Social Entrepreneurship

Social innovation and entrepreneurship are rising forces in the world. As stakeholder capitalism takes root, and as the extent of systemic challenges becomes clear - from climate change to income inequality to food security to health care and beyond - more and more of the best and brightest will hear the calling to become innovators and entrepreneurs who develop and deploy solutions to the world's thorniest problems.

Wikipedia uses crowds to provide entries for the world's largest and free encyclopedia. Partly fueled by the value that can be created and captured through crowdsourcing, interest in researching the phenomenon has been remarkable. Despite this - or perhaps because of it - research into crowdsourcing has been conducted in different research silos, within the fields of management (from strategy to finance to operations to information systems), biology, communications, computer science, economics, and political science, among others.

Presenting a down-to-earth explanation of the basic principles of emotional intelligence, how to develop its basic skills, and their role in the lives of self-made multi-billionaires, this book will help you discover what it takes to succeed so that you can make way for a real change in your entrepreneurial career.

The World's Greatest Business Plan is the most simple, step-by-step business plan, designed for entrepreneurs who cannot afford to fail. It is written by best-selling author and serial entrepreneur Sean Castrina. This audiobook offers five bonus sections to help entrepreneurs start and grow a successful startup.

Building on the success of their previous title, The Oz Principle, Connors and Smith explore the direct link between a company's culture and the results it produces. Journey to the Emerald City details a clear road map for accelerating the move to a culture of accountability in which people focus on achieving the results critical to a company's future.

What you have in your hands is an actual blueprint for success woven into a modern-day parable that reminds us to share the talents we possess and to do great things. Sometimes, all we need is a reason. The Internet Entrepreneur is a gem of an audiobook, full of heart and full of great insights and delivers a simple, yet powerful message.

The term "emerging market" refers to a country where incomes are currently low but that is likely to experience rapid growth and increasing economic competitiveness. Yet many of the characteristics of emerging markets—including demographic shifts, rising educational attainment, and growing urbanization—are also found closer to home, in communities that have been underserved by the existing financial-services system. Gregory Fairchild introduces listeners to the entrepreneurs whose efforts to reach marginalized groups are reshaping the emerging markets of the United States.

Wie ein Boom an Innovationen die größten Probleme der Menschheit lösen und unser Leben verändern wird. Autos, die kein Benzin mehr verbrennen, an keine Steckdose mehr müssen und allein über die Straßen steuern. Getreide, das mit wenigen Tropfen Wasser wächst und ganze Dörfer ernährt. Krankheiten, die von allein Alarm schlagen und sich selbst ausrotten - zu schön, um wahr zu sein? Im Gegenteil: Zum ersten Mal könnten diese Dinge Wirklichkeit werden. Christoph Keese hat mit deutschen Erfindern, Gründerinnen, Investoren und Innovatorinnen gesprochen, in ihre Werkstätten und Labors geschaut.

Do you think you must have thousands of followers to make money on Instagram? Some would say so, but I call shenanigans. The amount of money you make on IG as a solo entrepreneur or small business owner always boils down to your strategy and what you offer. It’s about knowing your audience, crafting a message they care about, and delivering a solution to their “problem”. Distilled in this book is how I and others are using IG to make thousands of dollars with minimal time investments and with less than 1000 followers. Be ready to never look at IG the same way again.

It is no secret that YouTube has become a staple of everyday life for many young families. Gone are the early days of YouTube, where the content was often random and of poor quality. Now, there are entire home-produced shows on the platform that would not look out of place on TV. And with the increase in quality, so too came the increase in potential earnings from helping your child become a YouTube star.

Social media doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. You just need a smarter way to approach it. Social Media Made Smarter is your real-world guide to building a time-saving, repeatable system for showing up online with confidence. Whether you’re a solo entrepreneur, service-based business, or small business owner wearing all the hats, this audiobook gives you clear steps to create content that works, without burning out.

There are rarely ever brand-new ideas. Inventions are often old ideas recycled, enhanced, and marketed in a new method and format. This is all called freewheeling innovation, and this is how society (and technology) progresses. You cannot be afraid to take someone else's ideas, improve on them, and claim them as your own. This "thievery" is almost the lifeline of innovation.

This book provides exclusive insights into Migrapreneurs (migrants + entrepreneurship): the who, what, why, and how. It will inform, inspire, and challenge listeners to courageously exploit the advantages of their diversity in the context of entrepreneurship and business. They can take charge of their destinies by creating robust options while depending less on the already challenged economic and social welfare systems in the new countries.

What if you were only known for the worst thing you've ever done? Not only does the US have the highest rate of incarceration in the world, it also makes certain that the stigma of a felony conviction follows people who have already served their time. After she came to understand both the frustrations and untapped potential of the incarcerated, Catherine Hoke founded Defy Ventures, a revolutionary organization devoted to transforming the lives of people both inside and outside prison walls. A Second Chance is the story of how Defy came to be.

In a market dominated by conglomerates, competition between small businesses is at its peak. Branding is a way for a business to make it to the top, plus improve its operations. It’s all right if you suddenly feel overwhelmed by the almost infinite branding techniques available. Fortunately for you, this audiobook is here to set the record straight for branding.

Social Media for a New Age labels success as creating a platform you enjoy, a community that you cultivate through a strategy of love, having a creative outlet and a social media practice that supports and rewards you in many different multi-dimensional ways.

Building a Successful Social Venture integrates leaning from the experience of hundreds of social enterprises that have participated in GSBI accelerator programs to formalize knowledge about what works. It provides rich case studies from social ventures to illustrate practice-based theories that combine the acumen of Silicon Valley executives with the intimate on-the-ground insights of social entrepreneurs working globally to eradicate poverty.

The surprising breakthrough in Start Something Good is that anyone can find their purpose in life and give back to the world. This personal tale of transformation and redemption details how an immigrant stumbled his way towards a calling of improving people’s well-being globally. In 2007, Bartlomiej "Bart" Skorupa quit a promising career in management consulting and bought a one way ticket to Africa. Driven by stories of miserable failures and wild success, Bart outlines actionable insights that inspire you to craft a life of purpose, meaning, and selfless giving

What if saving the Earth were a game? Not just any game, but the greatest game we’ve ever played. This workbook helps social and environmental change professionals learn how to implement powerful techniques from the fields of game design, behavioral psychology, design, data science, and storytelling, that are not only proven to have impact, but also can make your project fun. In a 10-step framework of exercises, tutorials, and case studies, How to Save the World will teach you the art of changing the world — and it’s often not what you think.

Journalist and Professor Susanne Althoff investigates the obstacles women and nonbinary entrepreneurs - especially those of color - face when launching, funding, and growing their companies, obstacles that persist because the current start-up world was engineered by and for White men. Through interviews with more than a hundred founders across the country and in all industries, Althoff paints a picture of an entrepreneurial system rife with bias and discrimination, where women receive less than three percent of this country's venture capital.