In Europe alone, socially minded businesses provide jobs for 11 million people and account for 10 percent of all companies -- proof that the social entrepreneurship model that emerged in the 1980s has taken solid root.
With governments finding it increasingly hard to address, never mind eradicate, the manifold problems blighting communities, more and more professionals will be needed to channel their energies into business projects that give something back to society.
But changing the world, or at least a small part of it, is no easy task. Social entrepreneurs confront numerous challenges in implementing initiatives, as Marta Curto reports in a study published by the "la Caixa" Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance at IESE.
See full Article.
Monday, September 03, 2012
Running the Gauntlet of Social Entrepreneurship
In Europe alone, socially minded businesses provide jobs for 11 million people and account for 10 percent of all companies -- proof that the social entrepreneurship model that emerged in the 1980s has taken solid root.
With governments finding it increasingly hard to address, never mind eradicate, the manifold problems blighting communities, more and more professionals will be needed to channel their energies into business projects that give something back to society.
But changing the world, or at least a small part of it, is no easy task. Social entrepreneurs confront numerous challenges in implementing initiatives, as Marta Curto reports in a study published by the "la Caixa" Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance at IESE.
See full Article.
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