Babson professor, Dr. Zacharakis, discusses what entrepreneurship is to him. He also addresses the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic (and social) development.
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Working together to solve social issues using business and leadership skills
Mission
The US-Saudi Women's Forum on Social Entrepreneurship aims to enrich the lives of women and their communities through the application of business and leadership skills to social needs, while generating societal and economic value.
Food for thought...
"Social entrepreneurs identify resources where people only see problems. They view the villagers as the solution, not the passive beneficiary. They begin with the assumption of competence and unleash resources in the communities they're serving."
-David Bornstein
Partners
Partners
ICF International is coordinating a partnership between Dar Al Hekma (DAH), a private all-girls college in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Babson College and the Wellesley Centers for Women to teach students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia the business and leadership skills required to successfully implement a social enterprise in their communities. The Forum is funded through MEPI (Middle East Partnership Initiative).
Contact Us!
etavoulareas@icfi.com
Reading Essentials...
More on Social Entrepreneurship
- Understanding Social Entrepreneurship
- Glossary of Terms
- PBS/Frontline: Social Entrepreneurs series
- Uncommon Heros: Skoll Films
- Real stories
- The Ghandi Project
- Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
- Resources Wiki
- Social Edge: A program by social entrepreneurs, for social entrepreneurs
- Who are Social Entrepreneurs?
- Social Entrepreneurship 101
Sites on Social Entrepreneurship
- BeTheChangeInc
- Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact: A Root Cause How-to Guide
- Case Foundation
- CauseCast
- Changemakers
- Connect with other young innovators!
- Duke Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship
- Echoing Green Foundation
- Energize Your Community!
- Global Youth Action Network
- Interactive surveys on leadership
- Lewis Center for Social Entrepreneurship: Babson College
- Life Entrepreneurs
- New Profit Inc.
- New Schools Venture Fund
- Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
- SEED students
- Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
- Skoll Foundation
- Skoll Foundation Blog
- Skoll World Forum
- Social Entrepreneurship at Babson College
- Social Entrepreneurship Blog
- Social Innovation Competitions
- Social Return on Investment: A Social Entrepreneurship blog
- Young Global Leaders - World Economic Forum
- Youth Venture
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