Founders and builders of companies trying to have an impact don’t recognize that businesses are built on demand, not need, and it requires consistent demand.
Being an entrepreneur is challenging. We are inspired about the win of climbing to the top of the mountain. So when people say “I think I want to be an entrepreneur,” here are the top five things CEO and founder, Pamela Hawley, would consider.
Measuring impact, designing for impact, and applying business methods toward impact: These are not always easy, but they’re almost always doable and eventually make things a lot easier.
Two women entrepreneurs bring design-thinking to Tanzania creating solar-powered mobile phone charging stations that are changing the way people think about accessing electricity in off-grid communities.
Indigenous tree—never before used for commercial purposes—is providing a Kenyan startup with the means to create an agricultural revolution in East Africa.
Attracting attention isn't just good for social enterprises; it’s critical to their survival. Few things can help accomplish that like a great media interview. But you'll have to know how to make the most of it.
Wana Energy Solutions is moving Ugandans away from charcoal and wood to liquid gas, which requires less time, costs less money, and sharply reduces indoor air pollution and all of the attendant health risks.
The founder of Village Energy says his Ugandan solar-power startup is a means to an end. "It’s not about the technology. It's 'What is the development challenge out in the communities? Where can we have an impact?'"
Agile and Holacracy are so superior to our traditional methodologies for running businesses and communities and for creating anything new, they should be adopted everywhere immediately.