harvard i-lab,” she continues, noting that WAVE was runner-up in the Social View Details

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How to Post | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

How to Post Your Commitment Use the MBA Recruiting website to post a position. This website also provides details on connecting with students, job placement statistics, and other important details. Please contact the Social Enterprise... View Details

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How to Apply | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Eligibility & Criteria Awards How to Apply Past Projects Application Process Students submit one Social Enterprise Independent Project Reimbursement Grant Application form per team, which includes a detailed program budget that will be... View Details

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Meet the 2025 New Venture Competition Social Enterprise Track Finalists | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Competition provides a unique opportunity for students to put entrepreneurship principles into practice with an integrative learning experience. Students may participate in either the Business Track (for ventures whose economic returns... View Details

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A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

interface and content. “The opportunity to really focus on this idea enhanced my learning in 100 different ways,” she says, “and our faculty advisor, Steven Rogers, was an excellent sounding board for advice on the business plan and team... View Details

18 Nov 2002
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Enterprising Women—a History

illustrating that women have not only been significant consumers in the American economy but producers as well. Drachman is the author of the book Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business that... View Details

Keywords: by Laura Linard

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Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

richness to the social enterprise sector. I believe they're particularly valuable now, as the sector is going through a lot of dynamic changes and is looking for voices from all sides. Cindy Ko, MBA 2005 Job Title Head of Asia-Pacific,... View Details

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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Chertavian, who also sits on the Social Enterprise Initiative’s Advisory Board. “Our country needs to embrace the fact that if we’re going to have a globally competitive economy, we must engage every one of our citizens.” In other words,... View Details

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