Nobel Laureate Yunus joins pleas to Salesforce
Social Enterprise Live: People and organisations from across the world – including Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, co-authors of The Spirit Level – have signed a letter to Marc Benioff, chief executive and chairman of Salesforce, asking the technology giant to stop using the term 'social enterprise' for private gain.
New posts created by opening of three social enterprises
Belfast Telegraph: More than 20 new jobs are to be created with the establishment of three social enterprise businesses.
University of York turns attention to social enterprise
Business Daily Network: The University of York is one of a number of universities that will put social entrepreneurship at the heart of its teaching.
Venture into social enterprise was leap of faith: entrepreneur
Sun.Star: 52-year-old entrepreneur Wilmer Lopez described his venture into social entrepreneurship as a "leap of faith."
British High Commission backs impact investment efforts in South Africa
Social Enterprise Live: Work has started towards a new policy framework for social business and impact investment in South Africa.
Rwanda: Youth encouraged to form co-operatives
All Africa: The national youth coordinator, Philbert Uwiringiyimana, has called on the youth, especially those who have completed studies, to join co-ooperatives saying it will help them create employment by starting income generating activities.
Renovation of housing in Ukraine: Housing cooperative can help?
Forum: An apartment or house is the central core of any person's life, his 'castle', as the proverb goes. But it is a well known fact, that in Ukraine this sector has serious problems.
Grameen Bank Act gets cabinet final nod
Daily Star: The cabinet on Monday finally approved the draft of Grameen Bank Amendment Act 2012 to appoint the managing director of the microcredit organisation. The approval came 11 days after President Zillur Rahman promulgated an ordinance amending the Grameen Bank Ordinance, 1983 giving absolute powers to the government-appointed chairman to choose a managing director for the micro lender.
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