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How to Become a Social Entrepreneur More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Steakandchips | permalink
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Many of us feel the need to serve a greater good in life, but turning a passion into a successful nonprofit takes serious business acumen.

For further reading: http://www.inc.com/guides/201105/how-to-become-a-social-entrepreneur.html ^[1]

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Not Everyone Should Be a Social Entrepreneur More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Lucy Yingling | permalink
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“I want to be a social entrepreneur.” I hear it nearly every day. Not just from those applying for Echoing Green’s social entrepreneurship fellowship, but from high school students, college students, and young professionals. They excitedly tell me that they want to launch organizations to improve education in Africa, to better the livelihood of women […]

For further reading: https://hbr.org/2012/07/not-everyone-should-be-a-socia ^[2]

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Home - Be A Social Entrepreneur More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Brad Rutledge | permalink
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What is a Social Entrepreneur? Social entrepreneurs are innovators, business people and vehicles of social change. They tackle social issues and create positive change for the world. Whether it is poverty, the environment, disease, or another global problem, there are knowledgeable people in business who commit their lives to creating solutions. Listed below […]
For further reading: http://www.beasocialentrepreneur.org/ ^[3]

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Three Keys to Becoming a Social Entrepreneur More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Julie Montgomery | permalink
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Interested in entering the field of social entrepreneurship? Follow these top tips from participants in the EMLYON Global Entrepreneurship Program.

For further reading: http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/careers-advice/three-keys-becoming-social-entrepreneur ^[4]

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7 Tips For Being A Successful Social Entrepreneur More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Troy Hamlin | permalink
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Video More than ever, people are looking to pursue meaningful career paths. At times our vision of how the world should be is so vivid, we can’t resist the urge to try and build it ourselves. Starting a business has never been easier, but executing on our ideas can make for [...]
Tags: Startups,Building the Organization of Tomorrow,Business Renegades,Social Entrepreneurship,Social Impact

For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2014/09/23/7-tips-for-being-a-successful-social-entrepreneur/ ^[5]

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5 Clever Hacks for Becoming a Social Entrepreneur More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Jon Talbert | permalink
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A brief guide to becoming a social entrepreneur, from the wisdom of Guerillapps co-founder and CEO Raviv Turner.
Tags: Doing Well By Doing Good,Entrepreneurs,Games,Tech,Facebook,Guerillapps,Social Entrepreneurship

For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2012/05/08/social-entrepreneurship/ ^[6]

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Five tips for becoming a social entrepreneur in 2014 More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Willi J | permalink
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Investigate business incubators and be prepared to embrace constant change are among Zack Rosenberg's top tips
Tags: Guardian sustainable business,Media & Tech Network,How to...,Social enterprise

For further reading: http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/jan/08/five-tips-social-entrepreneur-2014 ^[7]

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Lucy Yingling, Willi J, Julie Montgomery, Troy Hamlin, Jon Talbert, Steakandchips, Brad Rutledge

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1. http://www.inc.com/guides/201105/how-to-become-a-social-entrepreneur.html

2. https://hbr.org/2012/07/not-everyone-should-be-a-socia

3. http://www.beasocialentrepreneur.org/

4. http://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/careers-advice/three-keys-becoming-social-entrepreneur

5. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2014/09/23/7-tips-for-being-a-successful-social-entrepreneur/

6. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2012/05/08/social-entrepreneurship/

7. http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/jan/08/five-tips-social-entrepreneur-2014