social entrepreneurship: how to do well and do good!
DESCRIPTION
Social entrepreneurship is a growing trend, in Massachusetts and around the world. Entrepreneurs who want to build a business AND make a social impact are beginning to spring up around Boston, and some are even registering under new 'benefit corporation' hybrid legal structures. Come listen to three entrepreneurs who are running companies primarily motivated by the greater good. They will talk about what they are doing, why they chose to become ‘social entrepreneurs’ and offer insights for others interested in this growing trend. Speaker: Carter Crockett, Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Gordon CollegeTRANSCRIPT
SSU Enterprise Center May 1, 2014
Social Enterprise: Doing Well and Doing Good
AN UNCONVENTIONAL PATH
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KARISIMBI PARTNERS IS…
¡ Carter Crocke*, Ph.D. § Microso+ Marketer -‐>Entrepreneur -‐>Management Scholar § Core Competencies: Strategy; Marke6ng; Ethics
¡ Dano Jukanovich § Westpoint -‐>Wharton -‐>AT&T -‐>Home Construc@on CEO § Core Competencies: Opera6ons; Finance
¡ Greg Urquhart § Westmont-‐> Technology Sales -‐>Microso+ Execu@ve § Core Competencies: Sales Leadership; HR Development
….and now including four full-‐@me Rwandan, Kenyan and American employees…. and seeking more
WHO & WHAT IS KARISIMBI PARTNERS?
KARISIMBI PARTNERS IS… Our VISION…
To alleviate poverty, shape industries and inspire leaders… one business at a @me
Our METHOD… To establish excellent, effec@ve and sustainable management capacity for high-‐impact Rwandan
ventures
Our MOTIVATION… The love of Christ compels us to use our best where
the need is greatest
KARISIMBI PARTNERS IS…
¡ Tallest peak in “Land of a Thousand Hills” ¡ A partner for reaching new heights…
• Socially-‐mo@vated… but business-‐minded § ‘Serious’: commiUed to living and working alongside Rwandan businesses for years § Strategic-‐level (even interim) management • Dedicated to world-‐class experLse § Local, regional and Interna@onal background • PracLcal owner/manager perspec@ve
Winners!
8 STUDENT VENTURE FINALISTS:
ARISEThe$ARISE$Africa$Project$(TAAP)$is$a$non$profit$organization$that$seeks$to$reduce$the$prevalence$of$STDs/STIs$in$Nigeria$and$surrounding$African$nations�$by$increasing$the$number$of$youths$that$get$tested$for$the$disease(s)$annually.
Wake*Up*World Wake$Up$World$is$an$iPhone$alarm$clock$that$donates$pennies$when$you$snooze.
Global*Children’s*VisionGlobal$Children’s$Vision$connects$migrant$families$that$are$living$apart$by$providing$the$necessary$resources$to$enable$healthy$communication$between$left$behind$children$and$their$parents.
The*Worble The$Worble$ventures$to$create$a$dualNdurometer$skateboarding$wheel$that$allows$access$to$a$variety$of$new$surfaces.
Continuing*Ed.*at*Gordon*College
Offering$enriching$Liberal$Arts$nonNcredit$classes$for$adults$in$the$communities$surrounding$Gordon.
Cool*Cow*Ice*Cream Retail$ice$cream$as$a$means$of$reconciliation$and$development$in$Rwanda
Sankofa*DesignsSankofa$Designs$provides$high$quality,$modern$and$fashionable$Ethiopian$clothing's,$artifacts,$sculpture$and$Jewelry.$Our$goal$is$to$provide$treatment$options$to$children$with$Tuberculosis$of$the$spine.
Handy*HyFTech Committed$On$Bringing$Accountability$To$The$Food$Industry
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