Tag Archives: social enterprise

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Winning

Alex Hannant is the Executive Director of the Hikurangi Foundation, a social enterprise incubator focused on supporting new solutions to sustainability challenges. In this TED talk, Alex talks about the accelerated rate at which the world is changing and how … Read More »

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Impact Investing Is The New Skool

Venture capitalism used to be the cool kid of finance; high rollers could make or break the success of an innovative business idea, and make heaps of money in the process. Brands like Apple succeeded partly due to venture capitalism. … Read More »

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Purpose Beyond Profit: Madeleine Shaw on Business As Social Change

institute B sat down with activist and entrepreneur Madeleine Shaw of Lunapads and discovered first-hand how a social change agenda has taken on the shape of a business as a way to reach its audience. Lunapads is an East Vancouver-based … Read More »

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